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Japan requires married couples to share a surname, so matchmakers are pairing singles who already have the same one to avoid changing it

A Japanese advocacy group helped organize the events to highlight a 128-year-old law that requires married couples to share the same surname.

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“Enlighten Yourself”: 65 Interesting Facts For Yorur Daily Brain-Care (New Facts)

Did you know that Doritos were invented at Disneyland as a way to reuse uneaten tortillas? If this is the sort of snack-like bit of trivia that you find entertaining, settle in, we’ve gathered a collection of fun and interesting facts from this dedicated Instagram page.

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Ireland overcome sluggish start to get back to winning ways against Japan

Ireland 41-10 Japan: Eddie Jones’ side only trailed by seven points at half-time before Ireland pulled away

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Stray Dog/High and Low review – Kurosawa lifts crime drama to astonishing new peaks

Drawing on hardboiled US fiction, as American film had fed on his own Seven Samurai, the director brings unforgettable intensity to his anxious noir

The Guardian - UK

The forgotten first Lawson vs Tsunoda battle – as teenaged team-mates

“If you have two Red Bull cars, you have kind of a magnet in between them and they always come together at a regular rate!”

Motorsport

The forgotten first Lawson versus Tsunoda battle - as teenaged team-mates

“If you have two Red Bull cars, you have kind of a magnet in between them and they always come together at a regular rate!”

Autosport

Rahal: “Anomaly” Indy 500 team-mate Sato has a “hell of an engine”

Rahal will go into his second consecutive last-chance qualifying with his family-run, Honda-powered Rahal Letterman Lanigan Racing team, 12 months after being bumped from the Indy 500 field in agonizing circumstances.

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Rahal: “Anomaly” team-mate Sato has a “hell of an engine”

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Japan Faces Potential Surname Crisis Due To Marriage Laws

Japan faces potential surname homogenization due to restrictive marriage laws. Efforts to preserve diversity are crucial amidst declining marriage rates an...

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By 2531, Everyone In Japan Will Have The Same Surname Unless Marriage Laws Change

Current laws in Japan, which dictate that families should adopt one family name after marriage, could result in the whole population being named "Sato."

International Business Times UK

Everyone in Japan could have the same surname by 2531 due to marriage laws, claims professor

Japanese people might need to use a different way to identify one another in 500 years

Evening Standard

First Thing: Seven Gaza aid workers killed in Israeli strike, charity says

IDF investigating after World Central Kitchen workers killed in central Gaza. Plus, Robert F Kennedy Jr claims to qualify for five states’ ballots

The Guardian - UK

Everyone in Japan will be called Sato by 2531 unless marriage law changed, says professor

Sato will become the only option by 2531, suggests modelling as part of campaign to overturn outdated law requiring spouses to have same surname

The Guardian - AU

‘Shogun’ and ‘Tokyo Vice’ successes expose a big gap in streaming services — and it’s time to fix it

The star of both ‘Tokyo Vice’ and ‘Shogun’ aren’t the faces on the posters but Japan itself — and that calls for some much-needed emulation.

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Sato returns to Rahal Letterman Lanigan Racing for Indy 500

Two-time Indy 500 champion Sato will pilot the #75 Honda-powered entry, having spent last season competing in the five oval rounds for Chip Ganassi Racing, which featured a best result of seventh in the Indy 500.

Motorsport

Sato returning to Rahal Letterman Lanigan Racing for Indy 500

A two-time Indy 500 champion, Sato will pilot the No. 75 Honda-powered entry with primary sponsorship from AMADA AMERICA.

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Tokyo Vice season 2 trailer: Sato's alive, Jake's family and more things to unpack

After a long wait, we have our first look at Tokyo Vice season 2 with its first trailer, and we are breaking down its biggest takeaways.

Motorsport

Sato, Nakajima stun Suzuka fans with rare ‘reverse’ demo run

Sato and Nakajima piloted Super Formula’s pair of SF23 development cars, the Honda-powered ‘White Tiger’ and Toyota-powered ‘Red Tiger’ respectively, on Sunday morning ahead of the final round of the season at the Japanese Grand Prix venue.

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Honda selects replacement for axed MotoGP technical boss Kokubu

Sato, previously head of development for the Honda RC213V, will start in his new role as general technical director on October 1, the same day the Japanese Grand Prix takes place at Motegi.

Autosport

Sato: Why being "super-fast" in Indy 500 qualifying can be "way too fast"

Sato lit up the overall speed charts on Friday with a single lap of 234.753mph, before almost brushing the wall at Turn 2 and abandoning his four-lap qualifying simulation.

Motorsport

Sato: Why being “super-fast” in Indy 500 qualifying can be “way too fast”

Sato lit up the overall speed charts on Friday with a single lap of 234.753mph, before almost brushing the wall at Turn 2 and abandoning his four-lap qualifying simulation.

Autosport

Indy 500: Sato tops Fast Friday at 234mph

Sato lapped the 2.5-mile Indianapolis Motor Speedway oval in 38.3382s, a speed of 234.753mph, in his Honda-powered Chip Ganassi Racing car, ahead of Marco Andretti (Andretti Autosport) and Rinus VeeKay (Ed Carpenter Racing).

Motorsport

Indy 500: Takuma Sato tops Fast Friday at 234mph

Motorsport

Dixon: High hopes for better racing at Texas and Sato as team-mate

For the second round of the 2023 IndyCar Series season, and the Indianapolis 500, two-time Indy winner Sato is driving Ganassi’s #11 entry, which is raced on road and street courses by series rookie Marcus Armstrong. Six-time IndyCar champion Dixon says he is looking forward to working with the Japanese…

Motorsport

Sato eyes 'reset' with United after disappointing F2 stint

Marino Sato says he is hoping to “reset” his career in endurance racing with United Autosports this season after a disappointing end to his three-year Formula 2 stint.

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