In 2021, about 86% of divorces in Japan happened through mutual agreement, known as kyogi rikon (協議離婚). In this type of divorce, both spouses agree to end the marriage and fill out a rikon todoke (離婚届 ...

Under Japanese law, a divorce can be finalized by mutual consent (kyōgi rikon), and the process couldn't be simpler. Both parties are supposed to fill in a divorce notification paper — the afor ...

In Japan, when either party submits a divorce ... In October that year, the Osaka Family Court ruled that “the divorce papers had been submitted and accepted without permission,” and annulled ...

Divorce in Japan: Family, gender, and the state 1600-2000 ... Florence, Italy: University of Florence, Department of Statistics (Working paper no. 2011/13). Nagase, N. (2003). Standard and nonstandard ...

Most divorces in Japan happen through "consent divorce" - where both parties sign a paper and mutually end a marriage. In this scenario, lawyers say, the couple is free to decide custody and ...

As the nation grays, a record high percentage of divorced couples in Japan ended their marriages ... become independent,” said Atsuko Okano, a divorce counselor and president of Nikkaren ...