44% of Japanese feel impacted by dual-surname issue.

A survey shows 44% of Japanese people feel personally affected by discussions on married couples' surnames, up 2.7% from 2022.

So, check this out: a survey from the Cabinet Office dropped some knowledge about Japanese folks and their feelings on surnames. It turns out that 44% of people have thought about how married couples pick their last names. That's a jump of 2.7 percentage points from 2022. Meanwhile, those tuning out the debate has dipped to 53.2%, but not by much.

This shift in perspective seems to be linked to the buzz around a potential dual-surname system during last year's leadership election for the ruling Liberal Democratic Party. Yeah, people are starting to care a bit more about this, and it's about time!

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