What is the minimum marriage age in Japan?
18+
Minimum marriage age: 18.
Japan is one of 184 countries classified “18+” for the minimum marriage age — 97% of the 189 with data.
Source
- Taken from
- Wikipedia: Marriageable age
- Last checked
- 15 September 2026
- How it was classified
- Read directly from the source’s own table, without interpretation.
Nearby countries
- South Korea
- 18+ Minimum marriage age: 19.
- North Korea
- 18+ Minimum marriage age: 18.
- Taiwan
- 18+ Minimum marriage age: 18.
- Hong Kong
- 18+ Minimum marriage age: 21.
- Macau
- 18+ Minimum marriage age: 18.
- Philippines
- 18+ Minimum marriage age: 21.
Other laws in Japan
- Same-Sex Marriage
- Not recognized
- Same-Sex Activity
- Legal
- Age of Consent
- 16–17
- Sex Work
- Decriminalized / unregulated
- Pornography
- Restricted
- Divorce
- Legal
- Non-Binary Recognition
- Not recognized
- Same-Sex Adoption
- Limited (step-child / single)
- Incest Laws
- Legal between adults
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