The Japan Times66%
Japan rolls out new joint custody system 0%
By Jessica Speed0%
3/31/2026, 7:05:00 AM
Keywords: Japanese Courts, Domestic Violence, Child Abuse, Parenthood, Divorce, Children, Justice Ministry, Family Law, Marriage
BS Summary: This article contains 8 faulty reasoning types, including Framing Effect, Representativeness Heuristic, and Optimism Bias, with Overconfidence Bias as the most egregious example at 23.5% saturation with 32 hits. Analysis detected 186 faulty-reasoning hits from 136 analyzed words, generating a BS Score of 0% and a BS Rank of 0% (0 of 16,813 articles). This article is better (less manipulative) than 100.00% of the article peer group.
Japan will introduce its joint custody system on Wednesday, marking a sweeping overhaul of the country’s family law under a revised Civil Code, the first of its kind in over a century.
The change ends Japan’s long-standing sole custody framework, under which only one parent could retain parental rights following a divorce.
Under the new system, divorcing couples can choose between joint and sole custody through mutual agreement.
Couples who have already divorced may petition family courts to switch from their existing arrangements.
Under joint custody, parents are expected to make major decisions together, including those related to a child’s education or place of residence.
Either parent, however, can act independently on routine matters such as meals and clothing, as well as in urgent situations such as medical emergencies.
Confirmation Bias
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Anchoring Bias
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Availability Heuristic
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Representativeness Heuristic
16.2%Representativeness Heuristic
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Hindsight Bias
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Overconfidence Bias
23.5%Overconfidence Bias
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Framing Effect
23.5%Framing Effect
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Loss Aversion
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Status Quo Bias
14.7%Status Quo Bias
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Sunk Cost Effect
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Optimism Bias
16.2%Optimism Bias
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Pessimism Bias
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Negativity Bias
14.7%Negativity Bias
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Self-Serving Bias
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Fundamental Attribution Error
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Actor-Observer Bias
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In-Group Bias
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Out-Group Homogeneity Bias
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Halo Effect
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Horn Effect
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Dunning-Kruger Effect
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Recency Bias
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Primacy Effect
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Blind-Spot Bias
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Ad Hominem
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Straw Man
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Appeal to Authority
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False Dilemma
11.8%False Dilemma
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Slippery Slope
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Circular Reasoning
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Hasty Generalization
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Red Herring
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Bandwagon
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Appeal to Emotion
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Begging the Question
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Post Hoc (False Cause)
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Tu Quoque
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Burden of Proof
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Appeal to Nature
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Composition/Division
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No True Scotsman
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Ambiguity (Equivocation)
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Gambler’s Fallacy
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Middle Ground
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Personal Incredulity
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Special Pleading
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Genetic Fallacy
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Unattributed Quote
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Quote-first Misdirection
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Biased Writer Voice
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Indoctrination
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Politically Left Leaning Bias
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Politically Right Leaning Bias
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Attempt to Sell a Product or Service
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136 words analyzed.
Analysis
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