• Japan raises the sex consent age from 13 to 16, and redefines rape

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    Japan raises the sex consent age from 13 to 16, and redefines rape

    However, under the new rule, juvenile couples with an age difference of less than or up to five years will not be prosecuted if both participants are over the age of 13.

    Digital Desk: After unanimous support in
    the upper House, Japan's Parliament raised the age of consent from 13, one of
    the lowest in the world, to 16 on Friday. The historic reform also specifies
    the grounds for rape charges and makes voyeurism a crime.



    color:black">Human rights organisations praised the reform, calling it a
    significant step forward.



    color:black">The age of consent, below which any sexual activity is deemed
    rape, varies by country. The age of consent in India is 18, although it is 16
    in the United Kingdom and 14 in Germany and China.



    One human rights agency
    told the press that this revision will send a message to society that sexual
    violence by adults against toddlers is unacceptable.



    However,
    under the new rule, juvenile couples with an age difference of less than or up
    to five years will not be prosecuted if both participants are over the age of
    13.



    The
    recent reform agreed by Japan's parliament comes more than a century after it
    was last updated in 1907.



    Many
    regional cities, however, implemented laws prohibiting "obscene acts"
    with children, essentially raising the consent age to 18.



    For
    the first time in more than a century, Japan amended its penal code on sexual
    offences in 2017, but human rights groups criticised the amendments as
    "too little, too late."



    In
    2019, various groups protested across the country against the high percentage
    of acquittals in cases of sexual assaults against minors.



    Notably,
    under the prior rule, prosecutors had to demonstrate that victims were disabled
    as a result of assault and intimidation. Critics contended that the rule
    effectively condemned victims for failing to resist sufficiently.



    A
    law ministry official told the media that amendments to the old rule were not
    "meant to make it easier or harder" to get rape convictions, but
    "will hopefully make court verdicts more consistent."



    The
    measure, which was enacted by the Japanese Parliament on Friday, also includes
    a list of scenarios in which rape trials can be pursued. Victims may be under
    the influence of drink or drugs, fearful, or attackers may take advantage of
    their social status.



    According
    to law ministry officials, the recently passed bill also includes
    "visitation request offences."



    Anyone
    who uses seduction, intimidation, or money to seduce youngsters under the age
    of 16 for sexual reasons can face up to a year in prison or a fine of nearly Rs
    3 lakh under the new law.



    Sections
    of the reforms also criminalise invasion of privacy for the first time. It was
    previously governed by regional centre law.



    If
    someone is found guilty of secretly photographing intimate body parts,
    innerwear, or indecent activities without a reasonable purpose, they would face
    up to three years in prison or a fine of up to Rs 18 lakh.



    Responding
    to questioning from the media about the newly passed law, Japanese citizens
    praised it. They did, however, express their dissatisfaction with the delay in
    the creation of such laws.

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