First death sentence for a minor in Japan...Teen killed partner's parent after refusing to confess - South Korean report

This is the first time in Japan's court since the 2022 revision of the Juvenile Law that the perpetrator, who was a teenager at the time of the incident, was sentenced to death. According to Kyodo News and other sources, on the 18th of this month, the district court in Kofu City, Yamanashi Prefecture, decided to