As part of revamping its laws relating to sex crimes, Japan has raised the age of sexual consent from 13 to 16 years. The limit had remained unchanged for over a century and faced flak for being one of the lowest in the world. This is the first time that Japan has changed its age […]
Japan's parliament is scheduled to wrap up its 150-day regular session on June 21, with attention turning to when Prime Minister Fumio Kishida will dissolve the lower house after he decided against doing so while the chamber was still sitting.