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The Japanese parliament on Wednesday enacted a law for introducing a system to enable employers to check whether job applicants are registered sex offenders dating back 20 years, in a bid to block sex crime convicts from jobs involving children.

Under the system, dubbed the "Japanese DBS" in a nod to the British government's Disclosure and Barring Service, schools, daycare centers and kindergartens will be required to refer job applicants for sex offense record checks by the Children and Families Agency.

Cram schools and afterschool clubs can voluntarily sign up for the program, expected to be implemented around fiscal 2026, and will receive an official certification that can be used in marketing materials. Freelance private tutors and other self-employed individuals are exempt from the system.

Parents and children support groups had been lobbying for the system to protect the safety of kids following a spate of sexual abuse cases at daycare centers and cram schools in recent years.

If the agency confirms the jobseeker was given either a prison term for a sexual offense in the last 20 years or a fine in the past 10 years, the individual will be notified and given the option to decline the job offer.

If they choose not to turn down the offer, the agency will inform the prospective employer of the background check's outcome.

The checks will cover criminal offense convictions such as nonconsensual sex, as well as violations of local ordinances, including groping and voyeurism.

Under the new law, employers will also be required to take action if it is deemed that an existing employee, despite having no sexual criminal record, could commit a sexual offense based on complaints by parents or children.

But to strike a balance with people's freedom to choose their occupation, the government plans to compile guidelines laying out criteria for employers to use when implementing precautionary measures or dealing with an allegation against a worker.

The precautionary measures include removing the employees from roles that bring them into direct contact with kids and ensuring that children are not left alone with them. If the employers are unable to take such measures, they can also fire the worker in question.

The House of Councillors passed the bill Wednesday after it cleared the House of Representatives in late May.

Full Article: https://japantoday.com/category/crime/japan-enacts-law-to-restrict-sex-offenders-from-child-related-work

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Huh

I thought they'd already be doing that

Didn't the creator of Rurouni Kenshin have some very illegal porn and he only got like a fine or something? Japan seems to be very slow at making sex crimes punishable

Zikten posted...

Didn't the creator of Rurouni Kenshin have some very illegal porn and he only got like a fine or something? Japan seems to be very slow at making sex crimes punishable

Yeah, Japan is pretty fucked up.

Suddenly, the alt-right starts moving away from their investment into anime.

Zikten posted...

Didn't the creator of Rurouni Kenshin have some very illegal porn and he only got like a fine or something? Japan seems to be very slow at making sex crimes punishable

Yep. Japan treats that stuff like a slap on the wrist. But if you smoke a joint or something, THEN you're ostracized from the industry and charged a fucked ton

Yeah, I'm surprised but also not surprised this wasn't a thing in Japan until now. They are slow to adopt measures to protect people from sex crimes.

CP was legal until 2014 there, and it's still legal to sexualize children if they're clothed. Apparently there are places around Japan where you can pay to spend time with literal schoolgirls. I was just reading an article where one Japanese girl said the age gap thing is ingrained in their culture while it's frowned upon in much of the rest of the world.

I didnt know japan had a registry but there is a lot I dont know about japan

leonkr41138 posted...

I didnt know japan had a registry but there is a lot I dont know about japan

Yeah, it would be a new thing in general. Only English speaking countries tend to have registries.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sex_offender_registry
Effectiveness paragraph is interesting.

TraurigAberWahr posted...

Yeah, it would be a new thing in general. Only English speaking countries tend to have registries.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sex_offender_registry
Effectiveness paragraph is interesting.

It actually seems incredibly logical, but one of those things you cant argue in public.

Voyeurism = public nudity in most cases, right?

Zikten posted...

Didn't the creator of Rurouni Kenshin have some very illegal porn and he only got like a fine or something? Japan seems to be very slow at making sex crimes punishable

Plus I think i saw some place their aoc is 12 in some areas?

chaos_knight posted...

Yeah, Japan is pretty fucked up.

Used panties vending machine, with a letter to oni chan.