For decades in Japan, only one side -- almost always the mother -- was granted parental authority post-divorce

For decades in Japan, only one side -- almost always the mother -- was granted parental authority post-divorce

 Kazuhiro NOGI

Divorcing parents in Japan can opt to share custody starting Wednesday, ending a system both criticised for encouraging parental child "abductions" and defended as a safeguard for domestic abuse survivors.

For decades in Japan, only one side -- almost always the mother -- was granted parental authority post-divorce, making it an outlier among developed economies .

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