庭を掘り起こした父親が見つけた赤ちゃんの遺体、逮捕されたのは15歳の娘だった…「悪いことしたら何でも逮捕なのか」弁護士が指摘する児童福祉法の課題（ABEMA TIMES） - Yahoo!ニュース

This page reports on a 15-year-old girl arrested for abandoning a newborn's body in her family's yard in Saitama Prefecture. A lawyer specializing in juvenile cases argues that child welfare law protections should have been prioritized over criminal prosecution. He points out that Japan's child welfare system primarily addresses cases where children are harmed by adults, such as parental abuse, but lacks provisions for situations where the child themselves is in trouble. As a result, criminal law is applied by default. The lawyer suggests society should reconsider whether arrest is always necessary when minors commit wrongdoings.