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Japan's justice minister said Thursday the government will prepare a bill based on an expert panel's final report recommending the introduction of joint custody after divorce.
Japan’s largest business group called on the government on Jan. 17 to allow married couples to keep both their surnames, saying that the current system mandating a shared surname hinders corporate activities.
A Japanese government subcommittee proposes legal revisions that would allow for joint parental custody of children after divorce, marking the first shift toward introducing a system that is common practice in many other countries.