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The article doesn't mention adult adoption in Japan at all, which is strange. Japanese adult adoption (a centuries long-standing practice) was covered in the US
by gohrt 11y ago
The article doesn't mention adult adoption in Japan at all, which is strange. Japanese adult adoption (a centuries long-standing practice) was covered in the US news and HN in the past year.
- MatthewWilkes 11y agoWhy would it? Japanese adult adoption isn't romantic in nature.
- song 11y agoNot always, it's sometimes used by gay partners in Japan as an alternative to marriage since they cannot legally marry. It's exactly the same situation as the one described in this article. And like the article, it's not an ideal solution.
- masklinn 11y ago> Not always, it's sometimes used by gay partners in Japan as an alternative to marriage since they cannot legally marry. True but GP is talking about "a centuries long-standing practice".
- mc32 11y agoThat's different though, that's done in order to "continue" the family line when there is no male heir to inherit a going concern, so while very interesting in its own way it's to address a different social pressure. Still, yes, very interesting.
- masklinn 11y agoThe article is about LGBT adoptions for romantic purposes, as a legal replacement to unavailable legal unions. Japanese "son-in-law adoption" (mukoyōshi) is a question of business capability and name (brand) preservation, not a way to bypass a lack of legal protection in a romantic pairing.