Provisional
Translation

Plan for the Prevention of Sex Crimes Against
Children(Basic Plan on Measures against Child Sexual
Exploitation) 2022

May 20, 2022
Ministerial Meeting Concerning Measures Against Crime

“Child sexual exploitation” shall refer to the sexual exploitation of children (meaning,committing a criminal act against a child [i.e., a person under 18 years of age, the same
shall apply hereinafter] that sexually victimizes the child for the purpose of satisfying one’s
sexual gratification or for the benefit of oneself or a third party, such as child prostitution,
as defined in Article 2, paragraph 2 of the Act on Regulation and Punishment of Acts
Relating to Child Prostitution and Child Pornography and the Protection of Children [ActNo. 52 of 1999, hereinafter referred to as the “Act Against Child Prostitution and Child
Pornography”] [the same shall apply hereinafter], the production of child pornography, as
defined in Article 2, paragraph 3 of the Act Against Child Prostitution and Child
Pornography [the same shall apply hereinafter], and other acts, or committing any act
subject to Article 60 of the Child Welfare Act [Act No. 164 of 1947] by operating a businessin a form focused on children as sexual objects or committing any similar acts) and acts ofencouraging the sexual exploitation of children (brokerages for child prostitution,
trafficking in children for the purpose of child prostitution, provision of a place for businessin a form focused on children as sexual objects, development of a website for the purposeof providing child pornography, etc.).

Source: “Regarding the Basic Policy for Practices Relating to Measures against Child
Sexual Exploitation” (Approved by the Cabinet on March 29, 2016)*This Plan uses the terms “child” and “children”, but these are based on the phrases used inlegislation and government plans, etc., and possess the same meaning in this Plan.
In addition, in this Plan, the terms “child” and “children” refer to a person under the age of 18,“juvenile” refers to someone under the age of 20, and “student” refers to someone enrolled inelementary school, junior high school or high school (includes special needs schools, compulsory
education schools and secondary schools).

Table of Contents
I. Upon Establishing the “Plan for the Prevention of Sex Crimes Against Children (Basic
Plan on Measures against Child Sexual Exploitation) 2022” .................................................. 1
II. Approaches of the Plan ..................................................................................................... 3
III. Concrete Measures under the Plan .................................................................................. 5
1.

Enhancement of public awareness for the eradication of child sexual exploitation,

development of social awareness, and strengthening of collaboration with internationalsociety ................................................................................................................................ 5
1) Promotion of collaboration among stakeholders at national and regional levels ............... 5
2) Promotion of public relations and public awareness-raising activities toward the generalpublic for the prevention of victimization through child prostitution and child pornography
and for the prevention of the distribution of and access to images of child pornography on theinternet ............................................................................................................................ 6
3) Fact-finding investigation for public relations and public awareness-raising activities
contributing to the prevention of victimization caused over social media .............................. 74) Transmission of information about government efforts via the website ........................... 75) Implementation of domestic public relations regarding the Convention on the Rights of
the Child and the Optional Protocol to the Convention on the Rights of Child on the sale ofchildren, etc. .................................................................................................................... 76) Implementation of public relations and awareness-raising activities for the eradication of
trafficking in persons ........................................................................................................ 77) Implementation of training for those that are engaged in the education and awarenessraising of young people .................................................................................................... 8
8) Promotion of the understanding of crime victims, etc. whose damages tend to be hidden . 89) Improvement of access to information related to grant projects by private organizations .. 810) Assistance for the awareness-raising activities of private organizations for the

protection of children ....................................................................................................... 811) Promotion of comprehensive measures to prevent victimization based on the Act on
Establishment of Enhanced Environment for Youth’s Safe and Secure Internet Use, etc. ....... 912) Guidance for travel agencies ....................................................................................... 913) Awareness-raising for overseas travelers ...................................................................... 914) Efforts in “Campaign for Elimination of Violence against Women” ............................. 1015) Efforts during “National Month for the Prevention of Juvenile Delinquency and Juvenile
Victimization” ............................................................................................................... 1016) Efforts during “Child Abuse Prevention Month” ......................................................... 1017) Efforts during the “Youth Sexual Violence Prevention Month” .................................... 1018) Strengthening collaboration with foreign investigative authorities and international
mutual legal assistance ................................................................................................... 1119) International dissemination of information on the “Plan for the Prevention of Sex Crimes
Against Children (Basic Plan on Measures against Child Sexual Exploitation) 2022” .......... 1120) Strengthening of international collaboration and the promotion of information
dissemination to international society through participation in international efforts ............. 1121) Participation in “WePROTECT Global Alliance to End Child Sexual Exploitation
Online ........................................................................................................................... 1222) Holding of seminars concerning measures against child sexual exploitation .................. 1223) Building of the platform for promoting international collaboration for the eradication ofhuman trafficking cases .................................................................................................. 1224) Implementation of the Optional Protocol to the Convention on the Rights of the Child on
the sale of children, child prostitution and child pornography (hereinafter referred to as “theProtocol”) and release of the information on domestic actions ........................................... 1225) Steady implementation of the “Action Plan to End Violence Against Children” ............ 13
2.

