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Strange laws, also called weird laws, dumb laws, futile laws, unusual laws, ... Supposedly, it is illegal to be fat in Japan. That is untrue, but citizens between 45 ...
Internet censorship in Japan generally focuses on pornography and controversial political material especially in regards to Japanese history during the Empire of Japan. [25] In 2022, Japan introduced a law to revise its Penal Code that would mandate a jail time for up to a year and a larger fine for making "online insults". [26]
The censorship laws were revised again in the Publication Law of 1893 (出版法, Shuppan Hō), which remained virtually unchanged until 1949. Newspaper regulations followed suit in the Press Law of 1909 ( 新聞紙条例 , Shimbunshi Jorei ) , which followed the regulations of the 1893 Publication Law and detailed punishments for offenses.
Matsunaga and his common-law wife Junko Ogata are arrested in 2002 after a girl escapes from them. 2003: Super Free rape incident-Tokyo: Students of Japanese universities in Tokyo rape women in a circle Super Free. Organizer Shinichiro Wada and 13 other members are arrested for gang rapes. The estimated number of rape victims are up to 500. 2003
In February this year, a justice ministry panel proposed raising the age of consent in Japan from 13 to 16 as part of a series of reforms to the sex crime laws. Japan’s age of consent, to date ...
"No dancing" sign in a bar in Tokyo. The Businesses Affecting Public Morals Regulation Law (風俗営業等の規制及び業務の適正化等に関する法律, Fūzoku eigyō tō no kisei oyobi gyōmu no tekiseika tō ni kansuru hōritsu), also known as 風俗営業取締法 (Fūzoku eigyō torishimari hō) or 風営法 (Fūeihō), [1] is a law that regulates entertainment places in Japan.
Japan has criminalized online insults, making cyberbullying punishable by up to a year in prison, extending the statute of limitations and amplifying the fine, in the wake of a reality star's suicide.
The law of Japan refers to the legal system in Japan, which is primarily based on legal codes and statutes, with precedents also playing an important role. [1] Japan has a civil law legal system with six legal codes, which were greatly influenced by Germany, to a lesser extent by France, and also adapted to Japanese circumstances.