The Kanagawa Prefectural Police on Wednesday sent reports to prosecutors on 33 adults on suspicion of allowing minors to drink and smoke.
The 33 include 23 parents and 10 storeowners and clerks who sold alcohol or cigarettes to minors.
According to the National Police Agency, police sent reports on 1,259 adults to prosecutors on suspicion of failing to stop minors from smoking in 2013, 70 times then number seen 10 years ago. Many of them were parents.