Top court rules 6-month remarriage ban for women unconstitutional

Tomoshi Sakka (R in front row), a lawyer representing a woman who argued a civil code article prohibiting women from remarrying for six months following divorce violates the Constitution, heads to the Supreme Court in Tokyo on Dec. 16, 2015. The top court ruled the same day that the legal provision is unconstitutional. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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