. >> kazuo kitagawa of komeito says the government has yet to fully answer questions his party has posed. >>> people in japan could soon enjoy more rights but face more responsibilities. lawmakers are debating whether to change the age of majority in the civil court, and whether to revise the juvenile act that protects minors. their decision started after they submitted a bill to lower the voting age to 18 from 20. six governing and opposition parties worked on the legislation, both revision to the public offices election act would add nearly 2.5 million people to the voting pool next year. the idea is that the opinions of young people will be reflected in issues that will affect them directly in the future such as public finance and social security. many lawmakers now say the age of majority should also be lowered in the civil code and the juvenile act. but there's strong opposition to revising the juvenile act. it offers minors protection such as banning the publishing of names and those who break laws. opponents say the revision would go against the act's aim of rehabilitating young o