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Crime > Punishment Stats: compare key data on Iceland & Japan

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STAT Iceland Japan
Crimes possibly attracting life sentence Treason, murder, kidnapping and grand and/or repeated theft. Death sentence due to foreign aggression
Crimes requiring mandatory sentence None Varies by prefecture (Murder)
Has indefinite sentence Yes Yes
Has life imprisonment Yes Yes
Life sentence under the age of 18 or 21 Maximum 10 years Yes
Maximum length of sentence None None
Minimum life sentence to serve before eligibility for requesting parole 16 years 10 years or never

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