The laws redefine rape and raise the age of consent from 13, after public anger over rape acquittals.
  • Felemuso@feddit.deOP
    2·
    1 year ago

    The definition of rape was broadened to “non-consensual sexual intercourse” from “forcible sexual intercourse”, aligning Japanese law’s definition with other countries.

    The legal age of consent, previously at only 13, has been raised to 16 years.

    • buhala@sopuli.xyz
      1·
      1 year ago

      The difference functionally between those definitions is that if you didn’t fight back hard enough charging with rape wasn’t gonna happen. Plenty of rapists walked away free.

      • CIWS-30@kbin.social
        2·
        1 year ago

        Not actually 13, that was only allowable if the other party is 17 or under.

        from the article:

        Previously, Japan had one of the lowest age of consent among developed nations. However, a person who has had sex with a minor aged 13 to 15 will be punished only if the person is five or more years older than the minor.

      • grus@kbin.social
        11·
        1 year ago

        Nonsense. It is quite literally impossible for humans to live that long. 6227020800 years? Are you kidding me? The oldest of us barely even make it to 100!

    • Slythra@feddit.de
      0·
      1 year ago

      Finally no more weebs with their „WeLl AcTuAlLy ThE aGe Of CoNsEnT iN jApAn…“