The government, in its sixth basic program for promoting gender equality, will stipulate that it will consider legislation to legalize the use of pre-marriage family names. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/12/06/japan/society/japan-surname-gender-equality-program/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #society #familyregistry #familylaw #marriage #names #nipponishinnokai #ldp #women039sissues #diet
Japan is moving closer than ever to legalizing the primary use of birth names after marriage, with Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi’s bill on the matter likely to be submitted to parliament soon. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/11/26/japan/politics/surname-takaichi-bill/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #politics #familyregistry #familylaw #marriage #names #nipponishinnokai #komeito #ldp #women039sissues #diet
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Ao, meaning deep blue or azure, and Sui, suggesting the teal of kingfisher feathers, are Japan’s top baby names of 2025. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/life/2025/11/08/lifestyle/baby-names-japan-kanji-2025-popular/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #life #lifestyle #parenthood #nihongo #names
The government has been flooded with opinions against a selective dual surname system for married couples during a recent public comment period on the issue, it has been learned. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/10/15/japan/government-dual-surname-comments/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #marriage #names #humanrights #women039sissues
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How much care do you take in choosing your character's names? I'm currently digging through great women in history for my Desolation #SciFi series, as most of the characters are female. Do you have a naming scheme?
How much care do you take in choosing your character's names? I'm currently digging through great women in history for my Desolation #SciFi series, as most of the characters are female. Do you have a naming scheme?
"Who the Fuck is Alice?" is a song that gets brought up around me a lot (particularly when being introduced to someone).
I once dated a woman named Eileen, and guys would sing "Come On Eileen" at her.
I knew a Jenny when I was younger, and everyone sang "8675309" at her.
Who else has a (perhaps unfortunate) reference to their name? Maybe everyone can get it out of their system in the comments and we can all just point them here in the future.