TOKYO: Japan’s age of consent was raised from 13, among the world’s lowest, to 16 years old as lawmakers passed key reforms to sex crime legislation.
A new Bill, which also clarifies rape prosecution requirements and criminalises voyeurism, cleared parliament’s upper house in a unanimous vote.
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