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ADULTHOOD

Japan Times
JAPAN / Society
Mar 29, 2022
Experts fret over risks of consumer scams as age of adulthood lowered in Japan
As of April, 18- and 19-year-olds will, for instance, be able to take out loans or make investments, purchase cellphones or buy various services over the internet.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Explainer
Mar 21, 2022
Japan is set to lower the legal age of adulthood. How will young people be affected?
From April, those age 18 and 19 in Japan will be legal adults and will be given more freedom in making life choices without parental consent — but not without criminal responsibilities.
COMMUNITY / Voices / OVERHEARD
Apr 20, 2019
Father and son
'I want to be like Dad when I grow up.'
Japan Times
JAPAN
Oct 19, 2018
60% of young people in Japan back plan to lower age of adulthood to 18
A recent survey by the Nippon Foundation has found that 60 percent of young people support the plan to lower the age of adulthood from 20 to 18 in April 2022.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / Japan
Jun 29, 2018
Stop worrying about the age of adulthood
Media apprehension about lowering the legal age of majority has been wildly overblown.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Crime & Legal
Jun 13, 2018
Japan's Diet OKs law lowering age of adulthood to 18
The Diet passes a package of amendments that — for the first time in 140 years — includes a measure lowering adulthood to 18 years old from the current 20.
JAPAN / Crime & Legal
Mar 2, 2018
Cabinet OKs bill that would lower minimum age for consumer contracts to 18
The Cabinet on Friday approved a bill that would lower the minimum age required for individuals to enter into consumer contracts to 18 from 20, in line with the expected lowering of the age of adulthood in the Civil Code.
Japan Times
LIFE / Language / NEWS IN NIHONGO
Feb 12, 2018
Celebrating Coming-of-Age Day a month late in Yokohama
Harenohi of Yokohama suddenly halted all operations last month, leaving many new adults unable to wear formal attire for their Coming-of-Age ceremonies. An event was held on Feb. 4 in Yokohama to bless those who were affected.
Japan Times
LIFE / Language / MORNING ENGLISH
Jan 22, 2018
Let's discuss the Harenohi Coming-of-Age Day kimono disaster
Police received at least 160 complaints after a kimono rental firm halted operations just before Coming-of-Age Day ceremonies, leaving young women without formal attire for the once-in-a-lifetime event.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Jan 9, 2018
Kimono rental firm's sudden closure leaves many women scrambling on Coming-of-Age Day
Police have received at least 160 complaints after a kimono rental firm halted operations just before Monday's Coming-of-Age Day ceremonies, leaving many young women without formal attire for the once-in-a-lifetime event, sources said.
JAPAN
Aug 30, 2017
Smoking and drinking ban to remain despite lowering of age of adulthood
Adults under age 20 still won't be able to buy cigarettes or alcohol despite proposed legal changes to lower the age of adulthood to 18, National Police Agency officials said Wednesday.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Crime & Legal
Aug 4, 2017
Bill to lower age of adulthood set for submission to Diet in fall
New Justice Minister Yoko Kamikawa says her ministry might submit a bill to lower the legal age of adulthood from 20 to 18 this fall.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Society
Mar 25, 2017
Coming of age? Japan's shifting definition of adulthood
Graduating from high school represents a significant milestone in any young person's life, a landmark that certainly wasn't lost on the countless 18-year-olds milling around Shibuya Station on a recent March afternoon. Among them was 18-year-old Akane Endo, who was brimming with excitement at the prospect of starting a new life in April.
JAPAN
Feb 3, 2017
Japan looks to unify minimum marriage age at 18 for both sexes
The government is considering setting the minimum age for marriage at 18 nationwide, scrapping a provision introduced shortly after World War II that allows 16-year-old girls to wed, an official source said.
EDITORIALS
Nov 19, 2016
Lowering legal age of adulthood
Legal protections for young people will need to be very robust if the age of adulthood is lowered to 18.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Nov 19, 2016
Civics classes a must before lowering age of majority to 18, surveys say
With plans afoot to lower the age of adulthood to 18 from 20, following the drop in the legal voting age last year, many Japanese, particularly those in their late teens, seem unprepared for the societal shift.
Japan Times
JAPAN / FOCUS
Sep 2, 2016
Age of adulthood debate raises fraud fears
The move to revise the Civil Code to lower the age of adulthood to 18 from 20 is raising concerns that teenagers might fall victim to fraudsters.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Society
Jan 17, 2016
Coming-of-Age ceremony held for LGBT people in Tokyo's Setagaya Ward
About 180 people attend a Coming-of-Age ceremony for young members of the LGBT community that was held in Tokyo.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Jan 11, 2016
Japan's newest adults ponder politics on Coming-of-Age Day
Monday marked Coming-of-Age Day, bringing with it the usual festivities that saw Japan's 20-year-olds celebrate their newfound adulthood — each in their own way.
'Sugar Baby Riri' gets nine-year prison term over romance scam
Mai Watanabe, who went by the moniker “Sugar Baby Riri,” dated older men and swindled them out of money by telling them fictitious heartbreaking stories about herself to gain their sympathy.
Over 40% of Japan's municipalities at risk of vanishing, study finds
Of 1,729 local municipalities nationwide, 744 have been identified as being at risk of disappearing.
Tokyo issues strong warning on yen intervention as currency dips further
Finance Minister Shunichi Suzuki speaks during a meeting with U.S. Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen and South Korean Finance Minister Choi Sang-mok on the sidelines of IMF and G20 meetings in Washington last week.
Princess Aiko makes debut at imperial garden party
Princess Aiko attends an imperial garden party in Tokyo on Tuesday.
Japan's former PM Aso meets Trump for talks on security and economy
Former U.S. President Donald Trump and Taro Aso, vice president of Japan's ruling Liberal Democratic Party, in New York on Tuesday. The Japanese government’s top spokesman on Wednesday played down the meeting as one conducted "in the capacity of one lawmaker" and “without the government’s involvement.”
LDP veteran Nikai's youngest son expected to succeed him in Wakayama
Toshihiro Nikai, former secretary-general of the Liberal Democratic Party, announced in March that he would not run in the next Lower House election to take responsibility for the political funds scandal that rocked his party and his own faction.
New workers name Shohei Ohtani as 'dream boss' for two years running
Shohei Ohtani has been overwhelmingly voted as the “dream boss” for people who started working in April, according to a survey.
A craft beer crawl through Tokyo’s top bars, brewpubs and dives
If all you drink is Asahi, Sapporo and Kirin, you're depriving yourself of some of the best craft beer Tokyo has to offer — and there sure is a lot of it out there.
'Sugar Baby Riri' gets nine-year prison term over romance scam
Mai Watanabe, who went by the moniker “Sugar Baby Riri,” dated older men and swindled them out of money by telling them fictitious heartbreaking stories about herself to gain their sympathy.
Tsukiji 2030s: A stadium, culinary center and transportation hub
A computer-generated image shows redevelopment plans for the former site of the Tsukiji fish market in Tokyo.

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