In 2017, Article 177 was amended to specify vaginal, anal, and oral intercourse and expanded to include all persons male and female under 13.
As of 2004, about 1,000 offenses by adults are punished annually under the bylaws; a typical penalty is a ¥300,000 fine and a.
In 2015 an 11-year-old boy and a 13-year-old boy were arrested after they were found having sex with an 11-year-old girl.