Around 94.5 percent of brides in Japan who got married in 2023 decided to change their family names to the groom's. The current legal system in Japan requires couples to select and share the same surname upon marriage.
Distribution of newly married couples based on chosen surnames in Japan from 2004 to 2023
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Cabinet Office Japan. (September 26, 2024). Distribution of newly married couples based on chosen surnames in Japan from 2004 to 2023 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved January 21, 2025, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1534887/japan-share-newly-married-couples-by-surnames/?__sso_cookie_checker=failed
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