Actually that’s only half-true, because while Taro getting remarried three months after his divorce might be juicy gossip among his acquaintances, Hanako doing the same thing is illegal.As with the remarriage restriction for women, the ostensible reason for this is to prevent custody disputes, but it’s also based on some old-fashioned assumptions about sexual activity that now are more widely acknowledged as not being universally true.Not being part of a family registry in Japan can cause all sorts of legal problems when the child becomes an adult and needs to verify their identity for work, tax, and insurance purposes, and while the practice of remarried mothers not registering births isn’t widespread, it’s happens enough that the cabinet thinks it’s time to do something about it.Source: FNN Prime Online via Livedoor News, Askpro, Kyodo, TBS News DigTop image: PakutasoInsert images: Pakutaso (1, 2) (edited by SoraNews24)● Want to hear about SoraNews24’s latest articles as soon as they’re published?Follow us on Facebook and Twitter!"