Japan Implements Changes to Sexual Consent and LGBT Rights
TL;DR
Japan's age of consent has been raised from 13 to 16 years old as part of key reforms to sex crime legislation. The reforms also clarify rape prosecution requirements and criminalise voyeurism. Teen couples no more than five years apart in age will be exempt from prosecution if both partners are over 13. Campaigners welcomed the reforms, with the Tokyo-based group Human Rights Now calling them "a big step forward".
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