Japan’s parliament has raised the age of sexual consent to 16 from 13, a restrict that had remained unchanged for greater than a century and was among the many world’s lowest, amid requires larger safety of kids and ladies.
The revision was a part of a revamping of legal guidelines associated to intercourse crimes.
Separately, the parliament handed a brand new regulation on Friday to extend consciousness of LGBTQ+ points, which activists criticised for not guaranteeing equal rights for sexual minorities.
Reforms offering larger safety for victims of sexual crimes and stricter punishment of assailants have come slowly in a rustic the place the legislative and judicial branches have lengthy been dominated by males.
The statute of limitations for intercourse crimes was additionally prolonged by 5 years, to 10 years for consentless sexual activity.
That crime is now topic to as much as 15 years in jail, whereas “photo voyeurism” could be punished by as much as three years’ imprisonment.
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