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在我国，法定成年年龄低于法定结婚年龄，但在日本，法定成年年龄却高于法定结婚年龄。按照日本现行法律，女性年满16岁就能结婚，而成年年龄却是20岁。但是日本近日公布的新法案将成年年龄下调至18岁，同时把男性和女性的法定结婚年龄都定在18岁。不过，日本青少年在20岁前仍将被禁止吸烟、喝酒和赌博。 截图来自BBC网站 Children in Japan will be considered adults when they are 18 as opposed to 20, under a new proposal that is supported by the government. 根据日本政府出台的一项新提案，日本法定成年年龄将由之前的20岁下调至18岁。 If the change is approved, 18-year-olds will be able to get married, sign contracts and take out loans without the consent of their parents. 如果提案通过，18岁的日本人将无需得到父母同意就能结婚、签合同和贷款。 But teenagers will still be banned from smoking, drinking alcohol and gambling until they are 20. If parliament votes in favour of the bill it will take effect in 2022. 但是日本青少年在20岁前仍将被禁止吸烟、喝酒和赌博。如果日本国会投票通过这一提案，该法令将于2022年生效。 It would be the first change to the law that defines adulthood since it was set in 1876. 这将是日本自1876年立法以来，首次调整成年年龄。 | 
