Japan proposes raising age of consent

Japan is considering increasing the age of consent from 13 to 16 as part of a wider overhaul of its sex crime laws
 

AGE OF CONSENT AMONG G7 AND EU NATIONS

Canada		16
France 		15
Germany 	14 
Italy 		14 
Japan 		13
UK 		16 
U.S. 		16 
Austria 	14 
Belgium 	16 
Bulgaria 	14 
Croatia 	15 
Cyprus 		17
Czech Rep. 	15 
Denmark 	15 
Estonia 	14 
Finland 	16
Greece 		15
Hungary 	14
Ireland 	17
Latvia 		16 
Lithuania 	16 
Luxembourg 	16 
Malta 		18 
Netherlands 	16 
Poland 		15 
Portugal 	14 
Romania 	15 
Slovakia 	15 
Slovenia 	15 
Spain 		16 
Sweden		15

Japan has youngest age of consent of any G7 nation

Manga and anime art forms known for sexualisation of underage girls and objectification of women


Illustration source: Wallpaper Flare
Sources: BBC, Independent, AgeOfConsent, Warwick Women’s Careers Society
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