Divorced couples in Japan can now share custody of their children
Corroborated by 2 sources from 2 publishers
asiageneral12h ago
TL;DR
Reports differ across sources; according to theguardian.com, divorced couples in Japan will be able to negotiate joint custody of their children from Wednesday, in the first major change to the country’s laws governing child-rearing in more than a century.
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The Guardian (World)
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2026/apr/01/japan-allows-divorced-couples-to-negotiate-joint-custody-of-children-for-first-time
17h ago
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BBC News (World)
https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c77m16n6dm0o?at_campaign=rss&at_medium=RSS
12h ago
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BBC News
https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c77m16n6dm0o?at_campaign=rss&at_medium=RSS
12h ago