Japanese craft ritual for divorce
Two out of six Japanese marriages end in divorce. That’s not bad, when you consider the rate on U.S. divorces. Still the numbers are surprising in a country that once considered divorce taboo. Now, one Japanese man has come up with an elaborate ceremony to help divorcing couples mark that ending. Akiko Fujita took part in a divorce ceremony and sent this report from Tokyo.
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