[GoNative]

Can't disagree with any of the article. I especially find the kiddie porn to be absolutely disgusting. The company I work for was interviewed by Japan Playboy a few years back (all the interest in why so many foreigners were moving here) and they sent us a copy of the issue with the article. Having a look through at the back of the magazine there was an 'Up and coming' section. Here they had girls as young as 13 posing provocatively in swim wear and underwear. Now Playboy is pretty mainstream soft porn. I shudder to think what some of the magazines out there are like.

From things I've read there is a real issue in this country in regards to rape victims seeking any sort of justice. Not disimilar to what is was like in the west many years back where the women ended feeling more like she was on trial rather than the rapist. I read an article by a Japanese lawyer recently that said it's also an issue because of the tendency of prosecutors here not to go to court with a case that they aren't confident of winning (It can be a career killer for a prosecutor to lose a case). And most rape cases are not a slam dunk unless they can get a confession out of the accused so most cases just don't make it to court.