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> Hell unlike most western culture, Japan didn't really get their current system for naming individuals and families until the 1870s. Interestingly enough I th
by lofatdairy 4y ago
> Hell unlike most western culture, Japan didn't really get their current system for naming individuals and families until the 1870s.
Interestingly enough I think the Scandinavian countries moved from a patronymic system around the same time. My hunch is that this is due to globalization of the era and increased international/interimperial interactions.