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[–] [email protected] 11 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago) (1 children)

The fact that age of consent was 13 in a developed nation is a good reminder that as far as we've come, human kind as a whole still has a long way to go.

[–] [email protected] 18 points 2 years ago (1 children)

Every prefecture had already raised the local age of consent to at least 16, several are at 18. So this is just the national level playing catch up.

No, it's the change to the rape definition that makes all the difference here. It's a massive change for the better.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 2 years ago

But how does prosecution work in Japan? When is it national jurisdiction? It does matter.