Number of recognized cases of rapes and forcible indecencies Japan 2014-2023

The number of recorded rapes in Japan increased to approximately 2.7 thousand cases in 2023 from approximately 1.7 thousand cases in the previous year. At the same time, the number of reported forcible indecencies also increased from 4.7 thousand cases to about 6.1 thousand in 2023.In 2017, amendments of the Penal Code expanded the definition of rape, which up to that point was interpreted as forced vaginal intercourse, to also include forced anal and oral sex.

2023年，日本记录的强奸案件数量增至约2.7千起，较上一年度增加约1.7千起。与此同时，报告的强制猥亵案件数量亦从4.7千起上升至约6.1千起。2017年，《刑法》的修订扩大了强奸的定义，在此之前，强奸被解释为强制阴道交，修订后亦涵盖强制肛门和口交。