Mari Inoue is a year-old English professor in Tokyo. She got engaged to her boyfriend Kotaro Usui three years ago. A wedding, they say, is out of the question. It's not the pandemic that is preventing them, but an archaic Japanese law that requires married couples to adopt the same surname. Theoretically either partner could give up their family name.
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Japan reports suicides faster and more accurately than anywhere else in the world. Unlike most countries, here they are compiled at the end of every month. During the Covid pandemic the numbers have told a disturbing story. In , for the first time in 11 years, suicide rates in Japan went up. What is going on?
Osaka has been ranked No. At the US Open and the Australian Open , Osaka won her first two Grand Slam singles titles in back-to-back Grand Slam tournaments, and is the first player to achieve this feat since Jennifer Capriati in Born in Japan to a Haitian father and a Japanese mother, Osaka has lived and trained in the United States since she was three years old.
To enjoy our content, please include The Japan Times on your ad-blocker's list of approved sites. The sixth edition of the SheBelieves Cup will take place from Feb. The defending champion Americans have won the SheBelieves Cup three times. France won in and England in