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[CULTURE] · Japan · 2 sources

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Personal accounts highlight domestic verbal abuse and divorce

Several personal accounts detail the emotional toll of domestic verbal abuse and the subsequent decisions to seek divorce. One woman describes how a partner she once trusted through university became verbally abusive toward her and her child, leading her to leave the marriage to protect her son.

Another individual recounts a pattern of emotional manipulation where apologies were used to maintain peace, only to be met with ridicule from a spouse. In a separate case, a mother decided to divorce her husband after enduring long-term verbal abuse and facing similar disrespectful behavior from her teenage daughter.

Additionally, one account describes a woman who found support from her mother-in-law after discovering her husband's infidelity, which helped her pursue legal accountability and divorce.