Japan has raised the age of sexual consent from 13 to 16 in a major overhaul of the sex crime laws in the country. On Friday, Japanese lawmakers adopted the legislation which also clarifies rape ...

Tokyo, Japan (CNN) — When Kaneko Miyuki reported her sexual assault as a seven-year-old in Japan, she remembers the police laughing at her. “I was already confused and scared,” she said. “They ...

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

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TOKYO — 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.

The reforms to Japan's sex crime laws cleared parliament's upper house in a unanimous vote - Copyright AFP SAM PANTHAKY The reforms to Japan's sex crime laws cleared ...

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

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