age of majority

National / Social Issues Mar 25, 2017

Coming of age? Japan's shifting definition of adulthood

by Tomohiro Osaki

Graduating from high school represents a significant milestone in any young person's life, a landmark that certainly wasn't lost on the countless 18-year-olds milling around Shibuya Station on a recent March afternoon. Among them was 18-year-old Akane Endo, who was brimming with excitement at ...

National / Social Issues May 23, 2015

Shifting the scales of juvenile justice

by Masami Ito

In light of 13-year-old Ryota Uemura's recent murder in Kawasaki, the country is once again split over whether or not to revise the law governing crimes committed by minors.