Japan has raised the age of consent from 13, among the world’s lowest, to 16 years old as lawmakers passed key reforms to sex crime legislation(nonconsensual sexual intercourse ).
Earlier Japanese law said children as young as 13 were old enough to consent to sexual activities.
What is AOC?
The age of consent is the minimum age at which sexual activity is legally permitted and below which it is considered statutory rape.
It varies in different countries. In Britain, the age of consent is set at 16 years old. In France, it is 15 years old. Germany and China have set the age of consent at 14 years old.
The constitution:
Article 176 of the Penal Code equalizes the age of consent for same-sex
and opposite-sex sexual activity (13 years). This is often modified by local laws specific to
individual Japanese prefectures.
The Constitution:
Article 176: A person who, through assault or intimidation, forcibly commits an
indecent act upon a male or female of not less than thirteen years of age shall be
punished by imprisonment with work for not less than 6 months but not more than
10 years.
The same shall apply to a person who commits an indecent act upon a male
or female under thirteen years of age.
Further developments will be updated soon!!
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