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Japan's government has the age at which people adults. It is the first time since 1876 that this has . From the year 2022, teenagers will become adults at the age of 18, which is two years earlier than the age at which adulthood currently legally . However, even though the age has been lowered, there still certain things that will not . The legal age for drinking alcohol, smoking and gambling will fixed at 20. The new law will 18-year-olds to get married without parental consent, and allow them to for loans and credit cards. Transgender men and women aged 18 and over will be able to apply to courts to have their gender officially .

The new law has been in an effort to bring about social and economic change in Japan. The government to see an increase in the number of young people married and starting families. This will to the nation's dwindling birth rate and ageing population. Greater financial freedoms could a boost to the economy and more tax revenue. This is vital for a government struggling to cope with increasing pension and healthcare payments. Many of Japan's young people more concerned about how the law would the traditional Coming of Age Day. This is a national holiday held in January in which 20-year-olds dress up in traditional kimonos to adulthood.