The Asahi Shimbun:

Japan will lower its legal age of adulthood to 18 from 20 starting in April, a major shift that will have significant implications for 18- and 19-year-olds.

The Civil Law currently provides protection when young people get duped or pressured into appearing in pornography.

But this protection will no longer be available starting on April 1, when people aged 18 or 19 become legal adults--requiring no parental consent when they ink those contracts.

生词短语：

lower

降低

implication

可能的影响

duped

诈骗; 哄骗

parental consent

父母的同意

ink

签署，签订(合同等)