The variety of sexual assault instances in Japan involving violence or threats rose 9.9 % to 4,708, in accordance with the information launched by the National Police Agency.
The knowledge confirmed that the variety of critical intercourse offenses in 2022 grew sharply than that of the earlier yr. It additionally recorded that the instances of compelled intercourse climbing 19.3 % since a 2017 revision within the prison regulation modified the definition of the crime and strengthened penalties.
The variety of rapes and different varieties of sexual assault elevated for the second straight yr. Besides, six critical crimes, together with homicide and sex-related offenses, grew 8.1 % to 9,536 instances.
The complete variety of prison offenses in Japan in 2022 elevated 5.9 % to 601,389, in accordance with provisional figures launched by the company.
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Sharp rise in critical intercourse offenses in 2022
MSN – Feb 06
The variety of sexual assault instances in Japan involving violence or threats rose 9.9 % to 4,708, in accordance with the information launched by the National Police Agency.

How Japan Produces So Much Talent!
Euro Football Daily – Feb 06
hey might have simply fallen in need of making their first ever quarter-final, however Japan’s efficiency on the 2022 World Cup was one of many largest tales of Qatar, topping a bunch containing two of the three earlier world champions in Spain and Germany, beating each of them within the course of – a feat made all of the extra spectacular by the truth that each opponents had Champions League-winning managers within the dugout.

Japan resort room costs soar on inbound journey restoration
Nikkei – Feb 05
Hotel costs in Japan have soared as authorities subsidies boosting journey kick in and international vacationers return, with room charges practically 20% increased in December in comparison with the identical month earlier than the pandemic delivered a critical blow to the sector.

Aide to Japan’s prime minister says he ‘hates’ to see LGBT {couples}
Nikkei – Feb 04
A secretary to Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida, Masayoshi Arai, stated Friday night time he does “not want to live next door” to an LGBT couple and that he would “hate to see them,” however shortly retracted the discriminatory remarks after they had been reported by the media.
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