Shillong, March 19 -- The island country in East Asia - Japan, known as an ageing country, understands well the value of children as do the people in Europe's Iberian Peninsula such as Spain or Portugal which have relatively small populations. Therefore, the children which are the future of the respective countries are considered valuable unlike in India, where many infants are abandoned. As a precaution to safeguard the future, the Japanese government on March 19, 2019 approved a plan to revise the Child Abuse Prevention Law and institute changes to legally prohibit parents and guardians from physically punishing children.

According to Japan Prime Minister Shinzo Abe, the revised bill and related legislation will be deliberated upon dur...