Japanese lawmakers stand as they approve an amended criminal law at the upper house in Tokyo Friday, June 16, 2023. Japan's Parliament on Friday raised the age of sexual consent to 16 from 13. (Kyodo News via AP)
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 greater protection of children and women.
