Swedish officials speak out on sexual offense legislation as Japan eyes legal changes As Japan prepares to deliberate a possible revision to the Penal Code concerning sex crimes this year, two government officials from Sweden, where the criminal law was revised in 2018 to penalize all sexual conduct without consent, have spoken out in Japan about how consent is being defined and what constitutes rape. Viveca Lang, senior adviser at Sweden's Ministry of Justice, and Hedvig Trost, senior legal manager at the Swedish Prosecution Authority, shared their views on consent-based sexual offense legislation in a news conference at the Japan National Press Club in Tokyo's Chiyoda Ward Jan. 21. Under Sweden's revised legislation, ... Continue reading... https://mainichi.jp/english/articles/20200127/p2a/00m/0fe/022000c