Japan plans to raise the age of consent from 13 years old in an overhaul of sex crime legislation

• The Japanese government has proposed changing its consent age from 13 to 16 years old.
• If passed, the country will no longer have the lowest age of consent of all G7 nations.
• The overhaul of Japan's sex crime legislation comes after multiple acquittals in sexual abuse cases.

The Japanese government is looking to change its age of consent from 13 to 16 years old, a move that would mean it would no longer have the lowest age of consent of all G7 countries.