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Japan: Divorced couples can now have joint custody of children

BBC News · · 391 words · By Koh Ewe
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“Divorced couples in Japan can now share custody of their children”
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No evidence found in cross-references, web search, or Wikipedia to support the claim about Japan's child custody laws.
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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”
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Wikipedia evidence provided (civil defense siren, asset price bubble, Second Sino-Japanese War) is unrelated to Japan's Civil Code amendment or custody laws.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — A civil defense siren is a form of siren used to warn civilians of approaching danger - a form of Emergency population warning. Initially designed to warn city dwellers of air raids (air-raid sirens) …
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The Japanese asset price bubble (バブル景気, baburu keiki; lit. 'bubble economy') was an economic bubble in Japan from 1986 to 1991 in which real estate and stock market prices were greatly inflated. In ea…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The Second Sino-Japanese War, known in China as the War of Resistance Against Japanese Aggression, was fought between the Republic of China and the Empire of Japan between 1937 and 1945, following a p…
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“Before the amendment was approved by parliament in 2024, Japan was the only G7 country that did not recognise the legal concept of joint custody”
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Wikipedia evidence about G7 summits and group membership does not address Japan's joint custody recognition status or G7 legal policies.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The 50th G7 summit was held from 13 to 15 June 2024 in the city of Fasano in Apulia, Italy. Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni announced in November 2023 that Fasano would be the headquarters of the G7.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The 51st G7 summit, the 57th annual meeting of the G7, was held from 16 to 17 June 2025 in Kananaskis, Alberta, Canada. This was the 2nd G7 summit to be held in Kananaskis since the 28th G8 summit in …
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The Group of Seven (G7) is an intergovernmental political and economic forum consisting of Canada, France, Germany, Italy, Japan, the United Kingdom and the United States; additionally, the European U…
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“Custody was typically granted to one parent - in most cases the mother - who had power to cut off the other parent's access to their children”
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“Domestic and international criticism has been mounting against the sole custody system in Japan, which critics say led many divorcees to become estranged from their children after losing custody of them”
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“Under the new law, a family court can decide whether to grant sole or joint custody to divorcing couples”
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“Parents who divorced under the old system are also now eligible to have their custody arrangement reviewed by the family court”
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“The Civil Code revision also mandates child support payments after divorce, allowing the parent living with the child to claim 20,000 yen (£95; $125) from their ex-spouse every month”
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Wikipedia evidence about civil codes (general) does not confirm specific Japanese child support mandates or amounts.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — A civil code is a codification of private law relating to property, family, and obligations. A jurisdiction that has a civil code generally also has a code of civil procedure. In some jurisdictions wi…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Civil_code
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The Napoleonic Code (French: Code Napoléon), officially the Civil Code of the French (French: Code civil des Français; simply referred to as Code civil), is the French civil code established during th…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The Uniform Civil Code is a proposal in India to formulate and implement personal laws of citizens which apply equally to all citizens, regardless of their religion. Currently, personal laws of differ…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Uniform_Civil_Code
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“In 2023, Japanese table tennis star Ai Fukuhara was accused by her Taiwanese ex-husband of abducting their son. He said she had cut off contact with him and refused to bring their son back to Taiwan. The pair later came to a settlement”
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“During the Tokyo Olympics in 2021, a French father who was based in Japan staged a hunger strike, calling attention to what he said was the kidnapping of his children by his ex-wife”
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“Some critics fear joint custody may force women to maintain ties with abusive ex-husbands”
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“Under the new law, the court will grant sole custody to divorcing couples if it finds instances of domestic violence or abuse”
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