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UN Envoy Calls On Japan to Ban Extreme Child Manga Porn

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UN Envoy Calls On Japan to Ban Extreme Child Manga Porn

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A UN special envoy urged Japan to ban cartoon images that show children in “extreme” sexualized ways. The call followed Tokyo’s recent criminalization of child pornography, aligning with other G7 countries.

  The new law still allows graphic depictions of paedophilia in manga. Real child exploitation materials also remain easy to find.   Campaigners had long pressed Japan to toughen its stance, arguing the country supplied much of the material globally.   During her Japan tour, Maud de Boer-Buquicchio, the UN’s special rapporteur on child issues, demanded a ban on “extreme child pornographic content in manga.” She admitted it was hard to balance artistic freedom with child protection.   Manga artists, free-speech advocates, and publishers opposed the move. They argued it would restrict expression and give authorities power to censor art.   De Boer-Buquicchio blasted the law as full of loopholes. She condemned so-called “child erotica,” saying it exploited children.   Shops and online platforms still sell photos and videos of half-naked children in skimpy outfits. Stores in Tokyo’s Akihabara district openly display DVDs and photo books.   “These are lucrative businesses,” the UN envoy said. “What is worrying is the growing trend of social acceptance.”   Urban centers also display billboards of voluptuous women with child-like faces.   Child prostitution has declined, but online child abuse materials keep rising, fueled by poverty, gender inequality, social tolerance, and weak prosecutions.   Last week, several Japanese non-profits urged the government to strengthen the new law.   Lighthouse, one of the groups, had earlier asked firms to stop selling DVDs of half-naked children. Yet such materials remain easy to find, de Boer-Buquicchio added  

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