Matches in DBpedia 2015-10 for { ?s ?p "Child pornography laws in Japan prohibits and outlaws non-fictional child pornography and makes it forbidden. The production, sale, distribution, and commercialization of non-fictional child pornography is illegal under Article 7 of the Act on Punishment of Activities Relating to Child Prostitution and non-fictional Child Pornography, and the Protection of Children and is punishable by a maximum penalty of five years in prison and/or a fine of ¥5,000,000. Possession of child pornography with any intent of distribution and sale is also illegal.However, there were no laws regarding the simple possession of any kind of pornography in general (which included child pornography, with no intent to sale or distribute). On 4 June 2014, a bill was approved to be passed to ban the possession, closing this loophole in the nation's child pornography prohibition law, although it does not apply to manga and anime. The bill passed on 18 June.Manga artists and anime directors have argued that it is dangerous to try to define child pornography when it comes to artwork, drawings, and animations when regarding hentai due to it being highly ambiguous, and have cited freedom of expression. Arts depicting underage characters (lolicon and shotacon) and photography of underage models (junior idol) remain controversial in Japan."@en }
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- Child_pornography_laws_in_Japan abstract "Child pornography laws in Japan prohibits and outlaws non-fictional child pornography and makes it forbidden. The production, sale, distribution, and commercialization of non-fictional child pornography is illegal under Article 7 of the Act on Punishment of Activities Relating to Child Prostitution and non-fictional Child Pornography, and the Protection of Children and is punishable by a maximum penalty of five years in prison and/or a fine of ¥5,000,000. Possession of child pornography with any intent of distribution and sale is also illegal.However, there were no laws regarding the simple possession of any kind of pornography in general (which included child pornography, with no intent to sale or distribute). On 4 June 2014, a bill was approved to be passed to ban the possession, closing this loophole in the nation's child pornography prohibition law, although it does not apply to manga and anime. The bill passed on 18 June.Manga artists and anime directors have argued that it is dangerous to try to define child pornography when it comes to artwork, drawings, and animations when regarding hentai due to it being highly ambiguous, and have cited freedom of expression. Arts depicting underage characters (lolicon and shotacon) and photography of underage models (junior idol) remain controversial in Japan.".