Japan's New Law Raises the Age of Consent From 13 to 16

Japan raises age of consent from 13 to 16 in reform of sex crimes law. Japan has been unchanged since 1907 with children aged 13 and above deemed capable of consent. Under the new law, team couples, no more than five years apart in age, will be exempt from prosecution if both partners are over 13. The age of consent below which sexual activity is considered rape is 16 in Britain, 15 in France and 14 in Germany and China.