[theold]

Japanese citizens will all have the same family name in 500 years’ time unless married couples are permitted to use separate surnames, a new study has suggested as part of a campaign to update a civil code dating back to the late 1800s.

The study, led by Hiroshi Yoshida, a professor of economy at Tohoku University, projected that if Japan continues to insist that couples select a single surname, every single Japanese person will be known as “Sato-san” by 2531.


https://www.theguardian.com/world/2024/a...rriage-law

[sgbuffett]

Confirm April fool joke.

It's like saying everyone will become surname Tan...if married couples have to use husband surname.

If the birthrate of Tan, Lim and Ong are the same the % with these surnames will be the same 500yrs from now.