Japan Redefines Sexual Consent and Rape Laws
TL;DR
Japan's parliament has raised the age of sexual consent from 13 to 16, which was among the world's lowest, as part of a revamping of laws related to sex crimes. The changes make sexual intercourse with someone below age 16 considered rape and specify eight scenarios of "consentless sex crimes." The revisions also ban the filming, distribution, and possession of sexually exploitative images taken without consent. Separately, Parliament passed a new law to increase awareness of LGBTQ+ issues, which activists criticized for not guaranteeing equal rights for sexual minorities.
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- Japan raises the age of sexual consent to 16 from 13, which was among the world's lowest The Associated Press
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- Japan raises age of consent from 13 to 16 years old Yahoo News
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