Japan's House of Representatives on Tuesday cleared a bill to introduce joint custody after divorce, bringing the country closer to adopting a practice widely used in other nations.Japan's current Civil Code only allows sole custody by one parent. The bill calls for allowing divorced parents to choose either sole custody or joint custody amid calls to recognize diversity in family relationships.Proponents of the joint custody system say it allows both divorced parents to take part in child-rearing and that the new rules would bring Japan into line with other nations. Critics, however, have …READ FULL ARTICLE
