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Japanese cabinet ministers approve the scrapping of discriminatory law

Japanese cabinet ministers approve the scrapping of discriminatory law
A move towards greater liberty for women, Japan is all set to scrap its remarriage restrictions on pregnant women. The country's cabinet ministers have approved the repealing of a regressive law which stated that if a woman is pregnant at the time of divorce, she has to wait for 100 days before marrying again.