Minister of Justice Saito submitted a proposal for revision of the Penal Code in accordance with the actual situation of sexual crimes.
As a component of the crime of forcible sexual intercourse, concretely indicated the cases where it is difficult for the victim to express "will not agree", and dealt with the behavior of taming children for sexual purposes and psychologically controlling them. A new sin was included.
Under the current penal code, crimes such as forced sexual intercourse require the use of ``assault or threats,'' but the victim's body stiffens with fear even without ``violence or threats.'' I was asking for a review because of the actual situation.
On the 17th, the government's legislative council reported to Minister of Justice Saito on the guidelines for the revision of the Penal Code, which included "violence and intimidation," "intake of alcohol and drugs," and "rejection." For the first time, eight acts were specifically listed in the article, such as not to give, and to frighten or frighten.
Such acts make it difficult for the victim to express their "will not consent", and they are supposed to have sexual intercourse.
In addition, in light of the recent trends in sexual crimes, it is illegal to shoot obscene images in order to prevent the act of taming and psychologically controlling children on social media for sexual purposes, and to prevent so-called voyeurism. We are planning to establish a new "shooting crime" to crack down on the act of providing it to a third party.
In addition, we will raise the age at which consent to sexual activity can be determined from the current age of 13 or older to 16 or older.
It makes it a crime to have sex with anyone under the age of 16, except for people of the same age.
On the other hand, it also includes extending the statute of limitations for crimes such as forced sexual intercourse and forced indecency by five years.
In response to this, the government will submit a bill to revise the Penal Code to the current Diet session.
“Names in Family Registers Have No Reading” Guidelines for Revising the Family Register Act Report
In addition, the Legislative Council reported to Minister of Justice Saito on the outline of the revision of the family register law to add the reading to the name on the family register in order to digitize administrative procedures.
In this, the reading is written in katakana, and there is a provision that ``the reading of the characters used as a name must be generally accepted.''
Regarding the newly established regulations, the Ministry of Justice said, ``Excessive 'Kirakira Name' and other extreme things that cause confusion in society will not be described.
The government has decided to submit a bill to revise the Family Registration Act to the current Diet session.
Recommend guidelines for revisions to the Civil Execution Act, etc.
In addition, the Legislative Council has introduced guidelines for revisions to the Civil Execution Act, etc., so that documents can be submitted online and discussed with the court regarding bankruptcy procedures, ``civil execution,'' which seizes the debtor's assets, and mediation for the division of inheritance. to Minister of Justice Saito.
In response to this, the government will submit a bill to revise the Civil Execution Law to the current Diet session.