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To: Maurice Winn who wrote (68615)	6/18/2023 4:58:24 AM
From: TobagoJack	Respond to of 218057

Re <<Panty sniffing would be more in the category of baseball than handling of prisoners of war or prisoners in general: < That japan institutionalized panty sniffing.>> ... update, whilst I doubt there be any improvement on one mental health score, but there seems a slight progress on another, to bring Team Japan into the more modern middle ages unclear whether woke or anti-woke ft.com Japan raises age of sexual consent from 13 to 16 Reform also broadens definition of rape following longstanding criticism of penal code June 16 2023 A demonstrator in Tokyo calls for better legal protection for sexual assault victims in 2019 © Charly Triballeau/AFP/Getty Images Japan on Friday passed legislation to increase the age of sexual consent from 13 to 16 and broaden the definition of rape, as part of a landmark reform of what critics have complained is an antiquated penal code. The revisions approved by the upper house of Japan’s Diet to the law on sexual offences change the age of consent for the first time in more than a century in order to strengthen the protection of children from abuse. The reform comes amid unprecedented domestic and international pressure on Asia’s richest democracy to reform a legal system accused of preventing many women from obtaining justice for sexual abuses and harassment. Japan has had the lowest age of consent among the G7 countries, but the change to the 1907 clause in its penal code will bring it into line with most US states, the UK and Canada. The new law also redefines rape from “forced sexual intercourse” to “non-consensual sexual intercourse”, broadening the conditions under which the offence can be prosecuted. The existing law has long been criticised by human rights groups and sexual assault victims for making rape prosecutions extremely difficult because it in many cases required evidence to be provided that the victim was unconscious or unable to physically resist. Public calls to strengthen protection for women and girls intensified following a series of rape charge acquittals in 2019. The new legislation will allow prosecutions even in the absence of physical violence or intimidation and sets out eight scenarios under which sexual intercourse can be considered rape. The circumstances include where a victim is intoxicated with alcohol or drugs, caught “off guard” or subject to an abuse of authority. Tomoyuki Mizuno, a former judge who is now a criminal law professor at Hosei University Law School, said Japan had been slow in reforming its laws on sexual assault because of the dominance of men in positions able to influence changes to the legal framework. “There wasn’t enough awareness for sexual crimes because society was male-dominated, but it is changing in the wake of increasing calls from victims,” Mizuno said. “The revision will make it easier for victims and investigative authorities to know which cases could be criminally punishable.” But some experts said there was still ambiguity in the definition of rape, with more clarity needed on what situations would meet the requirement for a victim to find it difficult “to formulate, express or fulfil his or her intention to resist”. “While the revision appears to make the definition of the sexual offence explicit, there are still areas that make it unclear which actions should be penalised,” said Yukiko Kubo, a Tokyo-based lawyer who handles sexual offence cases. Kubo said there was also a risk sexual activities with actual consent could be considered offences under the new scenarios. Some NGOs said the revision fell short of bringing Japanese law into line with international standards, with Tokyo-based group Human Rights Now calling for the crime of rape to be defined as “all non-consensual sexual intercourse”. Earlier in the day, Japan also passed a bill to “promote understanding” of LGBT+ issues. Critics said the law failed to provide human rights protection, but the government was keen to push it through after it faced international scrutiny as host of a G7 summit in Hiroshima last month for being the only member of the group not to recognise same-sex marriages.

To: Maurice Winn who wrote (68615)	6/18/2023 5:04:00 AM
From: TobagoJack	Respond to of 218057

Germany edging towards exit, stage left doing the unconscionable - rug-pull on Ukraine issue very un-Nato spirited and miserly farsnews.ir Finance Minister: Germany Has No More Money for EU World 2023-June-17 11:22 TEHRAN (FNA)- Germany cannot afford to pay more money into the EU budget, Finance Minister Christian Lindner told the Die Welt newspaper on Friday. Although Germany is the bloc’s largest contributor, it has been forced to make cutbacks as its economy contracts. "In view of the necessary cuts in our national budget, we are currently unable to make any additional contributions to the budget of the European Union," Linder told reporters in Brussels, adding that other member states have come to the same realization. Lindner explained that the EU has maxed out its long-term budget through 2027, largely as a result of the bloc’s lavish aid packages to Ukraine. According to the latest figures from Brussels, the EU has given Kiev €72 billion ($79 billion) in economic, military, and humanitarian aid since Russia’s military operation in Ukraine began last February. Despite this unprecedented outflow draining its coffers, the European Commission is reportedly readying an additional €72 billion financial aid package to keep the Ukrainian economy limping along to 2027. According to Lindner, the commission will release a report next week asking member states for more money to cover the bill. Germany is the EU’s largest net contributor, contributing €21.4 billion ($23.4 billion) to the bloc’s budget in 2021. Its next-door neighbor, Poland, is the largest net drain on the budget, receiving €12.9 billion ($14.2 billion) in 2021. Once regarded as Europe’s industrial powerhouse and the EU’s most resilient economy, Germany is currently experiencing deindustrialization as a consequence of its decision to cut itself off from cheap Russian gas and transition to more expensive green energy. The German economy fell into recession in the first three months of this year, and Chancellor Olaf Scholz’s government is planning to reveal around €20 billion ($21.8 billion) in budget cuts later this month. However, a vote on the budget may be delayed, as Scholz and Lindner’s coalition partners in the Green party argue for tax hikes instead of spending cuts.

To: Maurice Winn who wrote (68615)	6/18/2023 5:27:47 AM
From: TobagoJack	Respond to of 218057

Totally unconscionable Rug-pull seems to be a real possibility Must be stopped Fore outcome of Ukraine issue existentially important the way it has been set up telegraph.co.uk Prepare for Ukraine's counter-offensive to falter Ukraine is unlikely to achieve rapid and decisive victories. Nato must guard against France and Germany going wobbly Richard Kemp 17 June 2023 • 6:00pm Nato needs to brace itself for the prospect of Ukraine’s counteroffensive failing to achieve major success. Indeed, so far, Kyiv has attained only limited gains. But those who expected a lightning breakthrough were always going to be disappointed. This is not German panzers against Polish horse cavalry, nor is it American shock and awe against demoralised Iraqi forces in antiquated tanks with no air cover.... telegraph.co.uk Putin is terrified of Ukraine’s counteroffensive Airstrikes on Kyiv were an attempt to undermine morale. Instead, they will have strengthened it Richard Kemp 28 May 2023 • 8:00pm Putin is in a panic over the expected Ukrainian counteroffensive, which may already be in its preliminary “battlefield-shaping” stage. He doesn’t know, any more than the rest of us do, when the offensive will be launched, where it will strike or whether it will succeed. What he does know is that if it achieves significant success, his own days might be numbered, with fissures already opening inside the Kremlin and between its most important henchmen....