There were no explicit religious prohibition against homosexuality in traditional religion of Japan, Buddhist, Shintoism or Confucianism. Homosexuality, among Buddhist monks or samurai were common place. (see Shudō). Sodomy was criminalized in Japan first time in 1873, in early Meiji era, to comply with newly introduced western culture, but the provision was repealed only seven years later by the Penal Code of 1880. [1] since then, Japan has had no laws against homosexuality. Technically consenting adults (13) in private, regardless of sexual orientation and/or gender is not a crime under National legislation. However, some Japanese legal code(s) only indirectly addresses homosexuality under some local governments or prefectures, which have enacted laws that effectively raise the age of co
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| - There were no explicit religious prohibition against homosexuality in traditional religion of Japan, Buddhist, Shintoism or Confucianism. Homosexuality, among Buddhist monks or samurai were common place. (see Shudō). Sodomy was criminalized in Japan first time in 1873, in early Meiji era, to comply with newly introduced western culture, but the provision was repealed only seven years later by the Penal Code of 1880. [1] since then, Japan has had no laws against homosexuality. Technically consenting adults (13) in private, regardless of sexual orientation and/or gender is not a crime under National legislation. However, some Japanese legal code(s) only indirectly addresses homosexuality under some local governments or prefectures, which have enacted laws that effectively raise the age of co
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| - There were no explicit religious prohibition against homosexuality in traditional religion of Japan, Buddhist, Shintoism or Confucianism. Homosexuality, among Buddhist monks or samurai were common place. (see Shudō). Sodomy was criminalized in Japan first time in 1873, in early Meiji era, to comply with newly introduced western culture, but the provision was repealed only seven years later by the Penal Code of 1880. [1] since then, Japan has had no laws against homosexuality. Technically consenting adults (13) in private, regardless of sexual orientation and/or gender is not a crime under National legislation. However, some Japanese legal code(s) only indirectly addresses homosexuality under some local governments or prefectures, which have enacted laws that effectively raise the age of consent for homosexual conduct to eighteen, on the grounds of protecting the youth.
* Age of consent in Asia
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