Put some clothes on!
Happy holidays! Sorry for the delay guys, my fault. It's our new years resolution to updated once or more times a week in the new year.
The above is probably the most-dressed and thus blog appropriate picture I could locate for this post's topic. For those who live in Japan, you might be familiar with what I'm about to talk about.
One of the things you can't help but notice in Japan is its large selection of adult literature. Whether it be the bus, train or friendly neighborhood convenience store, adult comics, photos and magazines are in large supply. Naturally, the fans of the stuff range in age but, and perhaps a bit more difficult for the foreigner to grasp, so too do the models/characters.
How old do you think the girl in the above picture is? While Japanese are professional at looking young, a child is a child.
In Japan, under 15 models (U-15) is a popular concept. You'll see them modelling skimpy outfits in some pretty questionable poses. In any other country this would be child porn, so why is Japan yet to crack down on this industry? And what do their mothers have to say? With a little research, I discovered U-15 modeling is somewhat of a sport in which mothers often pressure their daughters as if they were a US beauty pageant contestant. And the others? Often approached and offered a price for their "services" in busy places like Shibuya and Shinjuku.
As foreigners in this country there's little we can do to influence the going ons, but if you have children in Japan, please please watch over them carefully..or send them to study abroad.
posted by Fudocom - Celina @ 5:09 PM
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