“On Feb 13, 1875, Japan’s new, modernizing, Westernizing
Meiji government passed a law requiring all citizens to register under a
surname. .. Those who didn’t had to make one up…The five most common Japanese
surnames are: Sato, Suzuki, Takahashi, Tanaka and Watanabe”
Source: 5 most common Japanese surnames are Sato, Suzuki,
Takahashi, Tanaka and Watanabe
NOV. 02, 2012
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