日本将下调成年年龄至18岁 女性法定结婚年龄上调
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Children in Japan will be considered adults when they are 18 as opposed to 20, under a new proposal that is supported by the government. If the change is approved, 18-year-olds will be able to get married, sign contracts and take out loans without the consent of their parents. But teenagers will still be banned from smoking, drinking alcohol and gambling until they are 20. If parliament votes in favour of the bill it will take effect in 2022.
It would be the first change to the law that defines adulthood since it was set in 1876. Under the existing law, people under 20 can only get married with the consent of their parents. Men can do so at 18 and women at 16. But this amendment will raise the age that women can get married so that all 18-year-olds will be able to do so without parental consent. The government decided to make the age of marriage the same for both sexes because there was no justifiable reason for the difference, according to Japan's Kyodo news service. Separately, the bill will allow 18 and 19-year-olds to sign contracts for mobile phones and credit cards. This has led to fears that some businesses may use sales tactics that target and exploit vulnerable young people. The bill includes clauses that are designed to protect against this problem. For example, young people will be able to cancel a contract if they believe salespeople have manipulated or pressured them into signing it. The Education and Justice Ministries have also said they will educate teenagers about the responsibilities that would come with the change. 最后来看看一些主要国家的法定结婚年龄： 1. 中国：大陆地区男子22岁，女子20岁；香港和澳门是16岁；台湾是20岁，父母同意下男18岁，女16岁。 2. 美国：各州自行规定。多数州规定法定结婚年龄男子为21岁，女子为18岁。爱达荷、密西西比、新泽西和华盛顿等州允许年满14岁的男孩、年满12岁的女孩结婚。 3. 韩国：男子和女子均是18岁。如果没满20岁结婚要经过父母同意，而且女性在离婚后的六个月内是不能再婚的。 4. 俄罗斯：男子和女子均是18岁。但特殊情况（已怀孕或已生子）下最低可以是14岁。 5. 伊朗：男子15岁，女子13岁 6. 德国：男子和女子均是18岁 7. 荷兰：男子18岁，女子16岁，父母同意下最低可以是12岁。 8. 澳大利亚：男子和女子均是18岁，经父母同意可16岁结婚。 9. 英国：男子和女子均是16岁。 10. 法国：男子18岁，女子15岁 |
