Japanese laws defining rape and sexual age of consent were changed Friday, raising age of consent from 13 to 16. Rape is defined as non-consensual sex and no longer requires physical force to prove the crime.
Japan changed its definition of rape and raised the age of consent to 16, from 13, on Friday, bringing the country’s sex crimes laws closer in line with those in the United States and Europe.
Japan has passed what campaigners say is a long overdue overhaul of its sex crime laws. The new laws broaden the definition of rape and raise the age of sexual consent from 13.
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