Tougher prison terms for juvenile delinquents

Tougher prison terms for juvenile delinquents

TOKYO, Japan - Justice Minister Makoto Taki holds a press conference at the ministry in Tokyo on Aug. 24, 2012. The ministry is considering raising the maximum jail term for juvenile delinquents from the current 15 years, a ministry official said the same day, as crime victims and those involved in lay judge trials say the gap in punishments between adult offenders and juvenile ones is too large.

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