The meddlesome in-law is a classic domestic crisis that goes back as far as the dawn of humanity, according to "The Flintstones." And though it’s more of an anecdotal situation that’s difficult to ...

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 ...

Salarymen — the black-suited corporate warriors who work long hours, spend long evenings drinking with cronies and stumble home late to long-suffering wives — have danger waiting for them as they near ...

TOKYO (Reuters) - With divorce on the rise in Japan, some couples are choosing to celebrate the end of an unhappy marriage by saying "I do" for a final time at a divorce ceremony before friends and ...

TOKYO -- With married couples choosing to go their separate ways about every two minutes in Japan, divorce ceremonies celebrating the end of unhappy unions and demonstrating couples' determination to ...

TOKYO (Reuters) - Ceremonies to celebrate divorces have gained momentum in Japan after the massive March earthquake and tsunami, followed by an ongoing nuclear crisis, caused unhappy couples to ...

More than 24,000 people killed themselves in Japan last year, slightly fewer than the all-time record set in 1983, new statistics showed Saturday. The new figures also showed the Japanese divorce rate ...

A Japanese man has been holding ceremonies for divorcing couples. Hiroki Terai, 31, has divorced a total of 79 couples so far, telling them to smash their wedding rings with a hammer and encouraging ...

The former wife of Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi paid a high price when they divorced 19 years ago. They divided custody of their three children; she did not see her two boys again and he never ...

TOKYO — He averages 12-hour workdays, followed by an obligatory round of drinks with co-workers and a long commute home. She dutifully waits up for him to return and prepares breakfast in the mornings ...