If I’m under 18 but have already graduated high school, can I join without my parents’ consent?

Thank you for your question! Our representative, Kida, will answer. Is parental consent required to join if someone is underage but has already graduated from high school? I’ll assume your question means: Under the Civil Code, contracts entered into by anyone under 20 can be canceled. Since service providers could suffer major losses if a contract is canceled after expensive goods or services have been provided, they generally cannot enter into contracts with anyone under 20. Model agencies also always obtain a parent or legal guardian’s consent when signing a contract with a minor. How does Universe handle this? The answer is: it’s fine. You can register without parental consent. Some establishments may have a rule requiring members to be 20 or older, but that is probably self-imposed. Looking at the dating club regulations, youth protection ordinances, and the Entertainment Business Act, they all seem to prohibit only the use of girls under 18. As an aside, I had believed for over 10 years that “high school students violate local ordinances,” but after looking it up online, that doesn’t seem to be the case. It was apparently a matter of school rules and individual establishments’ self-regulation. I had no idea... If our club had a rule requiring women to pay ¥30,000 for photography and registration, a 19-year-old woman might be able to request a refund later on the grounds that she lacked the capacity to assume contractual responsibility. In any case, once you join Universe, we regard both 18- and 19-year-olds as adults. If you violate any of the prohibited activities listed in the written pledge and cause trouble for the club or other members, or become liable for damages, there might be questions about the woman’s ability to take responsibility for signing the pledge if she is 19. However, we don’t consider this to be a major issue.