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The Polanski Petition of the Manga world (hexbear.net)

submitted 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago) by [email protected] to c/[email protected]

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https://x.com/WSJ_manga/status/1841191312462172216 Bleachcels stay winning

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[–] [email protected] 19 points 2 months ago (1 children)

Ew.

[–] [email protected] 20 points 2 months ago (1 children)

He paid a fine of ¥200,000 (<$1500usd) as his only punishment, too japan-cool

[–] [email protected] 10 points 2 months ago (1 children)

So CSAM is basically legal in Japan?

[–] [email protected] 9 points 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago)

~~I don't remember the specifics of Watsuki's case, but it was material that might have been legal to purchase at some time or something else awful like that.~~

Edit: Found this article from back when he was charged.

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In Japan, the possession of child pornography became totally illegal in July 2015. Under the law, people found with explicit photos or video of real children can be imprisoned for up to one year and fined up to 1 million yen (about 8,900 US dollars).

But if you get caught doing drugs ever in Japan, your career is fucking over. japan-cool