Japan marks first Coming of Age Day with adulthood lowered to 18

Japan on Monday marked its first Coming of Age Day since the age of adulthood was lowered from 20 to 18, but with many 18-year-olds busy finding work or studying for college entrance exams, most municipalities retained traditional celebrations for 20-year-olds.For around two decades on the second Monday of January, and on Jan. 15 before that, young people whose 20th birthday falls between April 2 the year before and April 1 of that year have attended ceremonies to mark the start of adulthood.With changes to the Civil Code to lower the age of adulthood coming into effect last April, local go…READ FULL ARTICLE