SHANGHAI - Though mixed marriages have seen a slight downturn in the city, the number of divorces in such marriages have not.

A judge with Putuo District People's Court said the court has witnessed a 5 percent annual increase in divorce proceedings for couples in which one is not a Chinese native, the Legal Daily reported early this week.

Citing a recent typical case, the judge said a 45-year-old Chinese woman had filed for a divorce from her Japanese husband, whom she had married just 20 days after they met. The woman said the man returned to Japan the second day after they got married and they have had no further contact.