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According to Japanese law, the term "shonen" refers to "a person from the time they enter elementary school until the time they are 15 years of age", [2] and "Any person who has not reached the age of 15 years" (Juvenile Law (少年法, Shonen Hō), Article 2.1). In the realm of education and culture, this is the period of compulsory education.
It removed the controversial "non-existent youth" term but still proposed a number of significant changes to the law: [18] The Metropolitan government is given the authority to propose controls on internet access for children of different ages, although it is required to consult with the telecommunications industry, parents' representatives and ...
The revised Juvenile Law enacted on May 21, 2021 (in the 204th session of the Diet), along with the Civil Code revision that raised the age of adulthood to 18, defines 18- and 19-year-olds as "specified juveniles" and lifts the ban on reporting their real names after prosecution (to take effect on April 1, 2022).
In February, a justice ministry panel proposed raising the age of consent in Japan as part
Of the 2,156 people released from juvenile training schools that year, 295 hoped to continue their studies or return to school but were unable to do so. [2] In 1993, for the first time in Japan, an international division that teaches the Japanese language and social norms in Japanese society was established at the Kurihama Juvenile Training School.
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Bernalillo County DA seeks changes to 'outdated' juvenile justice laws. Tribune. Esteban Candelaria, The Santa Fe New Mexican. October 23, 2024 at 11:34 PM.
A study conducted on the change to the Japanese Juvenile Law, where children from the age of 14-15 can now be punished for serious crimes, shows that subjecting students in junior high to punishment for their crime reduces arrests. Although 13-year-olds are not subject to criminal punishment under the new law, the arrest rates were reduced ...