Japan government to face first suit on surnames
TOKYO |
Those against change say it's a matter of family unity and are wary of the impact on children's identities. They also warn of a possible increase in divorce.
Tsukamoto began studying women's issues at the age of 63, after she was freed of duties to nurse her parents. She has since taken up an activist's role.
"Others were getting by well in society and I have thought that perhaps I was stupid to insist on this ... Now things are changing in a good direction, unimaginable in 1960," she said.
(Editing by Elaine Lies)
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