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.Ryu Koizumi said after receiving the panel report earlier in the day that the government will aim to submit the bill to amend the child custody rules to the current session of parliament.But there are lawmakers from both the ruling and opposition parties who are cautious over a shift from the current policy of sole custody to the new arrangement followed by many nations.Proponents of joint custody argue that the system…READ FULL ARTICLE
