Amending Japanese crime law: names of 18 and 19-year-old criminals to no longer be concealed

Discussions currently underway within the administration for this special amendment. From April 2022, the age of majority, or the age one is considered a legal adult, in Japan will lower from 20 to 18. While this leaves the status of important annual rituals such as coming-of-age ceremonies in limbo, the shift will allow younger people […]