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.
YAMAGUCHI A court here on Nov. 2 ordered Yamaguchi Governor Tsugumasa Muraoka to pay 20.9 million yen ($141,752) in damages for his government’s “illegal” purchase of a luxury vehicle using taxpayers’ money.