As Japan introduces joint custody, some couples find it easier to part ways. But the reform sparks debate over whether ...

TOKYO -- Every year, more than 180,000 couples in Japan get divorced. March has the highest number of divorces. Now, some people are buying "divorce rings" after splitting up. Read the full English ...

TOKYO -- With married couples choosing to go their separate ways about every two minutes in Japan, divorce ceremonies celebrating the end of unhappy unions and demonstrating couples' determination to ...

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 ...

A woman, left, consults a lawyer about divorce and custody of her two children, in Tokyo on March 23, 2026. She plans to choose joint custody with her husband. (Mainichi/Kenji Tatsumi) TOKYO -- A ...

In Japan, the so-called "posthumous divorce," which refers to severing legal ties with one’s spouse’s family after the spouse’s death, is on the rise again. While in the past, rejection of the ...

On a weekday afternoon in Japan, John Deng stands near the playground, listening to other children play and laugh. His own son and daughter are nowhere in sight. He longs for the ordinary moments he ...