Justice Ministry is eyeing a drastic Penal Code amendment that would see rapists and other sex offenders punished more severely, ministry officials said Thursday.
The ministry also seeks to increase the penalties for other crimes, and extend the statute of limitations on some, especially murder.
It plans to submit a relevant bill to the Diet next fall.
The move would mark the first overall revision of the Penal Code since it was established in 1907.
Shit that's a long time since the last review was done.
