Ayako Hatano

Ayako Hatano is a DPhil candidate in Law at the University of Oxford (Clarendon Scholar). She earned her LL.M. in International Legal Studies from New York University School of Law (Fulbright Scholar) and holds a B.A., M.A., and J.D. from the University of Tokyo. Her research interests lie in the internalisation of international human rights law, law and development, and business and human rights.

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What is Your Name? ā€“ Gender Inequality Embedded in the Same-Surname System for Married Couples in Japan

What is Your Name? ā€“ Gender Inequality Embedded in the Same-Surname System for Married Couples in Japan

Japan is the only country in the world that forbids married couples from using separate surnames. Couples can choose the surname of either spouse at the time of marriage, but in around 95% of cases, it is the wife who changes her ...
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