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ASIA / PACIFIC July 7, 2014 THE ASIAN REPORTER n Page 5 Indonesia shuts down massive prostitution complex ANIME EXCEPTION. A visitor to the Tokyo International Anime Fair looks at cartoon figures on display in Tokyo in this file photo. Japan’s par- liament has passed a law that bans possession of child pornography, but excludes sexually explicit depictions of children in comics, animation, and computer graphics. The upper house voted to approve the legislation, which amends an earlier law that banned production and distribution of child pornography but not ownership of such materials. (AP Photo/ Katsumi Kasahara, File) Japan bans child porn, but excludes manga, anime SURABAYA, Indonesia (AP) — Officials officially shut down a mas- sive prostitution complex in Indone- sia’s second-largest city amid pro- tests by sex workers, who said their livelihoods were being destroyed. The mayor of Surabaya, Tri Rismaharini, announced the closure of the “Dolly” prostitution complex in a ceremony at the city’s Islamic Center Building, about a mile away. A cabinet minister and the gover- nor of East Java attended the cere- mony, where about 100 local figures signed a statement supporting the closure of one of Southeast Asia’s largest red-light districts. About a thousand Muslims rallied at the Is- lamic Center to express their support. Meanwhile, hundreds of pros- titutes and others who said their livelihoods depend on the sex trade blocked streets leading to the Dolly complex in protest of its closure. The government plans to provide $425 to each of about 1,500 sex workers to help them start a new life. Most of Indonesia’s 246 million BROTHEL BAN. Muslim protesters display posters during a rally supporting the closing of the Dolly red-light district in Surabaya, East Java, Indonesia. Officials officially shut down a massive prostitution complex in Indonesia’s second-largest city amid protests by sex workers, who said their livelihoods were being destroyed. (AP Photo/Dita Alangkara) people are Muslims. However, prostitution rings operate openly in all major cities despite opposition from Islamic conservatives, some of whom want to replace Indonesia’s secular system with one bound by Islamic law. Rismaharini, the first female mayor of Surabaya, has pledged to close down all brothels in the city. By Elaine Kurtenbach The Associated Press OKYO — Japan’s parliament has passed a law that bans possession of child pornography, but excludes sexually explicit depictions of children in comics, animation, and computer graphics. The upper house voted to approve the legislation, which amends an earlier law that banned production and distribution of child pornography but not ownership of such materials. Japan is the last major industrial country to criminalize possession of child pornography, and had long faced calls to crack down on the loophole. The law provides for prison terms of up to one year and fines of up to 1 million yen ($9,800) for having porno- graphic photographs or videos of children. It allows a grace period of one year for people owning such materials to dispose of them. Pictures and drawings of children as young as toddlers posed in sexually suggestive ways are easily found online in Japan. Child advocates and other critics of the new legislation say it is a long-overdue improvement but are unhappy with the exclusion of depictions of sexual fantasies involving children in “manga” comic books, anime, and video games. Those so-called “creative industries” are a pillar of the government’s “Cool Japan” effort to expand culture- related exports and are worth hundreds of billions of dollars in annual revenues. The exclusion was made after publishers and lawyers’ associations contended that a ban on such images would violate the constitutional right of free speech. According to humantrafficking.org, Japan is a hub for the production and distribution of child pornography, part of a massive sex industry that includes prostitutes dressed in school uniforms and other outfits meant to cater to pedophiles. The new law, which was approved by the lower house of parliament last month, requires internet providers and other such companies to cooperate with police in preventing and investigating distribution of child porno- graphy, which it defines as photos and videos that expose or focus on children’s sexual parts. Police say widespread use of smart phones has aided the distribution of pornographic images of children. They reported 1,644 cases of child pornography in 2013. T State Farm ® Providing Insurance and Financial Services Home Office, Bloomington, Illinois 61710 Wayne Nishimura Ins. 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