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Japan raises age of sexual consent from 13 to 16 after public outrage over rape acquittals

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The revision is part of a revamping of laws related to sex crimes, with the parliament also passing a new law to increase awareness of LGBTQ+ issues, which activists criticise for not guaranteeing equal rights for sexual minorities.

Reforms providing greater protection for victims of sexual crimes and stricter punishment of assailants have come slowly in a country where the legislative and judicial branches have long been dominated by men.A series of acquittals in cases of sexual abuse and growing instances of sexual images taken of girls and women without their consent have triggered public outrage, prompting the new revisions.

That crime is now subject to up to 15 years in prison, while "photo voyeurism" can be punished by up to three years' imprisonment. Japan is the only member of the Group of Seven leading industrialised nations that does not have LGTBQ+ legal protections.

 

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