The En Banc of the Supreme Court has decided to issue a decision on the 23rd of this month regarding a referee in which the provisions of the Civil Code, which does not allow married couples to have different surnames, violate the Constitution.
The en banc ruled six years ago that it would not violate the Constitution, but it will be the second Constitutional decision.
In 2018, three sets of de facto married couples in Tokyo have been heard in the En Banc of the Supreme Court by all judges since December last year regarding the trial requesting the acceptance of marriage registration with a married couple's surname.
The En Banc of the Supreme Court has decided to make a decision on this on the 23rd of this month.
In 2015, the En Banc of the Supreme Court handed down a judgment on whether the provision of the Civil Code, which does not allow married couples to have different surnames and allows them to have the same surname, violates the Constitution. It is reasonable to have one family name, "he said for the first time not to violate the Constitution.
Even after this ruling, the Supreme Court's en banc has decided to make a second constitutional decision amid a series of trials seeking a married couple's surname and active debate in national affairs.