The Liberal Democratic Party will newly head the former secretary-general Ishihara over the selective surnames of married couples, considering that the pros and cons are divided within the party and there is a growing opinion that the members of the supporters are calling for the resumption of discussions. We have set up a working team to sort out issues.

There are pros and cons within the Liberal Democratic Party over selective surnames for married couples who can give their surnames before marriage if they so desire, and when compiling the "Basic Plan for Gender Equality" decided by the Cabinet at the end of last year, the initial plan was made. The wording "promote necessary measures" in the proposal has been revised to "promote further consideration".



After that, discussions were not held at the Liberal Democratic Party, but in light of the growing opinions of pro-members asking for the resumption of discussions, a new working team led by Nobuteru Ishihara, the former secretary-general, was added. It will be set up.

The working team is coordinating for the first meeting next week.



However, the working team is an expert for the time being, as there are deep-rooted opposition within the party, such as a volunteer parliamentarian sending a document to local lawmakers in January requesting a cautious response to the introduction of selective married couple surnames. We will proceed with the arrangement of issues through hearings with.