It’s just wrong that assault or intimidation is required to charge offenders with committing non-consensual sex. Any forms of non-consensual sex and sexual acts must be punished.

These a NOT ‘random’ crimes! Child abuse is up 8.9 percent in Japan for 2020.

- The ‘welfare of children’ seldom gets the daily HEADLINE here. For example, Mar 5 2021, this was news reported everywhere else: ‘Child abuse cases across Japan top 100,000 for first time” - “NPA data released Feb. 4, 2021 shows that suspected child abuse is up 8.9 percent, 8,738 from the previous year. - Source: http://www.asahi.com/ajw/articles/14200517

Children know their abusers, whether it as at home or, at school.

It’s just wrong that assault or intimidation is required to charge offenders with committing non-consensual sex. Any forms of non-consensual sex and sexual acts must be punished.

I agree.

I agree. The problem is the dinosaurs that run this place.

snowymountainhellToday  07:29 am JST

These a NOT ‘random’ crimes! Child abuse is up 8.9 percent in Japan for 2020.

- The ‘welfare of children’ seldom gets the daily HEADLINE here. For example, Mar 5 2021, this was news reported everywhere else: ‘Child abuse cases across Japan top 100,000 for first time” - “NPA data released Feb. 4, 2021 shows that suspected child abuse is up 8.9 percent, 8,738 from the previous year. - Source: http://www.asahi.com/ajw/articles/14200517

Children know their abusers, whether it as at home or, at school.

I really don't think that abuse rate are going up. With a decreasing population one would think that rates would be decreasing if anything.

What I do think is happening is one of two things:

1) That societal tolerance for this behaviour is waning and laws are being drafted to make it easier to report historic and current crimes. More crimes which would have been ignored, tolerated or belittled are now being reported.

2) The stigmas around being a victim of sexual crimes are waning, in conjunction with improved media reporting and the #MeeToo movement. More victims are now likely to come forward, which in turn leads to more crimes being reported.

Any forms of non-consensual sex and sexual acts must be punished.

In my homecountry, non-consensual sex was and is called rape. If it's a child sexual abuse, it's considered as a felony. Often, they also get bonus years behind the bars for assault, intimidation, etc.

I believe it's like this in most civilised countries. And it should be like that even in less civilised countries.

Agreed.

Understand and agree @InspGadget 9:28am.

The ‘media’ need to be more accurate and ethical in reporting. So, It should read; “Reports of Child Abuse are up 8.9% in Japan fir 2020” - regardless of any decline in ‘birth rates’. The population ages, but the occurrences still persist.

It’s just wrong that assault or intimidation is required to charge offenders with committing non-consensual sex.

Non-consensual sex IS assault. How can it not be?

Mickelicious: "Non-consensual sex IS assault. How can it not be?"

You beat me to it! Anyway, Japan tends to side on the "Can't be assault if it's your wife/girlfriend or just a woman" if there are no obvious physical bruises. Hell, even if there are, police will make the women "reenact" the rape/assault with male police officers to the point where they too are assaulting the person. Means less paperwork for the women who decide not to report it as a result of the stigma and abuse they get even from those who are supposed to protect them.

Tip for one of the reasons why this law still isn't changed-

Tons of non-consensual crimes videotaped and sold in Japan. The huge syndicates who are the vendors are cozy with lawmakers (they often rally and actively support candidates).