Japan weighs finally lifting age of consent from 13
Teen couples who are no more than five years apart in age would be exempt from prosecution if both partners are over 13.
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TOKYO - A Japanese justice ministry panel on Friday proposed raising the country's age of consent, currently among the world's lowest at just 13,