Juvenile Delinquency in Japan

In comparison with other countries, there's very little. From time to time, people get concerned that juvenile delinquency is rising in Japan. But relatively speaking, the amount is rather low. It may be that, in general, Japanese parents are closer to their children than in countries with high rates of juvenile delinquency. That's certainly and important factor.

Physical proximity may be a factor. Most Japanese live in close quarters. So they tend to be more aware of who's at home and who isn't. Japanese parents usually know where their children are and what they're doing.

It may be too that Japanese youngsters have less time to get into trouble. There's such a lot of studying to do. Also, Japanese are taught from childhood not to do anything that would bring shame or embarrassment to their families.