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Bill to Prevent Harm From AV Appearances Submitted to the Diet by Ruling and Opposition Parties; Aim Is Enactment Before the Summer Upper House Election News

Bill to Prevent Harm From AV Appearances Submitted to the Diet by Ruling and Opposition Parties; Aim Is Enactment Before the Summer Upper House Election

A cross-party parliamentary league of ruling and opposition lawmakers jointly submitted a bill to prevent and remedy harm from AV appearances to the Diet. Built around the introduction of a cooling-off system and the granting of a right to demand video deletion, the bill aims for enactment before the summer Upper House election. Industry organizations object to parts of the wording, but the legislative momentum appears unstoppable.

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Legislative Debate on a Special Sex-Trade Law Gains Momentum; Cross-Party Parliamentary League Holds First Meeting News

Legislative Debate on a Special Sex-Trade Law Gains Momentum; Cross-Party Parliamentary League Holds First Meeting

A cross-party parliamentary league aiming for a fundamental revision of the Anti-Prostitution Act held its first meeting on the 8th and began discussing the direction of new legislation on the sex trade. The focus is on enacting a 'Special Sex-Trade Law' centered on the principles of 'not punishing victims' and 'harsher penalties for exploitation and coercion.

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Ten Years of Organized-Crime Exclusion Ordinances: Removing Gangs from the Sex Industry Is 'Only Halfway Done,' National Police Agency Reports News

Ten Years of Organized-Crime Exclusion Ordinances: Removing Gangs from the Sex Industry Is 'Only Halfway Done,' National Police Agency Reports

Marking a decade since organized-crime exclusion ordinances were in place across all 47 prefectures by 2011, the National Police Agency released an assessment report. While excluding organized crime groups (boryokudan) from the sex industry has produced certain results, latent involvement through front companies and 'hangure' (semi-gangster) groups continues, and the report assessed the effort as 'only halfway done.

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Sweeping Crackdown on Adult-Entertainment Law Violations Across Osaka; 21 Venues Searched, Numerous Ordinance Breaches News

Sweeping Crackdown on Adult-Entertainment Law Violations Across Osaka; 21 Venues Searched, Numerous Ordinance Breaches

On the 13th, Osaka Prefectural Police announced that they had simultaneously searched 21 adult-entertainment-related venues across the prefecture, arresting or referring 17 operators and others to prosecutors for violations of the Businesses Affecting Public Morals Regulation Act and prefectural ordinances. Unregistered operation was the most common offense, with late-night employment of minors and operation outside permitted hours also confirmed.

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Tokyo Revises Ordinance Regulating 'JK Business': Tougher Penalties and Expanded Scope of Covered Operations News

Tokyo Revises Ordinance Regulating 'JK Business': Tougher Penalties and Expanded Scope of Covered Operations

On the 21st, the Tokyo Metropolitan Assembly passed a revised ordinance strengthening regulation of operations involving the sexual exploitation of youth, including the so-called 'JK business.' Penalties were raised from administrative fines to criminal punishment, and the scope of regulated operations was expanded. The move drew attention as a precedent for ordinance revisions by local governments nationwide.

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