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

TOKYO -- A Mainichi Shimbun opinion poll conducted after a legal revision this month opened the way for joint parental ...

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 ...

For decades in Japan, only one side -- almost always the mother -- was granted parental authority post-divorce, making it an outlier among developed economies . Takeshi Hirano, 49, who came home from ...