Industry News — Crime, Regulation & Trends

Nationwide Coordinated Investigation Into Cases of Harm to Minors; Simultaneous Operation Across 47 Prefectures Protects More Than 50 Victims News

Nationwide Coordinated Investigation Into Cases of Harm to Minors; Simultaneous Operation Across 47 Prefectures Protects More Than 50 Victims

Under the direction of the National Police Agency, police in all 47 prefectures simultaneously carried out searches and protective operations targeting the sexual exploitation of minors. In an intensive 48-hour operation, more than 50 underage victims were taken into protection, and more than 100 people involved were arrested or referred to prosecutors.

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Tokyo Substantially Revises Ordinance Regulating Adult-Entertainment Special Businesses; First-Ever Rules on Online Customer Acquisition News

Tokyo Substantially Revises Ordinance Regulating Adult-Entertainment Special Businesses; First-Ever Rules on Online Customer Acquisition

On the 16th, the Tokyo Metropolitan Assembly revised its ordinance on adult-entertainment special businesses, introducing for the first time rules on customer acquisition using the internet and social media. The revision bans online advertising and customer acquisition conducted without notification and strengthens the authority to impose administrative sanctions on violators. It takes effect in September.

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Three Years After the AV Law Took Effect: Sharp Rise in Damage Reports, and Structural Change in the Industry News

Three Years After the AV Law Took Effect: Sharp Rise in Damage Reports, and Structural Change in the Industry

Three years after the Act on Preventing and Remedying Harm to Adult-Video Performers took effect, the Consumer Affairs Agency released an assessment report. The number of damage reports rose more than fivefold compared with before the law, confirming a certain deterrent effect. At the same time, the offshore relocation of illegal operators and new 'loopholes' have emerged as challenges going forward.

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Operator of Major Adult-Entertainment Chain Arrested for Tax Evasion; Over 300 Million Yen in Concealed Income Over Five Years News

Operator of Major Adult-Entertainment Chain Arrested for Tax Evasion; Over 300 Million Yen in Concealed Income Over Five Years

On the 14th, the National Tax Agency and police authorities arrested the operator of an adult-entertainment chain with several outlets in Tokyo on suspicion of violating the Corporation Tax Act (tax evasion). The concealed income over five years is said to total more than 300 million yen, drawing attention as a large-scale tax-evasion case in the adult-entertainment industry.

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