Police to begin 'patrolling' Internet to crack down on child porn

I had the distinct idea that a lot of Jcops were already patrolling the net FOR child porn.

No doubt that, on their coffee breaks, they will be pulling out their manga filled with girls in school girl uniforms. Because those have nothing to do with the legitimisation of child pornography at all.

'patrolling' ? Are you sure that shouldn't be 'browsing' ?

This whole article makes me feel sick. There is a very dark side to Japan that is seldom spoken about. And as for the "freedom of expression" what sicko wants to express THIS type of imagery? Have the stones and ban it outright!

child porn is abhorrent, but banning it has done little to dent the industry. in fact, with the advancement of technology, it's becoming easier and easier to access it. i don't know what the solution is but the harsh penalties imposed, in the West, doesn't work.

How about just cracking down on porn full stop. It seems as if every second women in Japan is involved in it. Surely they cant all be doing it willingly. Surely not.

Surely they cant all be doing it willingly.

You'd be surprised!

How about just cracking down on porn full stop.

Because it's not illegal and there is nothing wrong with it.

It seems as if every second women in Japan is involved in it. Surely they cant all be doing it willingly. Surely not.

They are. There are contracts signed for each and every movie created. With the exception of amateur porn of course.

How about just cracking down on porn full stop. It seems as if every second women in Japan is involved in it. Surely they cant all be doing it willingly. Surely not.

It sounds like you need to change the company you keep.

I wouldn't want that job.

Why scan the internet? Why not just hit the nearest conbini? Its right there, at childs eye-level.

Why scan the internet? Why not just hit the nearest conbini? Its right there, at childs eye-level.

I go to the combini regularly - pretty much once a day. I've never seen child porn there. What kind of combinis are you going to?

I go to the combini regularly - pretty much once a day. I've never seen child porn there. What kind of combinis are you going to?

I guess not everyone is browsing through the porn section as you may be.

I guess not everyone is browsing through the porn section as you may be.

That makes no sense. If they aren't browsing through the porn section as I may be, then why would they state that something exists if it doesn't?

Your statement may have made sense if it was 'I guess everyone is browsing through the porn section more than you may be'.

Given the number of stories of J cops getting up to sexual shenanigans, this sounds like a recipe for disaster.....

I wish people would stop calling it 'child porn'. It is not child porn, it is child abuse.

Porn implies consent on behalf of the person being filmed.

That makes no sense. If they aren't browsing through the porn section as I may be, then why would they state that something exists if it doesn't?

Hey, you were the one who said there was no child porn at the combini which means the only way you would know is if you were looking directly at the porn magazine section. If you don't look in that area, how would you know there was no child porn?

Hey, you were the one who said there was no child porn at the combini

That's not what I said.

And it still doesn't change the fact that your statement makes no sense. If other people aren't looking at the porn, how would they know it's there (if it indeed were)?

The police need to start with the barely legal soft porn featuring girls as young as early-mid elementary school age.

These magazines are readily available in Japan, and act as a gateway to harder porn among young girls and people who pimp them. I am no prude, but this "soft" Lolita porn crosses the line. It is a disgrace to Japan that would probably only be legal in a small number of third-world countries.

I was just at the local 7-11, and in the porn section of the magazine rack they had at least two such magazines one with the title "Echi na Imoto" (horny little sister) with very young girls, and another "JK Style" (joshi kosei = high school (girls) showing plenty of teenage girls wearing school uniforms in compromising poses. Here is a picture of the cover: http://goo.gl/Ji7fP4

I realize that 7-11 Japan is separate from 7-11 U.S., but still, the U.S. side should confront 7-11 Japan about the damage this does to the 7-11 reputation worldwide.

All my down comments I starting to think people here like J porn. Hahahahaha. Girls of the nite. I guess that would be them.

Come on, ban porn in Japan? Get serious, why would porn be so ubiquitous in Japan if so many Japanese didn't like having it everywhere? It's part and parcel of Japanese culture -- ever heard of かなまら祭り? And as for child porn, obviously there wouldn't be so much of it in Japan if it weren't so popular.

I had the distinct idea that a lot of Jcops were already patrolling the net FOR child porn

It's more than likely that will happen, if it hasn't already

The police need to start with the barely legal soft porn featuring girls as young as early-mid elementary school age.

Impossible. The whole AKB thing would collapse overnight.

Unfortunately my link above did not work, so here is an alternate one. This link shows covers of the "JK Style" (Joshi Kosei high school girl style) magazine I saw in my local 7-11 earlier today: https://goo.gl/2I2E9i

Here is another I have seen in convenience stores, even younger girls: https://goo.gl/OA8nR9

These would certainly not be on the convenience store shelves in any developed country, but Japan.

I go to the combini regularly - pretty much once a day. I've never seen child porn there.

So @Strangerland, I'm not sure where you were looking, but you can find soft child "Lolita" porn at most convenience stores in Japan on any given day.

@Sensato,

I realize that 7-11 Japan is separate from 7-11 U.S., but still, the U.S. side should confront 7-11 Japan about the damage this does to the 7-11 reputation worldwide.

A little off topic, but just thought I would point out that 7-11 in the U.S. is actually owned by 7-11 Japan, which is owned by Seven & I Holdings Co., which is a publicly traded company in Japan.

In June of last year, the government made the possession of child pornography illegal, but penalties were postponed for 12 months until July 1 this year, in order to encourage disposal of material.

Possession of child pornography for distribution purpose has been illegal for a long time now. Police do not need to wait until July 1st to punish people who put child pornography on file sharing system.

SensatoJun. 15, 2015 - 03:52PM JST

Do you know the international definition of "Child Pornography"?

Optional Protocol to the Convention on the Rights of the Child on the sale of children, child prostitution and child pornography

Article 2

(c) Child pornography means any representation, by whatever means, of a child engaged in real or simulated explicit sexual activities or any representation of the sexual parts of a child for primarily sexual purposes.

Does "JK style" fall into the above definition?

Child pornography means any representation, by whatever means, of a child engaged in real or simulated explicit sexual activities or any representation of the sexual parts of a child for primarily sexual purposes.

Does "JK style" fall into the above definition?

@CH3CHO

The answer is a definite, 'yes.' I would say JK Style, and particularly Moecco in the second link, clearly fall under the second clause which reads, "any representation of the sexual parts of a child for primarily sexual purposes"

These magazines feature minors in compromising poses, with many shots focusing on "sexual parts" of their bodies. Also it is sold among all the other soft and harder porn in the the pornography section of the convenience store which would obviously suggest that those purchasing it are overall most definitely using it "primarily for sexual purposes."

I hope that answers your question.

"Why don't you have a seat right over there?"

I'm amazed at the number of wowsers and Mother Grundys that are criticizing Japanese people for reading manga and anything else they don't approve of. Shades of the Meiji Jidai when the puritanical foreigners were running about frothing at the mouth because of what they saw as the immorality of activities such as Fertility Festivals which were so prevalent in those days.

Funny, trying to crack down on child porn given the sexual crimes police officers themselves get involved in!

This is not going to work. If anything it may stoke up the already deviant behaviour prevalent in J-cop ranks.

Thank you @sensato. I think no further explanation is necessary.