Japan is considering revising the anti-prostitution law to possibly include buyers who solicit sex for money as violators, closing a loophole that has been widely criticized. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2026/02/10/japan/crime-legal/anti-prostitution-law/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #crimelegal #justiceministry #japanesepolice #sexcrimes #prostitution #hostclubs
From royals to intellectuals, politicians to sport moguls, tech magnates and CEOs, the latest tranche of documents from the investigation into Jeffrey Epstein has spotlighted a global web of influence. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2026/02/06/world/politics/epstein-files-global-maelstrom/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #worldnews #politics #jefferyepstein #sexcrimes #us #uk #norway
Tokyo police arrested a 40-year-old nursery school teacher on Wednesday on suspicion of indecent assault on an elementary school boy during an accommodation event hosted by an after-school child care center. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2026/02/04/japan/crime-legal/nursery-teacher-sexual-abuse/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #crimelegal #sexcrimes #daycare #tokyo #japanesepolice
I dont usually post the Guardian's tame posho, Marina Hyde, but she's spot on in this article.
"How about the biggest and grimmest question of all: what it means for women and girls to be able to clearly see that we live in a world where so many of the richest and most powerful men alive are just not bothered enough by their exploitation. Or worse"
https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2026/feb/03/jeffrey-epstein-powerful-men-women-girls
Japan's Supreme Court has dismissed a U.S. airman's appeal against his five-year prison sentence for kidnapping and sexually assaulting an underage girl in Okinawa Prefecture in 2023. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2026/02/03/japan/crime-legal/okinawa-rejection-airman-appeal/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #crimelegal #us #japanesecourts #okinawa #usmilitary #sexcrimes #usbases #usjapanrelations #women039sissues #childabuse #supremecourt
The Justice Department’s latest release Jeffrey Epstein information offers fresh details about the rich and well-connected people who circulated in the orbit of the late disgraced financier. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2026/02/02/world/politics/wealthy-powerful-epstein-release/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #worldnews #politics #jeffreyepstein #howardlutnick #sexcrimes #rape #childabuse #humantrafficking #elonmusk
A 38-year-old Thai woman residing in Japan was arrested Thursday for allegedly acting as a broker in a case involving a young Thai girl who was forced to perform sexual services for money at a massage parlor in Tokyo. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2026/01/15/japan/crime-legal/thai-girl-broker/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #crimelegal #thailand #japanesepolice #sexcrimes #children #humantrafficking #childabuse #thailandjapanrelations #tokyo
A new program began in Japan that offers comprehensive legal assistance basically for free for victims of serious crimes — including murder and sexual offenses — and bereaved families. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2026/01/13/japan/crime-legal/legal-support-crime-victims/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #crimelegal #sexcrimes #japanesecourts
Investigative sources said that a 39-year-old man, his wife and his common-law wife, who were arrested over posting secretly filmed sexual videos, shared nearly 1,000 such videos and photos online. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2026/01/07/japan/crime-legal/polygamy-sex-videos-police/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #crimelegal #japanesepolice #sexcrimes #tokyo #internet
Aral Balkan
boosted
'A GERMAN journalist detained while taking part in a historic humanitarian mission to Gaza has accused Israeli guards of raping her during custody.'
Thanks to @Andrada for link.
https://archive.is/bNTBD
#gaza #palestine #zionist #warcrimes #sexcrimes #genocide #ethniccleansing
'A GERMAN journalist detained while taking part in a historic humanitarian mission to Gaza has accused Israeli guards of raping her during custody.'
Thanks to @Andrada for link.
https://archive.is/bNTBD
#gaza #palestine #zionist #warcrimes #sexcrimes #genocide #ethniccleansing
The U.S. Justice Department’s long-awaited rollout of the Jeffrey Epstein files has been a chaotic spectacle that has largely turned the spotlight back to Donald Trump, Bill Clinton and other known associates. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/12/25/world/crime-legal/epstein-files-delays-worsen/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #worldnews #crimelegal #us #donaldtrump #congress #republicans #democrats #sexcrimes #humantrafficking
A Thai girl who had been forced to perform sexual services at a massage parlor in Tokyo is expected to soon be returned to her home country, where she is to live in a local support facility, according to media reports. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/12/24/japan/crime-legal/thai-girl-massage-return/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #crimelegal #thailand #taiwan #japanesepolice #sexcrimes #children #humantrafficking #childabuse #thailandjapanrelations #tokyo
A total of 281 teachers and staff at kindergartens, public elementary, junior high and high schools in Japan were disciplined for sexual offenses in fiscal 2024. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/12/23/japan/crime-legal/sexual-misconduct-educators/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #crimelegal #mext #elementaryschools #juniorhighschools #highschools #children #sexcrimes #kindergartens #teachers #surveys
A panel on Monday released draft guidelines for a system to check the sexual offense records of teachers and others whose work involves contact with children. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/12/22/japan/japan-dbs-guidelines/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #sexcrimes #teachers #children #schools #childrenandfamiliesagency
U.S. Justice Department officials on Sunday denied redacting the Epstein files to protect President Donald Trump, as criticism mounted over the partial and heavily censored release of documents. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/12/22/world/epstein-files-trump-deny/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #worldnews #us #jeffreyepstein #republicans #donaldtrump #democrats #sexcrimes
U.S. President Donald Trump’s administration is facing a deadline to release decades of government secrets on notorious sex offender Jeffrey Epstein. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/12/15/world/crime-legal/us-epstein-files-release-deadline/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #worldnews #crimelegal #us #donaldtrump #jeffreyepstein #washington #sexcrimes
Shiori Ito's Oscar-nominated #MeToo film finally screened in Japan https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/12/13/japan/society/shiori-ito-documentary-release/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #society #shioriito #documentaries #sexcrimes #rape #shinzoabe #noriyukiyamaguchi #japanesefilm #blackboxdiaries
Taiwanese police plan to send back to Thailand the mother of a Thai girl who was forced to engage in illegal work at a massage parlor in Tokyo. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/12/12/japan/crime-legal/tokyo-sex-work-thai-girl-mother/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #crimelegal #japanesepolice #thailand #taiwan #children #sexcrimes
After controversy over use of CCTV footage and following a re-edit, Shiori Ito’s Oscar-nominated documentary is finally getting released in Japan. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/culture/2025/12/04/film/shiori-ito-documentary-review/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #culture #film #shiroito #academyawards #documentaries #film #journalism #sexcrimes #women039sissues