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Japan requires married couples to share a surname, so matchmakers are pairing singles who already have the same one to avoid changing it

Japan requires married couples to share a surname, so matchmakers are pairing singles who already have the same one to avoid changing itWorldPing

A Japanese advocacy group helped organize the events to highlight a 128-year-old law that requires married couples to share the same surname.

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