The Japanese Cabinet on Tuesday (March 14) approved a bill which would raise the legal age of consent from 13 to 16 and recognise sexual violation even in the absence of physical violence or coercion.

Japan OKs bill to raise age of consent from 13 to 16, reform sexual offence charges

Online bullying has been a problem plaguing the world in the time of social media and Japan has taken strong steps to deal with the problem. The country’s parliament passed a legislation on Monday which made “online insults” punishable by fine and even imprisonment.

Japan's new legislation makes 'online insults' punishable by one year in prison

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Japan OKs bill to raise age of consent from 13 to 16, reform sexual offence charges

Japan's new legislation makes 'online insults' punishable by one year in prison