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In Japan, divorce splits parents from children. Could a law change end sole custody?
news BBC World May 23, 2026 at 11:44 PM

In Japan, divorce splits parents from children. Could a law change end sole custody?

An amendment to Japan's Civil Code looks set to allow shared parenting for the first time.

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