Category Archives: Japanese law

First Year Wall (Part 2) – The (not-so voluntary) parent-teacher conference

Posted on May 24, 2018 by

In mid-April, I went to a parent-teacher conference. Actually, it was more like an enforced PTA committee, which one parent per kid had to attend. As a group. We sat at our kids’ desks (tiny!) and introduced ourselves. This was … Continue reading →

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More updates on Amazon Japan’s child porn and abuse images

Posted on March 20, 2015 by

I previously posted in October about the child abuse images and pornographic materials being openly sold on Amazon (also on Rakuten and Tsutaya). An online protest was started shortly thereafter, and Amazon Japan responded by (partly) removing the most offensive items. … Continue reading →

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BREAKING NEWS: Amazon Japan offices raided

Posted on January 25, 2015 by

The Asahi Shinbun is reporting that on Friday, January 23, 2015, Japanese police raided the offices of Amazon Japan on suspicion of violating anti-pornography laws. This web site reported on the illegal sales of child abuse images back in October 2014, when decrying … Continue reading →

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Cultural relativism? Hardly. It’s the LAW

Posted on October 16, 2014 by

“This is not an “it’s OK, it’s Japan, it’s a different culture” issue. It is a violation of an international treaty signed by Japan… Continue reading →

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UPDATED: Amazon Japan removes some, not all. Tip of the iceberg…

Posted on October 14, 2014 by

Depictions of 13 year olds wearing leotards in sexual positions are OK, right? Amazon continues to think so. So does Rakuten. And Yahoo Japan Shop. And Tsutaya… Continue reading →

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An open letter to Amazon Japan: Stop selling child pornography

Posted on October 13, 2014 by

Until Amazon Japan removes “candy doll collection” products from its web site, I will not buy any products at any Amazon web sites…Remove these products. Now. Continue reading →

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