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Japanese Men Risk Losing 1/2 Their Pension: 6% Divorce Spike

FUKUOKA, Japan - The black-suited corporate warriors who work long hours, spend long evenings drinking with cronies and stumble home late have danger waiting for them as they near retirement: Divorce. A recent change in Japanese law allows a wife filing for Divorce to claim 1/2 her husband's pension. Divorce rates have spiked 6% since April.