Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Japan allows divorced couples to share custody of children for the first time Japan from Wednesday will allow divorced couples to ...

Before the revision, custody was typically granted to one parent after divorce - in most cases the mother Divorced couples in Japan are now allowed to share custody of their children, after a landmark ...

Divorcing parents in Japan can opt to share custody starting Wednesday, ending a system both criticised for encouraging parental child "abductions" and defended as a safeguard for domestic abuse ...

The Catholic Church in Japan has welcomed a landmark change to the nation’s civil code, allowing divorced parents to share custody of children, calling it a “meaningful and positive step.” The ...

TOKYO -- Every year, more than 180,000 couples in Japan get divorced. March has the highest number of divorces. Now, some ...

Over a century ago, Japan possessed one of the highest divorce rates globally. Only men could initiate a divorce during that ...

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Divorced couples in Japan are now allowed to share custody of their children, after a landmark revision to Japan's Civil Code took effect on Wednesday. Before the amendment was approved by parliament ...