In China, once 18 years old, it will be called an adult with independent thinking ability and judgment. Do you know how old Japanese adult age is defined? Recently, Japan's civil law amendment passed, the age of adult will be reduced to 18 years old.
On the morning of June 13, Japan's newly revised civil law amendment was adopted by the majority of the ruling party at the plenary session of the Japanese Senate. The revised civil law stipulates that the age of Japanese adults will be adjusted from 20 to 18. The new law will come into effect on April 1, 2022, four years later.
"Yomiuri Shimbun" reported that in view of the changes in the definition of 'adult', it may have a greater impact on the lives of Japanese people in the future. However, the new law also stipulates that the existing relevant provisions will continue to be maintained for the sake of national health, including that people under the age of 20 are still prohibited from drinking and smoking.
If the newly revised civil law is successfully implemented, it will be Japan's Readjustment of adult age after 146 years since 1876, the report said. In view of the increasingly serious aging society of young children in Japan, the purpose of the revision of the law by the Japanese government is to promote the independence of young people in Japan as early as possible and make more contributions to the active society.
At the same time, after the implementation of the new law, the criteria for defining 'adulthood' and 'minors' in other Japanese laws will be automatically set to 18 years old. This means that Japanese nationals over the age of 18 have the right to perform legal proceedings according to their own wishes and can independently make loans and apply for credit cards without the consent of their guardians. In addition, after the age of adult is modified, it will also have an impact on some of the relevant legal provisions such as the qualification certificate and driver's license.
NHK television reported that in the newly revised rules of the civil law, although the age of adults has been reduced from 20 to 18, it is also stipulated that the marriageable age of Japanese nationals, regardless of gender, is set at 18. In order to prevent the consumption fraud against young people caused by the reduction of adult age, Japan will further improve the relevant laws in the next two years.