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  • The Junko Furuta Case and the Breakdown of Japan's Juvinile Justice System

    The Junko Furuta Case and the Breakdown of Japan's Juvinile Justice System
    Dec 8 2025

    The ordeal of Junko Furuta remains one of Japan’s most haunting criminal cases: a 17-year-old girl kidnapped, tortured, and murdered over 44 days by a group of teenagers. This episode unpacks the brutality of the crime, the failures of the investigation, and the controversy surrounding Japan’s juvenile justice system, revealing how this case exposed deep fractures in legal protections for young victims.
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    12 mins