japanese are having 'divorce ceremonies'

[rtil]

getting divorced? why not head over to japan where you can pay $600 to have a divorce ceremony!

Friends and family of the Fujii couple followed closely behind the rickshaws on foot, arriving at the "divorce mansion" for a ceremony where they smashed their wedding ring with a gavel, a gesture signifying the end of their partnership.

The gavel has a frog's head as frogs symbolize change in Japanese culture.

"When we smashed the ring together, I felt like "oh, this is the end of it, really" and my heart and soul felt renewed. Now I feel I can have a new life and start all over again," said Mr. Fujii.

[Sapphire]

oh god

oh god oh god oh god

HAHAHAHAHAHAhfyrdtesdry

[Y. Chang]

[Taokaka]

lol japs are so stupid

[MarcK]

I'd use an obama gavel

[Ashington]

lol japs are so stupid

[DrRumack]

i like this idea

[shura]

i still dont really understand why they have a ceremony to drink tea either

[dilly]

they have a ceremony for just about anything.

[CVG]

That's funny!! :] I like how the reason the couple are divorcing is because they "SPENT TOO MUCH MONEY ON FRIVIOLUS THINGS"

[retrosmash]

I'd use an obama gavel

i'd use a gavel shaped like a coin purse






i'll leave that to soak in for a few seconds

[Lats, Squats, & Oates]

genuinely surprised the ceremony doesnt involve bukkake

[Hnilmik]

Haha, the gavel looks like something you could put together after a trip to an arts and crafts store

[Scotsman]

25 couples in a year doesn't make much of a trend.  granted now i need to go and check this place out.  more amusing to me is that posing as a pastor to marry couples is an actual job.  or that shotgun weddings are so common that many use the term celebratory wedding instead.  marriage is fun in japan.

[rtil]

it sounds like divorce might be fun, too. you get to smash things with a frog gavel

[dilly]

the japanese always know how to end things with a... bang

i'm so sorry