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Japan Times
JAPAN / Crime & Legal
Apr 20, 2017
Record number of minors fell prey to social media crimes in 2016: NPA
The number of minors targeted for sex crimes over social media sets a record amid a lack of education and parental monitoring, a police report says.
JAPAN / Crime & Legal
Mar 31, 2017
Porn scouts face crackdown on forced sex scenes
The government decided Friday to crack down on scouts who force women to appear in pornographic videos as part of a series of emergency measures to combat sexual exploitation.
JAPAN / Crime & Legal
Mar 9, 2017
Japan child abuse, pornography cases hit record highs in 2016
The spike in reported cases announced by the National Police Agency on Thursday was attributed to increased awareness and enforcement.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Crime & Legal
Feb 9, 2017
Six men, over 100,000 photos seized in seven-prefecture child porn bust
Six men have been arrested on suspicion of molestation and taking and sharing pornographic images of young boys, the Kanagawa Prefectural Police said Thursday, adding that the suspects are members of pedophile groups and victim tally may top 160.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Crime & Legal
Feb 8, 2017
26.9% of aspiring models, idols have been asked to perform sex acts for the camera: survey
Many young women who signed contracts with talent agencies to become fashion models or idols have been asked to perform sex acts on camera, with some giving in to such requests, a government survey showed Wednesday.
Japan Times
JAPAN / History / JAPAN TIMES GONE BY
Oct 1, 2016
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Japan Times
JAPAN / Crime & Legal
Jul 31, 2016
Fukuoka police expand undercover network to halt teen prostitution
Amid the growing problem of teenage prostitution in Japan, Fukuoka Prefectural Police are stepping up surveillance on young girls who are offering sex via the internet and trying to prevent such cases by posing as potential clients.
JAPAN / Crime & Legal
Jul 20, 2016
Baby sitter gets 26 years for killing Yokohama toddler in 2014
A 28-year-old man was sentenced to 26 years in prison Wednesday for killing a 2-year-old boy in 2014 while baby-sitting him at his apartment in Saitama Prefecture.
WORLD / Society
Jul 15, 2016
U.S. lawmakers introduce bill to criminalize 'revenge porn'
Lawmakers in the U.S. House of Representatives introduced long-stalled legislation on Thursday that would make it a federal crime to share sexually explicit material of a person online without the subject's consent.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Media / DARK SIDE OF THE RISING SUN
Jul 2, 2016
Porn industry takes first step toward recognizing it has a problem
Japan's multibillion-dollar pornography industry suffered a shock last month after police arrested three men connected with one of the country's top talent agencies, in a rare crackdown on illegal practices in the business.
JAPAN / Crime & Legal
Jun 13, 2016
Talent agents arrested after model forced to act in porn videos
The young woman said she was raped repeatedly on camera for adult videos and threatened with financial penalties if she refused this 'contractual' obligation.
Japan Times
COMMUNITY / Issues / LABOR PAINS
May 22, 2016
Do Japan's porn actresses and actors have labor rights?
An engrossing five-hour defense of the adult-movie business by its practitioners fails to tell the full story.
JAPAN / Crime & Legal
Apr 14, 2016
Minors lured into SNS-assisted crimes set record in 2015
Japan saw a record number of minors fall prey to molestation, prostitution and other crimes via social networking services or online community spaces last year, and nearly all of the victims were female, police said Thursday.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Society
Apr 6, 2016
Osaka Prefecture city works with FamilyMart to cover up adult magazines
Adult magazines at FamilyMart stores in the city of Sakai, Osaka Prefecture, are being covered up in line with a program to protect the young from sexually explicit materials, a move that has drawn protests from the publishing industry.
JAPAN / Crime & Legal
Mar 24, 2016
Child abuse cases reach record high in 2015: police
A record-high 37,020 minors aged under 18 were sent to child welfare authorities as suspected victims of child abuse in 2015, police reported Thursday.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Crime & Legal
Mar 16, 2016
Graphic designer found guilty of child pornography in Japan
A 55-year-old graphic designer from Gifu has been found guilty of child pornography offenses in the first such ruling relating to computer graphics.
JAPAN / Crime & Legal
Mar 15, 2016
U.S. man who appeared on NHK arrested over video footage of sexual encounter with minor
An American man who appeared on an NHK program as a reporter has been arrested on suspicion of saving a video of him having sex with an underage girl to a computer, police said.
JAPAN
Mar 8, 2016
Japanese porn actresses defend industry from NGO's accusations of abuse
Responding to a recent NGO report that pointed out the dark side of Japan's porn industry, several adult film actresses are defending their profession.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Feb 17, 2016
Japanese city seeks to cover up adult magazines in convenience stores
In a possible first for Japan, the city of Sakai, Osaka Prefecture, will urge convenience stores to cover up adult magazines to keep them out of sight of children, a municipal official said Wednesday.
JAPAN / Crime & Legal
Dec 30, 2015
Yokohama ex-principal gets suspended term for Manila child porn trove
A former principal of a Yokohama public junior high school who was arrested for allegedly taking pictures of sexual acts with teenage girls in Manila has received a suspended two-year prison term.
Japan says Biden's description of nation as xenophobic is 'unfortunate'
The National Diet building in Tokyo
With eye on China, defense chiefs agree to bolster interoperability
From left: U.S. Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin, Australian defense chief Richard Marles, Japanese Defense Minister Minoru Kihara and Philippine Defense Secretary Gilberto Teodoro hold a joint news conference in Honolulu on Thursday.
The 'outsiders' creating some of Japan's greenest spaces
Rows of irises resemble a rice field at the Peter Walker-designed Toyota Municipal Museum of Art.
Japan drops to 70th in press freedom rankings
A businessman reads a newspaper outside a train station in Tokyo.
Traders spooked by intervention risk trim record yen shorts
Traders edged back from record bets on yen weakness this past week, in a period that included a likely bout of intervention by Japan to prop up the currency.
'Monster' Inoue ready to tear down Luis Nery in title defense at Tokyo Dome
Naoya Inoue (left) and Luis Nery following a pre-fight news conference in Yokohama on Saturday, two days ahead of their super bantamweight title fight.
Debate on constitutional revision at a standstill despite Kishida's pledges
With less than two months left before the conclusion of the current session of parliament, any possibility that Prime Minister Fumio Kishida can deliver constitutional reform before the end of his term as Liberal Democratic Party president in late September, as he has promised, appears remote.
Sapporo court ruling on Ainu fishing rights presents tough questions
A traditional Ainu preserved food called <i>satchep</i> (dried fish) being made at the government-run National Ainu Museum and Park, nicknamed Upopoy, in the town of Shiraoi, Hokkaido, on Dec. 25. The Sapporo District Court ruled last month that the Raporo Ainu Nation's rights as an Indigenous people did not extend to having an inherent right to fish for commercial reasons.
With eye on China, defense chiefs agree to bolster interoperability
From left: U.S. Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin, Australian defense chief Richard Marles, Japanese Defense Minister Minoru Kihara and Philippine Defense Secretary Gilberto Teodoro hold a joint news conference in Honolulu on Thursday.
Yellow sand allergy: A health issue made worse by climate change
A screenshot of the Meteorological Agency's satellite image of clouds and yellow sand (in pink) on Sunday.

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