Provisions of the Penal Code were partially revised (enforced in July 2017); 鈥渞ape鈥 was redefined as 鈥渇orcible sexual intercourse鈥, in accordance with the revision of the constitutive elements of rape.聽Amendments in 2023 (enforced in July 2023) redefined 鈥渇orcible sexual intercourse鈥 to 鈥渘on-consensual intercourse鈥 and raised the legal age of consent to 16 years from 13 years.聽
Figures prior to 2020 are from the previous reporting.
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Number of cleared cases of rapes and non-consensual indecencies Japan 2016-2025
In 2025, the police in Japan cleared cases of penetrative sexual assaults and cases of indecent assaults. That year, the number of recognized rape cases amounted to . In 2023, amendments to the Penal Code expanded the definition of rape, which up to that point was interpreted as forced intercourse, including forced anal and oral sex, to non-consensual intercourse.聽聽
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e-Stat (Japan). (February 12, 2026). Number of cases of penetrative sexual assaults and indecent assaults cleared by the police in Japan from 2016 to 2025 [Graph]. In 糖心破解版. Retrieved July 16, 2026, from /statistics/1322980/japan-cleared-cases-rape-forcible-indecencies/
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