13 Japanese detained in Cambodia for alleged involvement in fraud scheme

Thirteen Japanese nationals suspected of being a part of a fraud scheme in Cambodia have been detained by local investigators ...
New York Post

Japan proposes raising age of sexual consent — from 13 to 16

Japan has proposed raising the age of consent from 13 to 16 as part of an overhaul of sex crime legislation after a string of controversial rape acquittals. The Japanese Justice Ministry’s proposal ...
Los Angeles Times

Japan raises the age of sexual consent to 16 from 13, which was among the world’s lowest

TOKYO — Japan’s parliament on Friday raised the age of sexual consent to 16 from 13, a limit that had remained unchanged for more than a century and was among the world’s lowest, amid calls for ...
WUNC

Japan expands the definition of rape and raises the age of consent to 16 from 13

For decades, Japanese law said children as young as 13 were old enough to consent to sexual activities. The country also only convicted cases of rape that proved the victim tried to fight back. These ...
Business Insider

Japan finally updated its definition of rape so that the crime no longer requires the use of force. Its age of consent is also no longer 13.

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