Careers Reputations: Name and Miki Haga

careers reputations: Technically, men may take their wives' family name, according to The Japan Times. Yet in practice, only about 4 percent do. They're fighting to overturn a law that bars married couples from having different last names, which creates complications for women who have established careers and reputations. ; About 600,000 Japanese couples wed every year and the law says that after marriage a couple must have the same surname. Some women say they feel like they're wiping away their identity after getting married. She legally became Miki Ishizawa two years ago when her husband didn't want to change his name. Being forced to change your name is nothing more than a violation of human rights, said Miki Haga, 29, who is planning to study in the U.K. this year. (news.financializer.com). As reported in the news.