Tuesday, March 11, 2008

International/ Child Advocacy Legal News

Japan still lags behind the international community when it comes to regulation of child pornography. Indeed, it wasn't until 1999 that there was any law on Japanese books pertaining to regulation -and that was a rather weak law.

Current law prosecutes production and sale, but possession is not criminal. This effectively hand-cuffs enforcement. Oh yes, and comics, video games, and animation are not regulated at all.

In response, the international community is pushing for change.

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