On Wednesday, March 23, 2022, Human Rights Now and PAPS, a nonprofit organization based in Japan, held an emergency rally at the National Diet of Japan to call on the Diet members to introduce new legislation that prevents the victimization of people under 20 in the pornography industry.
On April 1, 2022, the legal age in Japan was lowered from 20 to 18. This change would directly affect people who sign the contract with pornography film production agency. Before the change was made, any contracts made between an actor/actress under 20 and a film production agency could be canceled under law. However, beginning on April 1, 2022, law no longer protects the right of people 18 years and older to cancel contracts that are once signed.
The rally was widely covered by news outlets including the following.
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【Media name】
nippon.com
【Title (Date)】
Support for Forced Porn Victims Seen Harder after Adult Age Lowering (April 4, 2022)
【Link】
https://www.nippon.com/en/news/yjj2022040100756/
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【Media name】
JIJI PRESS
【Title (Date)】
Support for Forced Porn Victims Seen Harder after Adult Age Lowering (April 4, 2022)
【Link】
https://jen.jiji.com/jc/eng?g=eco&k=2022040400590
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【Media name】
JAPAN TIMES
【Title (Date)】
Lowered age of adulthood makes supporting forced porn victims more difficult (April 4, 2022)
【Link】
https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2022/04/04/national/forced-porn-victims-support-adulthood-change/
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【Media name】
The AU Times
【Title (Date)】
Lowering adulthood makes it harder to support victims of forced pornography (April 4, 2022)
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【Media name】
COLORS INDIA
【Title (Date)】
Lowered age of adulthood makes supporting forced porn victims more difficult (April 4, 2022)
【Link】
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【Media name】
NEWS ON JAPAN
【Title (Date)】
Lowered age of adulthood makes supporting forced porn victims more difficult (April 5, 2022)
【Link】
https://www.newsonjapan.com/html/newsdesk/article/133840.php
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The following articles are written in Japanese.
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【Media name】
HUFFPOST
【Date】
March 23, 2022
【Link】
https://www.huffingtonpost.jp/entry/story_jp_6237e3cfe4b019fd812f7642
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【Media name】
Nittere(Nippon Television) NEWS
【Date】
March 23, 2022
【Link】
https://news.ntv.co.jp/category/politics/9f6360ad73e945eeae28630ef5da605d
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【Media name】
The Mainichi
【Date】
March 23, 2022
【Link】
https://mainichi.jp/articles/20220323/k00/00m/010/317000c
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【Media name】
Bengo4.com News
【Date】
March 23, 2022
【Link】
https://www.bengo4.com/c_23/n_14281/
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【Media name】
The Asahi Shimbun DIGITAL（for paid member）
【Date】
March 22, 2022
【Link】
https://www.asahi.com/articles/ASQ3Q5V62Q3QUTFL007.html
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【Media name】
The Asahi Shimbun DIGITAL（for paid member）
【Date】
March 24, 2022
【Link】
https://www.asahi.com/articles/ASQ3R6KD4Q3RUTFL00B.html?iref=pc_ss_date_article
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【Media name】
FNN Prime Online
【Date】
March 23, 2022
【Link】
https://www.fnn.jp/articles/-/336124
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【Media name】
TV Asahi news
【Date】
March 23, 2022
【Link】
https://news.tv-asahi.co.jp/news_politics/articles/000249074.html
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【Media name】
Tokyo Shimbun
【Date】
March 24, 2022
【Link】
https://www.tokyo-np.co.jp/article/167370
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【Media name】
Kyodo News
【Date】
March 23, 2022
【Link】
https://nordot.app/879291891347980288?c=39546741839462401
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【Media name】
INDEPENDENT WEB JOURNAL
【Date】
March 25, 2022
【Link】
https://iwj.co.jp/wj/open/archives/503793
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【Media name】
The AKAHATA
【Date】
March 24, 2022
【Link】
https://www.jcp.or.jp/akahata/aik21/2022-03-24/2022032415_01_0.html