Via Rayhaneh at FSU: http://hochi.yomiuri.co.jp/osaka/sports/article/news/20130109-OHO1T00037.htm
Congrats to Oda and the family!
Congrats to Oda and the family!
Congrats! Mayu is sure cute....but I just had a brain blackout....In Japan, when a lady marries, do the names follow western tradition? ie the lady takes the man's last name and the children also?
He was indeed suspended following a drunk driving charge, I think it was the 2007-8 season. As for his wife, I believe that they had known each other for years before becoming parents, though I don't know if they had planned to have a kid at that time.Was Oda the Japanese skater who had to sit out a year due to a drunk driving charge on a bike? Then he got his girlfriend pregant and it is amazing how he came back to be so competitive. How he supports his family I am not sure. skating is expensive and there is a good chance he won't go to world's with all the great Japanese male skaters.
Congrats to Oda for being a dad again
though I didn't even know he was married, lol
No, the law doesn't require married couples to share a surname. The law requires that the family register (koseki) must be under the same surname. But any family member can start a separate koseki from other family members if he/she wishes to have a different surname. This rule is often used by foreign fathers who want their kid to have a foreign daddy's surname and not a Japanese mother's surname in case she didn't take her hubby's last name. This procedure requires the mother's agreement though and actually can be done only by her since she is the one who is a J-nationality, i.e. the subject of relevant jurisdiction. I mean a foreign father can't do anything by himself without the mommy's cooperation.In Japan, marriage law requires married couples to share a surname. Most of the times the wife takes the husband's name and joins their household (koseki).