Japan raises age of consent for sex from 13 to 16, redefines rape in milestone law change

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Japan raises age of consent for sex from 13 to 16, redefines rape in milestone law change
straitstimes.com
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It was 13...unbelievable.

I believe that 13 was the federal age of consent, but that every prefecture had a higher age of consent.

This is correct. It was more of a symbolic change