13 Japanese detained in Cambodia for alleged involvement in fraud scheme

Thirteen Japanese nationals suspected of being a part of a fraud scheme in Cambodia have been detained by local investigators ...

State Department issues warning in Japan after bears kill 13 since April

The U.S. State Department has warned Americans traveling to Japan to watch their surroundings after more than a dozen people ...
New York Post

Japan proposes raising age of sexual consent — from 13 to 16

Japan has proposed raising the age of consent from 13 to 16 as part of an overhaul of sex crime legislation after a string of controversial rape acquittals. The Japanese Justice Ministry’s proposal ...
PBS

Japan raises the age of sexual consent to 16 from 13, which was among the world’s lowest

TOKYO (AP) — Japan’s parliament on Friday raised the age of sexual consent to 16 from 13, a limit which had remained unchanged for more than a century and was among the world’s lowest, amid calls for ...
New York Post

Thirteen crew rescued after ship sinks off Japan, search on for 9 missing

TOKYO – Thirteen crew members were rescued on Wednesday from a cargo ship that sank off southwestern Japan during fierce winter winds, with planes and ships, including private vessels, searching for ...
Business Insider

Japan finally updated its definition of rape so that the crime no longer requires the use of force. Its age of consent is also no longer 13.

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