Symposium on punishment for sex crimes January 23 4:56
The penal code for sex crimes was revised last year in Scandinavia, and the punishment of sexual offenses in Japan has been changed in response to the fact that sexual offenses can be questioned if the parties to the sexual act did not explicitly agree. The Thinking Symposium was held in Tokyo on the 22nd.
The symposium was organized by the Swedish embassy and others in Tokyo in order to deepen the understanding of the importance of consent in sexual intercourse. About 150 people participated.
The two require that the amended criminal code punish sexual assault as a crime if the other party agreed and voluntarily participated in sexual activity, and whether the perpetrators used violence or intimidation, That it was not a matter of whether or not the person was unable to resist.
Japanese criminal law needs to prove not only that the opponent did not agree, but also that the perpetrators used assault or intimidation.
For this reason, sexual assault victims and others are calling for a review of the criminal law, stating that in some cases, sexual assault trials have failed to take into account the actual situation of the damage and have led to innocence.
"We hope our law will be helpful in reviewing Japanese law," said Swedish Ministry of Justice Senior Viceka Long.
An 18-year-old woman said, "I hope this discussion will take the opportunity to spread the value of sexual consent."