{
  "id": 13070021,
  "title": "Japan's Child Support Arrangements Rise",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/09/japans-child-support-arrangements-rise",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-10-09T08:13:52.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Nippon.com News",
    "slug": "nippon-com-news",
    "url": "https://www.nippon.com/en/news/yjj2026100900643/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
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  "summary": "Tokyo, Oct. 9 (Jiji Press)--The share of couples in Japan who arranged child support payments upon divorce rose to 74.7 pct in the second quarter of the year from 55.5 pct a year before, the Justice Ministry said Friday. The rise followed a Civil Code revision in April that allows custodial parents to claim at least 20,000 yen per month from the noncustodial parent. The share of divorced...",
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}