A name is an "Identification of myself and others" and should not be easily changed.

The reason is that the identifier (name) embodies the credibility (brand) of the person (including corporations).

In that sense, the cult group that tried to rebrand itself by changing its name from "Unification Association" to "Family Association for World Peace and Unification" is nothing short of "cowardly and disgusting.

The government (Agency for Cultural Affairs), which was complicit in such a cowardly act, must continue to be criticized.

Religious organizations that have lost credibility must work to restore their honor and return their "negative brand" to a "positive brand.

It doesn't matter because the religious organization can keep its name and continue its activities even if ordered to dissolve.

They lose the spiritual, legal personality (tax) preferential treatment.

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On the other hand, the surname "Ebata" has not incarnated a single millimeter of positive brand or negative friend -- I am not interested in this surname.

If I were asked to change my last name from "Ebata" to "ABC" starting tomorrow, I would agree within a second if you could convert the cost of that procedural facility, administrative, and other hassles in the future and then pay me a sufficient incentive to do so.

When my daughter changed her last name to benefit from the current civil law when she married, I would have no emotional attachment to it.

When I married my wife, I thought it would be fine if we kept our separate family names or if I changed my last name.

Because it didn't matter.

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When I hear about 'taking a so-called son-in-law to preserve the venerable family name, I scornfully sneer at

"What in the world has your family ever done?"

The parties involved must be severe, so I shouldn't laugh at them.

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Ebata -- The usual way to think of it would be "residence is on the riverbank."

"Riverside."

There was a song by Inoue Yousui that I don't know what it means, called "Riverside" -- I can only think of a "flood hazard area" or a "love hotel infested area."

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At any rate, I do not find any significance in the surname "Ebata" other than as an "Identification of myself and others."

However, I acknowledge that "Ebata" is a relatively small number of people, so it has a high ability to be a "Identification of myself and others".