A Self-Defense Forces recruitment office in Shiga Prefecture has caused a stir by releasing a poster that features female anime characters wearing super-short skirts, which expose what appear to be underwear. Some people have described the image as a form of sexual harassment.

A recruitment poster displayed on the website of the Self-Defense Forces' Shiga Provincial Cooperation Office features female characters from the anime series 'Strike Witches,' clad in skimpy uniforms.
A recruitment poster displayed on the website of the Self-Defense Forces' Shiga Provincial Cooperation Office features female characters from the anime series 'Strike Witches,' clad in skimpy uniforms.

The recruitment poster was created by the SDF's Shiga Provincial Cooperation Office in Otsu and features three female characters from "Strike Witches," an aerial combat anime series. Two of the three characters appear to be wearing blue underwear under their costumes.