The current age of consent is the third lowest worldwide and has remained unchanged since 1907.
BBC NewsIt forms part of a wider overhaul of Japan's laws on sex crimes, after multiple rape acquittals in 2019 caused outcry.The statute of limitations for reporting rape will also be increased to 15 from 10 years.
In Germany and Italy the age is 14, in Greece and France it is 15 and in the UK and many US states it is 16. The panel has not changed this wording but instead added other factors including intoxication, drugging, being caught off guard and psychological control into the definition. The re-examination of the sex crime laws comes after widespread demonstrations in 2019 following a number of acquittals. One case saw a man go free after being accused of having sex with his teenaged daughter, even though the court agreed that it was against her will. He was later sent to prison after prosecutors appealed.
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