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Japanese government won't register children delivered by American surrogate

Published in Women's Health Weekly, July 8th, 2004

The Japanese government has rejected a popular television actress' request that her twin sons, delivered by a surrogate mother in the United States, be recognized as her own, the justice minister said Friday.

Aki Mukai and her husband, former professional wrestler Nobuhiko Takada, became parents in late November when an American woman in her 30s gave birth to the boys.

Mukai, 39, and Takada, 42, applied to their municipality shortly afterward asking that the babies be included in their family register. The central government instructed the municipality in May to refuse the application, Justice Minister Daizo Ozawa said.

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