A Comparative Study of Divorce Systems between China and Japan

China and Japan are separated by a strip of water and have a long history of exchanging social and cultural systems. There are many similarities and differences between China's Civil Code and Japan's Civil Code in the marriage system. This paper focuses on the divorce system of the two countries and makes a comparative study. While affirming the advantages of China's divorce system, we can learn the advantages of the Japanese divorce system, and, provides positive meaning and function for the perfection of divorce system in China's basic marriage system.