What is the age of consent in Japan?
16–17
The age of consent is 16.
Japan is one of 80 countries classified “16–17” for the age of consent — 43% of the 188 with data.
Source
- Taken from
- Wikipedia: Age of consent by country
- Last checked
- 15 September 2026
- How it was classified
- Read directly from the source’s own table, without interpretation.
Nearby countries
- South Korea
- 16–17 The age of consent is 16.
- North Korea
- 14–15 The age of consent is 15.
- Taiwan
- 16–17 The age of consent is 16.
- Hong Kong
- 16–17 The age of consent is 16.
- Macau
- 14–15 The age of consent is 14.
- Philippines
- 16–17 The age of consent is 16.
Other laws in Japan
- Same-Sex Marriage
- Not recognized
- Same-Sex Activity
- Legal
- Sex Work
- Decriminalized / unregulated
- Pornography
- Restricted
- Divorce
- Legal
- Non-Binary Recognition
- Not recognized
- Same-Sex Adoption
- Limited (step-child / single)
- Incest Laws
- Legal between adults
- Marriage Age
- 18+
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