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From CRC/C/104/Add.2 of 24 July 2003
80. Concerning the minimum age required to leave compulsory education, see paragraph 39 of the initial report.
From CRC/C/41/Add.1 of 5 August 1996
39. Compulsory education starts from the beginning of the school year that is the first to begin on or after the day following the child's attaining 6 years of age and finishes at the end of the school year during which he/she attains 15 years of age. […]
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From CRC/C/104/Add.2 of 24 July 2003
81. With respect to a person under 18 years of age, the Labour Standards Law forbids night work in principle, and sets restrictions on working hours and work on holidays, as well as on employment in dangerous and harmful jobs. In addition, the same Law provides that children, for whom 31 March (end of the school year) has not passed since they reached the age of 15, shall not be employed. In exceptional cases, however, and with the permission of the administrative office, children above 13 years of age may be employed in occupations in non-industrial enterprises and perform light labour which is not harmful to the health and welfare of children. Children under 13 years of age may be exceptionally employed in motion picture production and theatrical performance enterprises, also with the permission of the administrative office. These provisions also apply to part-time employment.
From CRC/C/41/Add.1 of 5 August 1996
42. With respect to persons under 18 full years of age, provisions of the Labour Standards Law restrict working hours and work on rest days, prohibit late-night work in principle and regulate dangerous and hazardous work. The Labour Standards Law also prohibits the employment of children under 15 full years of age. As an exception, however, with permission of the administrative office, children attaining 12 full years of age may be employed in occupations in non-manufacturing enterprises involving light labour which is not injurious to the health and welfare of children, and children under 12 full years of age may be employed in enterprises for motion picture productions and theatrical performances. Provisions of the Labour Standards Law are also applicable to the employment of part-time workers.
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From CRC/C/104/Add.2 of 24 July 2003
82. As concerns marriage, see paragraph 38 of the initial report.
From CRC/C/41/Add.1 of 5 August 1996
38. Under the provisions of the Civil Code, a man may not marry until reaching 18 years of age, nor a woman until reaching 16 years of age. A person under 20 years of age must obtain the consent both of his/her father and mother in order to marry. […]
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| Minimum age for criminal responsibility |
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From CRC/C/104/Add.2 of 24 July 2003
395. […] the Japanese Penal Code provides that those under 14 years of age are not criminally liable but are sent, in principle, to Facilities for Development of Self-Sustaining Capacity or a children's home under the Child Welfare Law.
From CRC/C/41/Add.1 of 5 August 1996
41. The Penal Code of Japan provides that an act of a person under 14 years of age is not punishable. […]
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