When child abuse was outlawed in 2014, the police-who supported the ban-disclosed that the number of criminal cases involving the production and circulation of child abuse images had increased tenfold since 2000, likely facilitated by the internet. Some also argue that children who grow up seeing this unregulated media could think it acceptable to be sexualized, even making them susceptible targets of sexual grooming by perpetrators of child sex crimes. Some accused the group of “ trampling on the freedom of expression,” and said it was “ offensive to content creators.”īut those who wish to see a ban on the sexual depictions of children in manga argue otherwise.Ĭritics say that images illustrating child abuse could normalize or lead to an increased risk of child sexual abuse by those who want to act out fantasies, a view that remains contentious among researchers. The topic trended on Japanese Twitter for days last month with the hashtags “controlling expression” and “non-real child porn.” Angry users demanded an explanation from the party and accused the group of “ gravely betraying” the party’s core values. The debate was reignited earlier this year, when the Japanese Communist Party, which has traditionally branded itself as a defender of free expression, proposed further restrictions on the depictions of child abuse, triggering backlash from people who claimed to support free speech.
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