----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Mark Shurtleff" <gaijin@sfcmd.com>
To: "Nuki Mouse" <Nukmouse@bellatlantic.net>
Cc: <ffml@anifics.com>
Sent: Thursday, July 08, 2004 5:03 AM
Subject: [FFML] Re: [Fanfic][Ranma/SM] Relatively Absent: Chapter 10


<SNIP>

Just to reiterate, the legal marriage age in Japan was 12 for both sexes
until the 1994 fall legislative session, right around the beginning of
November.

Current legal marriage age in Japan is 18 for males, 16 for females, and
parental permission required for any party under the legal age of 20. This
is effective from November 1994 onwards and was done to comply with UN
resolutions.

RelAbs is currently taking place in March 1994 - before the change went
into effect.

Yes yes we know... there was a an episode of a lawyer drama on last season
(in Japan) where two underage (16 girl and 18 guy) wanted to get married,
but the mother opposed.  The boy just grabbing mom's inkan "stamp stamp" and
away they went to city hall.  ANd legally married they were.  Aren't inkan
wonderful?


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