Smuggling of Japanese Loli Slave Games got caught in Norway 日本の奴隷ロリゲームの密売がノルウェーで発覚(英訳版)
According to the following two articles:
The case began when Norwegian police, following a tip from the American organization NCMEC (National Center for Missing and Exploited Children), searched the defendant's hard drive and found images of real underage girls as well as a loli abuse game.
The judge described the game as a "Vulgær tamagotchi" (vulgar Tamagotchi), and cited two issues:
The female characters are underage (the game's official age is unknown)
The game allows for one-sided violence and forced sexual acts.
Article 311 of the Norwegian Criminal Code
§ 311. Representation of sexual abuse against children or representation that sexualizes children
A fine or imprisonment of up to 3 years shall be imposed on any person who
a. produces a representation of sexual abuse against children or a representation that sexualizes children,
b. publishes, offers, sells, transfers to another, makes available or otherwise seeks to disseminate representations as mentioned in letter a,
c. acquires, imports or possesses representations as mentioned in letter a, or intentionally gains access to such material,
d. gives a public lecture or arranges a public performance or exhibition of representations as mentioned in letter a, or
e. induces someone under the age of 18 to have themselves depicted as part of a commercial representation of moving or still images with sexual content.
In this section, children are persons who are or appear to be under the age of 18.
A person who negligently carries out an act as mentioned in the first paragraph shall be punished with a fine or imprisonment of up to 6 months. In the same way, the owner or superior who intentionally or negligently fails to prevent an action as mentioned in the first paragraph from being taken in an enterprise shall be punished.
The punishment may be waived for a person who takes and possesses a picture of a person between 16 and 18 years of age, if the person has given their consent and the two are approximately equal in age and development.
The provision does not affect representations that must be considered justifiable based on an artistic, scientific, informative or similar purpose.
There is no corporate conspiracy behind this report, and its roots lie in Article 1 of CEDAW, which states, "Discrimination is any act which has the objective of impairing economic, social or cultural freedom."
Therefore, depictions of unilateral violence or forced sexual acts impair women's freedom.
Drunkenness, sleep, hypnosis, casting couch, defeat in battle, and being forced to engage in sexual activity due to one's position are all things that "endanger women's position."
Definition of fictional.
Speaking of definitions, if there is a person named "AB CD,"
if the spoken expression is "I'm going to kill AB CD," it would be a death threat.
But if the spoken expression is "I'm going to kill AB CE," does that mean it's not a death threat because it's a different person?
If the spoken expression is a threat, does it lose its threatening quality when expressed in text? Does it lose its threatening quality when expressed in manga or 3D? No, it doesn't. That's why CEDAW doesn't distinguish between real and fictional images when it comes to sexual assault content.
Counterargument: "Because Japan has few sex crimes."
Some people have said, "Japan has legalized comics and games themed around sex crimes because it has few sex crimes," but there's no mention of this in any official Japanese government document.
Furthermore, Japan's low number of reported sex crimes is not due to a low absolute number of sex crimes.
I'll just provide the URL, since it would be considered aiding and abetting a crime. I won't provide any explanation.
Bragging about the formula for dividing reported sex crimes by Japan's total population is incredibly stupid, so if you don't want to embarrass yourself, you should stop.
Taro Yamada and Ken Akamatsu (LDP Diet members)
When you get down to it, this issue boils down to two choices: Japan implements CEDAW or CEDAW is dissolved.
The Japanese government was scolded by the UN over the Illusionsoft RapeLay scandal in 2009, so it's impossible for Japanese politicians to be "unaware of the problem."
However, if they're not prepared to implement the treaty, they're not prepared to dissolve it.
But some Diet members have come forward to protect the issue because they want votes.
The relationship between Diet members, political parties, and the issue will never lead to a solution.
Interference in Internal Affairs and Interstate ConflictsThe Japanese government has never officially declared this to be "interference in internal affairs," nor has it ever successfully addressed the issue.The production company of RapeLay recalled all of its games.The Japanese government promised to revise the law at an international conference.An anime adaptation of a novel about a veteran of the Sino-Japanese War who is reincarnated in another world was canceled after China filed a complaint.A Second Life in Another World
When a female voice actress visited Yasukuni Shrine, China complained, and all of the characters she was in charge of in a Chinese game (Azur Lane) were replaced.
Kayano Ai
There's also the issue of false reporting by the BBC and Trump.International conflicts are actually more common.BBC and Trump
Precedent: Johnny's and Fuji TV.
An individual reports a problem (the discoverer or victim).
A trusted organization reports it (a news company or government agency).
A company or individual stops doing business with the organization.
A criminal case, court case, or government inquiry (a foreign government agency).
Diplomacy or the United Nations (a foreign government agency).
A criminal case, court case, or government inquiry (the Japanese government agency).
In the 2009 RapeLay incident, the steps were 2, 3, 4, 5, and 6.
We've now reached steps 3 and 4.
My prediction
It is still unclear whether this issue will become a major problem for the Norwegian government, but I believe the Norwegian government will understand that "Norwegian domestic law cannot do anything about it."
Also, simply put, it will likely be discovered again within a few years. Since 2020, the production and sale of sexual assault material has been on the rise, and it is fundamentally impossible to continue selling illegal products to foreigners without foreign governments finding out.
From here on, it's all about risk management.
Sexual assault material sells.
= No competitors overseas.
That was the situation.
= Banned overseas.
= Absolute target of criticism.
= When it is discovered, it will all be scrapped.
We are beginning to see this.
Manga artists and game developers who have no choice but to create sexual assault material are living in hell now, and will continue to live in hell in the future.
Personally, I don't think there's any need to reject underage romance or short characters, but the social culture I'm thinking of is student romance.
The Gaou incident demonstrated the social culture that CEDAW considers dangerous, in which manga artists force underage girls to have sex with them and then turn their experiences into manga.
