Under a Japanese law that dates to the Meiji era, more than a century ago, all married couples must use one surname.

根据一项可以追溯到100多年前的明治时期的日本法律，所有夫妻必须用一个姓。

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But in Japan, even the titans find it hard to break with tradition, especially one that dates back to the Meiji era in the late 1800s when Japan began to industrialise.

但在日本，即使是伟人也难于打破传统，尤其是在19世纪末日本开始工业化的明治时代。

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In Meiji era Japan, Kenshin Himura has been trained in the deadliest of sword arts.

在日本明治时代，绯村剑心接受了死亡剑道的训练。

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It dates from the beginning of the Meiji Era (1867-1912).

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