Japan to Introduce Joint Child Custody System in April 2026
Tomas Kauer - News Writer and Moderator 
Tokyo, Oct. 31 (Jiji Press)--The Japanese government on Friday approved an ordinance to enforce the revised Civil Code, which includes the introduction of a new joint child custody system for divorced parents, on April 1 next year. A system of statutory child support, which mandates fixed payments in cases where no child support agreement exists at the time of divorce, will also be introduc...
