{"id":6916,"date":"2023-06-27T16:57:51","date_gmt":"2023-06-27T07:57:51","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/hrn.or.jp\/eng\/?p=6916"},"modified":"2023-10-25T09:58:18","modified_gmt":"2023-10-25T00:58:18","slug":"event-report-emergency-rally-to-call-for-a-bill-on-forced-appearance-in-pornography-2-2-2-2-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/hrn.or.jp\/eng\/news\/2023\/06\/27\/event-report-emergency-rally-to-call-for-a-bill-on-forced-appearance-in-pornography-2-2-2-2-2\/","title":{"rendered":"Adoption of New Rape Laws & Press Conference"},"content":{"rendered":"

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On June 16, 2023, the Japanese parliament adopted and enacted wide-ranging revisions to the Japanese Sexual Crime Penal Code. In this context, the Citizens Project for Criminal Law Reform, to which Human Rights Now belongs, held a press conference in the Japanese parliament. The content of the press conference was covered by numerous media outlets, and you can see a list of all news articles posted below. <\/span><\/h4>\n

In addition to the articles, you can find articles that Human Rights Now Women\u2019s Rights Project members have commented on at the bottom of this page.<\/span><\/h4>\n

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The Japan Times<\/span><\/h4>\n

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\u201cWhat you need to know about the revision to Japan\u2019s sex crime law\u201d<\/span><\/h4>\n

\u3010Date Posted\u3011<\/span><\/h4>\n

6\/19\/2023<\/span><\/h4>\n

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https:\/\/www.japantimes.co.jp\/news\/2023\/06\/19\/national\/crime-legal\/sex-crime-law-revision-explainer\/<\/span><\/a><\/h4>\n

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CNN<\/span><\/h4>\n

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\u201cWhy Japan is rethinking its rape laws and raising the age of consent from 13\u201d<\/span><\/h4>\n

\u3010Date Posted\u3011<\/span><\/h4>\n

6\/17\/2023<\/span><\/h4>\n

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Why Japan is changing its rape laws and raising the age of consent from 13 | CNN<\/span><\/a><\/h4>\n

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BBC NEWS<\/span><\/h4>\n

\u3010Article Title\u3011<\/span><\/h4>\n

\u201cJapan redefines rape and raises age of consent in landmark move\u201d<\/span><\/h4>\n

\u3010Date Posted\u3011<\/span><\/h4>\n

6\/17\/2023<\/span><\/h4>\n

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Japan redefines rape and raises age of consent in landmark move \u2013 BBC News<\/span><\/a><\/h4>\n

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The Washington Post<\/span><\/h4>\n

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\u201cJapan (finally) changes a century-old law: The age of consent is now 16\u201d<\/span><\/h4>\n

\u3010Date Posted\u3011<\/span><\/h4>\n

6\/16\/2023<\/span><\/h4>\n

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Japan raises age of sexual consent from 13 to 16 \u2013 The Washington Post<\/span><\/a><\/h4>\n

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The New York Times<\/span><\/h4>\n

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\u201cJapan Changes Its Rape Laws to Require Consent\u201d<\/span><\/h4>\n

\u3010Date Posted\u3011<\/span><\/h4>\n

6\/16\/2023<\/span><\/h4>\n

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https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2023\/06\/16\/world\/asia\/japan-rape-law-consent.html<\/span><\/a><\/h4>\n

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RNZ<\/span><\/h4>\n

\u3010Article Title\u3011<\/span><\/h4>\n

\u201cJapan raises age of consent to 16 in sex crime law reforms\u201d<\/span><\/h4>\n

\u3010Date Posted\u3011<\/span><\/h4>\n

6\/16\/2023<\/span><\/h4>\n

\u3010Link\u3011<\/span><\/h4>\n

Japan raises age of consent to 16 in sex crime law reforms | RNZ News<\/span><\/a><\/h4>\n

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\u3010Media Outlet\u3011<\/span><\/h4>\n

Japan Today<\/span><\/h4>\n

\u3010Article Title\u3011<\/span><\/h4>\n

\u201cJapan raises age of consent from 13 to 16\u201d<\/span><\/h4>\n

\u3010Date Posted\u3011<\/span><\/h4>\n

6\/17\/2023<\/span><\/h4>\n

\u3010Link\u3011<\/span><\/h4>\n

https:\/\/japantoday.com\/category\/national\/japan-raises-age-of-consent-from-13-to-16-years-old2<\/span><\/a><\/h4>\n

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\u3010Media Outlet\u3011<\/span><\/h4>\n

Financial Times<\/span><\/h4>\n

\u3010Article Title\u3011<\/span><\/h4>\n

\u201cJapan raises age of sexual consent from 13 to 16\u201d<\/span><\/h4>\n

\u3010Date Posted\u3011<\/span><\/h4>\n

6\/16\/2023<\/span><\/h4>\n

\u3010Link\u3011<\/span><\/h4>\n

https:\/\/www.ft.com\/content\/e49b05e4-783d-4cba-a37c-049d40f8ff93<\/span><\/a><\/h4>\n

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