Essay assignment about marriage and divorce in Japan

In Japan, divorce rate is not nearly as high as in the U.S., but it is true that the figure has been gradually going up since early 1990’s. One of the reasons for the accumulation of the number is that Jyukunen-Rikon is getting common among Japanese families. Jyukunen-Rikon means getting divorced after getting done with bringing up with their kids. Why so many old couples undergo a divorce then!? In my opinion, the phenomena has become popular, because more and more women start desiring for freedom, which they have given up when they take care of kids, as it has been more acceptable in the society and the empowerment of women in society as a whole has been established. In the past, women thought that they should not divorce after a long marriage, because Japanese society tended to think that women should devote themselves to their husbands for their life. However, that type of stereotype has been gradually gone from people’s mind, as women gain more and more status in the society. More jobs have been available for women and female CEOs have not been that rare, for example. As women gain more power in the society, women in 60 to 70(whose divorce is considered to be Jyukunen-Rikon) also start ambitious for the rest of their life by doing whatever they want to do with sufficient money and less pressure from the society. By the way, I have a question for students in Colorado. Why do you thing divorce is so common in American society, and what is your opinion about divorce!?