Editing Divorce (section)

==== Japan ====
In Japan, divorces were on an upward trend from the 1960s until 2002 when they hit a peak of 290,000 divorces.<ref name="Japan: divorce number">{{Cite web |title=Japan: divorce number |url=https://www.statista.com/statistics/611929/japan-divorce-number/ |access-date=2022-04-05 |website=Statista |language=en |archive-date=5 April 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220405181701/https://www.statista.com/statistics/611929/japan-divorce-number/ |url-status=live }}</ref> While divorce rates have increased since the 1900s, they have also slightly declined since 2002. In fact, in 2020 there were approximately 193,300 divorces.<ref name="Japan: divorce number"/> This is a significant decrease from the prior year, 2019, which recorded 208,489 divorces.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2020-07-07 |title=Marriage Statistics in Japan: Average Age of Couples Continues to Rise |url=https://www.nippon.com/en/japan-data/h00759/ |access-date=2022-04-05 |website=nippon.com |language=en |archive-date=5 June 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220605105633/https://www.nippon.com/en/japan-data/h00759/ |url-status=live }}</ref>

There are several types of divorces in Japan; Divorce by Agreement, Divorce by Conciliation, and Divorce by Judgement.&nbsp; Divorce by Agreement (rikon), occurs when both parties mutually agree to separate and do not need to go to court. This is the most common type of divorce in Japan. Divorce by Conciliation (chotei rikon) is sought out when individuals are unable to agree on terms or separate. Thus, these cases go to court in hope to come to a mutual agreement for both parties. Lastly, Divorce by Judgement (saiban rikon) occurs when individuals are unable to reach an agreement in court during conciliation. Divorce by judgement is uncommon in Japan.