The annual celebration is marked when young adults turn 20 years old. At the ward office in Tokyo’s commercial district ...

Tokyo woke up on Saturday, September 6 in a festive and symbolic atmosphere. The Imperial Palace in the Japanese capital was filled with solemnity to celebrate a historic event: the coming of age of ...

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 ...

Japanese lawmakers implemented regulation Friday that raises the national age of consent from 13 to 16 and rewrites how the country defines sex crimes. The change was long sought by members of the ...

TOKYO — 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 ...

Japan passed a landmark sex-crime bill on Friday, in a long fought-for bid to make a range of sexual offenses, including rape, photo voyeurism and online child-grooming, more easily punishable. The ...