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    Japan aims to raise age of consent from 13 to 16

    A panel of the Japanese Justice Ministry has proposed raising the age of consent from 13 to 16.

    It forms part of a wider overhaul of Japan's laws on sex crimes, after multiple rape acquittals in 2019 caused outcry.

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    The proposal also aims to criminalise the grooming of minors and expand the definition of rape.

    The statue of limitations for reporting rape will also be increased to 15 from 10 years.

    Currently, Japan has the lowest age of consent in developed countries, and the lowest in the G7 group.

    In Germany and Italy the age is 14, in Greece and France it is 15 and in the UK and many US states it is 16.

    The current law in Japan means victims of rape need to prove that there was "violence and intimidation" used during the rape and that it was "impossible to resist" to secure a conviction.

    The panel has not changed this wording but instead added other factors including intoxication, drugging, being caught off guard and psychological control into the definition.

    Justice Ministry official Yusuke Asanuma said that this "isn't meant to make it easier or harder" for victims to win a rape case but that it should make verdicts "more consistent".

    The re-examination of the sex crime laws comes after widespread demonstrations in 2019 following a number of acquittals. One case saw a man go free after being accused of having sex with his teenaged daughter, even though the court agreed that it was against her will. He was later sent to prison after prosecutors appealed.

    Another saw a man found not guilty of raping a woman who had passed out from drinking because he "misunderstood" that she consented to having sex.

    The government could pass the law as early as summer. Despite the potential change to the age of consent, an exception will still exist for intercourse between people who are at least 13 and who have an age gap of less than five years.

    Japan aims to raise age of consent from 13 to 16 in sex crime overhaul - BBC News

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    Quote Originally Posted by Looper View Post
    an exception will still exist for intercourse between people who are at least 13 and who have an age gap of less than five years.
    ??????

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    Quote Originally Posted by malmomike77 View Post
    ??????
    An 18 year old boy/man can still have intercourse with a 13 year old girl. And, vice-versa.

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    Meaning a couple of teenagers fooling around wont be arrested for rape

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    Quote Originally Posted by DrWilly View Post
    Meaning an 18 year old paedophile wont be arrested for rape
    FTFY.

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    No, you didn’t fix it.

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    Quote Originally Posted by DrWilly View Post
    No, you didn’t fix it.
    Well I can believe at 18 years of age you were running around looking for 13 year olds to fuck, but that is not normal.

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    Well done.

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    5 years isn't far off. Many 15 to 16 year olds might be up for it. I think 5 years is a bit much.

    Nearly 20 years ago my youngest Thai step-daughter disappeared for weeks when she was 13 and still in M 1. My wife couldn't find her. She got her ex-husband involved as he was a cop in another Isan province. He managed to intimidate those in the know and track down his daughter. I understand older guys around 20 years old had been passing her around (she was up for it). I don't know, but I suspect he extracted large bribes from the perps to stop him going formal. I wouldn't be surprised if roughed up a few lads either.

    Her life hasn't been that flash. The ex is still a cop despite a couple of vehicle accidents while pissed. I think we get on well. I like catching up with him every couple of years. He tries to be a good grandfather.

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    Quote Originally Posted by 39TG View Post
    she was 13
    (she was up for it)
    It boggles the mind that someone can think such a thing of a 13 year old.

    Imagine if it was your daughter.

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    "A panel of the Japanese Justice Ministry has proposed raising the age of consent from 13 to 16."
    Mighty white of them.

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    Perhaps we might quit the 'know it all' moralising, and admit that 13 year old girls (and boys) are not necessarily as pure and chaste as the driven snow. They are quite capable of being the instigators of sexual contact, or at least a willing party. What we don't want however is creepy old guys grooming them, which at least this change in the laws partially addresses.

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    The mental age & maturity of a 13 y.o. is hugely different from an 18 y.o. I remember my nephew & niece being 13 and they were still very much children in their words & actions. Sure, they had crushes but that was it.

    A 13 y.o in a relationship w/ an 18 y.o? NO! A 16 y.o. and 18 y.o. = it's OK (but it would depend on the individuals in question).

    When I was 16, I had girl-friends who had BFs that were 2 or 3 yrs older than them. They all came from good, middle class families. The parents of the girl approved of the guy. They usually hang out in the home of the girl. One of the couples - they separated when we were in college/ uni. Another couple - they married when the girl was in mid-20s.

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    Re: the OP - it's good that the law is changing in Japan. It recently changed in PH (age of consent) from 12 to 16.

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    Any adult who thinks a 13-year old is fair game is a fucking paedo.

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    Quote Originally Posted by harrybarracuda View Post
    Any adult who thinks a 13-year old is fair game is a fucking paedo.
    Strangely it piqued your interest being the most prolific poster on this thread.

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    Quote Originally Posted by harrybarracuda View Post
    Any adult who thinks a 13-year old is fair game is a fucking paedo.
    Nobody was suggesting otherwise. But keep that outrage going, it might distract everyone else.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Iceman123 View Post
    Strangely it piqued your interest being the most prolific poster on this thread.
    You don't find paedophilia strange then, is that it?


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    Quote Originally Posted by harrybarracuda View Post
    You don't find paedophilia strange then, is that it?

    I find your interest in paedophilia very strange. It appears your fascination with the subject may require explanation. You seem to invoke the topic at every opportunity - Catholics, young girls etc.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Iceman123 View Post
    I find your interest in paedophilia very strange. It appears your fascination with the subject may require explanation. You seem to invoke the topic at every opportunity - Catholics, young girls etc.
    If anyone is fascinated by it, it seems to be you.

    I'm like most people, I think kiddie fiddlers should at the very least be jailed for life, and certainly not protected by people who seem to think it is normal.

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