<The differences in murder between Japan and the US.>
I wrote it on Lang-8 comments, but It's a good chance for me, I'll post it here.
I'll talk about the type of murder in Japan and the US.
In general, the type of murder in Japan is similar to the US. Intentional murder and unintentional murder are separate.
The former is called 殺人, the latter called 過失致死.
殺人 include 'murder' and ' voluntary manslaughter '. 過失致死 is similar to involuntary manslaughter.
In addition, there is 傷害致死 that is to kill a person as a result of injury but without the intent to kill. 傷害致死 is similar to voluntary manslaughter.
Their main difference is the way to separate 'manslaughter'.
US law separates voluntary manslaughter and involuntary manslaughter by intention, like the intent to kill or not.
Japan law separates 過失致死 and 傷害致死 by the victim's injury, like if the defendant hurt victim or not.
Thanks,
illuzio571
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