japan marriage age

[shu]

i was lookin online and it said that you can get married in japan at 16 if your a girl but if your a boy you gotta be 18. How come you cant be a boy and get married at 16?

[BobbyCooper]

mhh but then we have a dilemma here^^

really strange if true!

[tokusatsufan]

To protect the women I suppose,then again Americans can be quite big perverts.

EDIT:Well I couldn't say only the Japanese were perverts!

[shu]

Originally Posted by tokusatsufan

To protect the women I suppose,then again Americans can be quite big perverts.

how does that protect the women if she 16 and the guy is 18?

[tokusatsufan]

So that...16 year old men aren't...bad? Actually when you put it like that it doesn't make much sense does it?

[shu]

Originally Posted by tokusatsufan

So that...16 year old men aren't...bad? Actually when you put it like that it doesn't make much sense does it?

16yr olds are not bad,a 18 yr old perv would be more likely to do stuff to the 16 yr old.

[MMM]

Originally Posted by tokusatsufan

To protect the women I suppose,then again Americans can be quite big perverts.

What do Americans have to do with this law?

Nothing.

Also, parental consent must be given to people marrying under the age of 20.

This law was changed in the 1990s, when the marriage age was 13 for "women" and 16 for "men".

[shu]

Originally Posted by MMM

What do Americans have to do with this law?

Nothing.

Also, parental consent must be given to people marrying under the age of 20.

This law was changed in the 1990s, when the marriage age was 13 for "women" and 16 for "men".

so the male still has to be 18?

[godwine]

Originally Posted by shu

so the male still has to be 18?

I am sure he said male 16

[RealJames]

he said it was 16
now it's 18

and if you want to get married at 16 or 18 you're in serious need of medical help