{"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  &#038; Press Conference"},"content":{"rendered":"<h4><a href=\"https:\/\/hrn.or.jp\/eng\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/Image-from-iOS-1-scaled.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-6909 size-medium alignleft\" src=\"https:\/\/hrn.or.jp\/eng\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/Image-from-iOS-1-300x225.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" srcset=\"https:\/\/hrn.or.jp\/eng\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/Image-from-iOS-1-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/hrn.or.jp\/eng\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/Image-from-iOS-1-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/hrn.or.jp\/eng\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/Image-from-iOS-1-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/hrn.or.jp\/eng\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/Image-from-iOS-1-1536x1152.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/hrn.or.jp\/eng\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/Image-from-iOS-1-2048x1536.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><\/h4>\n<h4><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">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<h4><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">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<h4>_______________________________________________________________________<\/h4>\n<h4><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u3010Media Outlet\u3011<\/span><\/h4>\n<h4><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The Japan Times<\/span><\/h4>\n<h4><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u3010Article Title\u3011<\/span><\/h4>\n<h4><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u201cWhat you need to know about the revision to Japan\u2019s sex crime law\u201d<\/span><\/h4>\n<h4><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u3010Date Posted\u3011<\/span><\/h4>\n<h4><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">6\/19\/2023<\/span><\/h4>\n<h4><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u3010Link\u3011<\/span><\/h4>\n<h4><a href=\"https:\/\/www.japantimes.co.jp\/news\/2023\/06\/19\/national\/crime-legal\/sex-crime-law-revision-explainer\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">https:\/\/www.japantimes.co.jp\/news\/2023\/06\/19\/national\/crime-legal\/sex-crime-law-revision-explainer\/<\/span><\/a><\/h4>\n<h4>_______________________________________________________________________<\/h4>\n<h4><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u3010Media Outlet\u3011<\/span><\/h4>\n<h4><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">CNN<\/span><\/h4>\n<h4><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u3010Article Title\u3011<\/span><\/h4>\n<h4><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u201cWhy Japan is rethinking its rape laws and raising the age of consent from 13\u201d<\/span><\/h4>\n<h4><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u3010Date Posted\u3011<\/span><\/h4>\n<h4><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">6\/17\/2023<\/span><\/h4>\n<h4><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u3010Link\u3011<\/span><\/h4>\n<h4><a href=\"https:\/\/edition.cnn.com\/2023\/06\/16\/asia\/japan-sex-crimes-penal-code-reform-intl-hnk-dst\/index.html\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Why Japan is changing its rape laws and raising the age of consent from 13 | CNN<\/span><\/a><\/h4>\n<h4>_______________________________________________________________________<\/h4>\n<h4><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u3010Media Outlet\u3011<\/span><\/h4>\n<h4><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">BBC NEWS<\/span><\/h4>\n<h4><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u3010Article Title\u3011<\/span><\/h4>\n<h4><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u201cJapan redefines rape and raises age of consent in landmark move\u201d<\/span><\/h4>\n<h4><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u3010Date Posted\u3011<\/span><\/h4>\n<h4><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">6\/17\/2023<\/span><\/h4>\n<h4><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u3010Link\u3011<\/span><\/h4>\n<h4><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bbc.com\/news\/world-asia-65887198\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Japan redefines rape and raises age of consent in landmark move \u2013 BBC News<\/span><\/a><\/h4>\n<h4>_______________________________________________________________________<\/h4>\n<h4><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u3010Media Outlet\u3011<\/span><\/h4>\n<h4><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The Washington Post<\/span><\/h4>\n<h4><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u3010Article Title\u3011<\/span><\/h4>\n<h4><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u201cJapan (finally) changes a century-old law: The age of consent is now 16\u201d<\/span><\/h4>\n<h4><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u3010Date Posted\u3011<\/span><\/h4>\n<h4><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">6\/16\/2023<\/span><\/h4>\n<h4><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u3010Link\u3011<\/span><\/h4>\n<h4><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonpost.com\/world\/2023\/06\/16\/japan-age-of-sexual-consent-16\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Japan raises age of sexual consent from 13 to 16 \u2013 The Washington Post<\/span><\/a><\/h4>\n<h4>_______________________________________________________________________<\/h4>\n<h4><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u3010Media Outlet\u3011<\/span><\/h4>\n<h4><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The New York Times<\/span><\/h4>\n<h4><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u3010Article Title\u3011<\/span><\/h4>\n<h4><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u201cJapan Changes Its Rape Laws to Require Consent\u201d<\/span><\/h4>\n<h4><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u3010Date Posted\u3011<\/span><\/h4>\n<h4><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">6\/16\/2023<\/span><\/h4>\n<h4><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u3010Link\u3011<\/span><\/h4>\n<h4><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2023\/06\/16\/world\/asia\/japan-rape-law-consent.html\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2023\/06\/16\/world\/asia\/japan-rape-law-consent.html<\/span><\/a><\/h4>\n<h4>_______________________________________________________________________<\/h4>\n<h4><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u3010Media Outlet\u3011<\/span><\/h4>\n<h4><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">RNZ<\/span><\/h4>\n<h4><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u3010Article Title\u3011<\/span><\/h4>\n<h4><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u201cJapan raises age of consent to 16 in sex crime law reforms\u201d<\/span><\/h4>\n<h4><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u3010Date Posted\u3011<\/span><\/h4>\n<h4><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">6\/16\/2023<\/span><\/h4>\n<h4><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u3010Link\u3011<\/span><\/h4>\n<h4><a href=\"https:\/\/www.rnz.co.nz\/news\/world\/492134\/japan-raises-age-of-consent-to-16-in-sex-crime-law-reforms\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Japan raises age of consent to 16 in sex crime law reforms | RNZ News<\/span><\/a><\/h4>\n<h4>_______________________________________________________________________<\/h4>\n<h4><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u3010Media Outlet\u3011<\/span><\/h4>\n<h4><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Japan 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