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National › Panel proposes lowering age of adulthood to 18

The Legislative Council on Wednesday proposed lowering the legal age of adulthood under the Civil Code from 20 to 18. The proposal to Justice Minister… ...full story at Japan Today

from Japan Today on Wed, Oct 28 2009

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29 Jul 09 visit Lowering adult age to 18 gets nod  »  Japan Times A subcommittee of a government advisory panel proposed Wednesday lowering the age of majority to 18 from 20 under the civil code if the voting age is lowered to 18. The proposal will be submitted to the justice minister if the Legislative Council...
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