Simulation Suggests Everyone In Japan Will Have The Same Surname By 2531

Everyone in Japan will have the same surname by 2531, according to a simulation run at the Tohoku University research center. Japan, where same-sex marriage is still illegal, currently requires couples to choose between their surnames when they get married. Ninety-six percent choose to go with the man's name. According to Professor Hiroshi Yoshida at Tohoku University's Research Center for Aging Economy and Society, if the law is not changed this will lead to a situation where every Japanese citizen …