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The House of Representatives passed a bill Tuesday revising the Juvenile Law to allow victims of juvenile crimes and their relatives to observe the basically… ...full story at Japan Today

from Japan Today on Tue, Jun 03 2008

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17 Dec 08 visit 1/2 Japanese Girl juvie hall  »  YouTube videoJapanese Girl's juvenile corrective institution in East Hiroshima "kifunebara Shojyoin" Japan.
03 Jun 08 visit House OKs bill to open juvenile trials  »  Japan Times The House of Representatives passed a bill Tuesday revising the Juvenile Law to allow people victimized by juvenile crimes to observe the basically closed-door trials of minors. The bill cleared the plenary session via a majority vote by the Liberal...
10 Apr 08 visit Experts doubt wisdom of proposal to let victims attend juvenile trials  »  Japan Times
Panelists at a symposium this week in Tokyo voiced concerns over the government's proposal to revise the Juvenile Law to allow crime victims or their next of kin to observe minors' trials, which are basically held behind closed doors. Read the full story...
11 Jun 08 visit Diet opens juvenile trials to victims  »  Japan Times The Diet enacted a law Wednesday that allows people victimized in crimes for which juveniles stand accused to observe their basically closed-door trials. The amendment to the Juvenile Law was approved in the House of Councilors with a majority vote from...
21 Oct 08 visit Victims soon to access minors' trials  »  Japan Times The revised Juvenile Law, under which victims of serious crimes allegedly committed by juveniles will be able to observe their trials, will go into force Dec. 15. Juvenile court has always been held behind closed doors. The observations will have to be...
30 Nov 07 visit Juvenile trials may be open to victimized  »  Japan Times The Justice Ministry seeks to revise the Juvenile Law next year to allow people victimized by crimes for which minors stand accused to observe the basically closed-door trials, officials said... Read more . . .

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