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In the midst of the COVID-19 pandemic, the number of juveniles committing crimes such as drug use and fraud is rapidly increasing. This time, we visited Seto Juvenile Detention Center in Aichi Prefecture for the first time. We look at the coming-of-age ceremony and the various issues surrounding juveniles who are trying to rehabilitate themselves. A-kun, who was sent to a juvenile detention center for "it's me" fraud, attends the coming-of-age ceremony. What are the oaths unique to juvenile detention centers? And what did A-kun say to his mother when he met her after the ceremony? Juvenile detention centers are now at a major crossroads. With the revision of the Civil Code, the age of adulthood will be lowered from 20 to 18 from April 2022. Furthermore, the revision of the Juvenile Law will allow the reporting of real names of juveniles over 18 who commit serious crimes, and they will also be sentenced to death or life imprisonment. Juveniles over 18 who live in the detention center will also have to return to society as adults after April. At that time, Seto Juvenile Detention Center is trying to introduce more "practical" vocational training so that they can quickly find work. [Interview/Report] Koji Kiyota (TV Asahi News Department Desk) [Narration] Sayaka Shimodaira (TV Asahi Announcer) [TV Asahi News] https://news.tv-asahi.co.jp