Hagimemashite, we are a Japanese and English couple(wife Japanese and husband English), recently married and living in the UK. We decided to keep both our family name, and create a double-barreled surname. (yamada-Jones for example). Now, this seems to be a simple enough process in the UK for UK nationals(via deedpole), but to have a double-barreled surname accepted/legalised in Japan seems to be a lot trickier! How hard would it be to have official Japanese documents (such as 'koseki' and Japanese passport of my wife's) accept a double-barreled surname? Does double-barreled names exist in Japan??
We are wondering if there are any couples out there that may have experienced the same problems or be able to advise us on this matter?
We thought it a great idea to retain the family name of both heritage for our children in the future, but didn't realise how difficult (and unusual?) this would be..
Any feedback much appreciated - doumo arigatou in advance!
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We are wondering if there are any couples out there that may have experienced the same problems or be able to advise us on this matter?
We thought it a great idea to retain the family name of both heritage for our children in the future, but didn't realise how difficult (and unusual?) this would be..
Any feedback much appreciated - doumo arigatou in advance!
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