Protesters call for revision of the anti-sex crime law, in front of Tokyo Station in Tokyo, Japan, on June 11, 2019.Alessandro Di Ciommo/NurPhoto via Getty Images Japan reformed its sex crimes laws on ...

For decades, Japanese law said children as young as 13 were old enough to consent to sexual activities. The country also only convicted cases of rape that proved the victim tried to fight back. These ...

In Japanese, “pro gamer” previously had one definition: a gamer who got money to play. Hence, a professional. Today, the word was given a new definition by the newly established Japan Esports Union.

Japan’s national legislature passed groundbreaking revisions to its sex crimes laws Friday. The House of Councillors, the upper house of Japan’s National Diet, voted in favor of changes to Chapter 22 ...

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