Support for children and families to ensure the sound growth of children without

victimization by sexual exploitation ................................................................................. 14
1) Promotion of education related to sexual crimes and sexual violence prevention includingLife Safety Education ..................................................................................................... 142) Promotion of “Spring Safety Net / New Term Action” under collaboration between thepublic and private sectors ............................................................................................... 143) Implementation of awareness-raising activities for safe and secure internet use by
children ......................................................................................................................... 144) Assistance for the establishment of a cooperative structure at the local level for the safe
and secure use of the internet by young people ................................................................. 165) Assistance in publicity and awareness-raising activities at the local and family level forthe proper use of the internet by children ......................................................................... 166) Enhancement of information morals education at schools ............................................ 167) Development and publication of Internet Literacy Assessment indicator for Students(ILAS) for the safe use of the internet by young people ..................................................... 178) Promotion of street guidance activities ....................................................................... 179) Promotion of the activities of juvenile guidance commissioners for the sounddevelopment of juveniles ................................................................................................ 1710) Support for delinquent juveniles, etc., at Juvenile Assessment Centers ......................... 1711) Strengthening of assistance in cybercrime prevention volunteer activities ..................... 18
12) Support for single-parent families .............................................................................. 1813) Employment support for parents in single-parent families............................................ 1814) Employment support for youths ................................................................................. 19
15) Support for people in need ........................................................................................ 19
3.

Promotion of measures to prevent the occurrence and spread of victimization that

focuses on tools and places used for child sexual exploitation ........................................... 20
1) Assistance in voluntary efforts for promoting the spread of filtering by mobile phone
carriers .......................................................................................................................... 202) Assistance for the operation of the Guidelines on Measures for Illegal Information on theInternet and Model Terms and Conditions for internet services .......................................... 20
3) Assistance in consultation services concerning illegal/harmful information on theinternet .......................................................................................................................... 20

4) Promotion of various measures toward improvement in the effectiveness of blocking .... 21
5) Fact-finding investigation for public relations and public awareness-raising activities
contributing to the prevention of victimization caused over social media ............................ 216) Assistance of voluntary efforts by social media companies .......................................... 21
7) Promotion of public relations and educational activities for the prevention of
victimization caused over social media ............................................................................ 22
8) Promotion of measures to prevent the distribution of and access to images of childpornography .................................................................................................................. 229) Operation of the Internet Hotline Center .................................................................... 2210) Elimination of criminal organizations and illegal adult entertainment establishments anddismantling criminal infrastructure in cooperation with local shopping districts, etc., and local
governments .................................................................................................................. 2311) Fact-finding investigation related to businesses focused on children as sexual objects ... 23
12) Public-private partnership efforts for the eradication of sexual exploitation .................. 23
13) Strengthening of environmental measures so that children do not become victims ofsexual exploitation ......................................................................................................... 23
4.

Prompt protection of child victims and the promotion of appropriate support ........... 24
1) Creation of a comfortable environment for children and their parents/guardians for
consultations, including using social media ...................................................................... 24
2) Reponses considering convenience for the person undergoing a consultation ................ 253) Appropriate handling of children’s rights issues ......................................................... 25
4) Dissemination of the anonymous reporting program for the creation of a secure society 265) Promotion of guidance for children involved in businesses focused on children as sexual
objects ........................................................................................................................... 26
6) Support, etc., for children at Child Guidance Centers and local governments ................ 26
7) Improvement of convenience for sexual crime victims to acquire information ............... 27
8) Enhancement of support for victims, including the establishment of a one-stop support
center ............................................................................................................................ 27

9) Promotion of the protection of trafficking victims ....................................................... 27
10) Implementation of continuous support for child victims at the Juvenile Support Center . 27
11) Protection and support for women in need of protection under the women’s protection
project ........................................................................................................................... 28
12) Provision of support at child welfare facilities ............................................................ 28
13) Support provided by the Japan Legal Support Center .................................................. 29
14) Verification of measures relating to the protection of children who have suffered physicalor mental damage ........................................................................................................... 29
5.

Strengthening of crackdowns in line with the situation of victimization andrehabilitation of offenders ................................................................................................ 30
1) Surveys contributing to consideration of the regulations regarding child pornography ... 30
2) Strengthening of crackdowns on and strict punishment for crimes involving child sexual
exploitation ................................................................................................................... 30
3) Grasping of the actual state of adult entertainment businesses and the promotion of
crackdowns on adult entertainment-related crimes ............................................................ 31
4) Pursuit of criminal charges against vicious business operators ..................................... 31
5) Promotion of the activities of the Juvenile and Woman Aegis Team ............................. 31
6) Strengthening of collaboration among related organizations in efforts to implement
interviews with consideration of children’s psychological stress ........................................ 31
7) Protection of child victims of crimes in the process of investigations/public trials ......... 32
8) Implementation of re-offending prevention guidance for sex offenders in penal
institutions ..................................................................................................................... 32
9) Enhancement of adjustments in the living environment for persons convicted of a sexual
crime ............................................................................................................................. 32
10) Implementation of guidance to prevent sexual delinquency at juvenile training schools . 33
11) Implementation of the relapse prevention program on sexual recidivism at probation
offices ........................................................................................................................... 33
12) Operation of a system for measures to prevent repeat violent sexual crimes against

children by released prisoners ......................................................................................... 34
13) Promotion of measures to prevent sexual offender recidivism in collaboration with local
public organizations ....................................................................................................... 34
14) Investigation into new measures to prevent recidivism through grasping information of
released offenders .......................................................................................................... 35
6.

Establishing and strengthening of the foundation for realizing a society where children

will never become victims of sexual exploitation ............................................................... 36
1) Awareness-raising of the child welfare-related officials that are likely to have contact
with latent child victims of sexual exploitation ................................................................. 36
2) Enhancement of the response capacity of school officials for the early detection of childvictims and the promotion of support activities ................................................................. 363) Implementation of training concerning care for sexually victimized children ................ 36
4) Strengthening of the support systems of the Japan Legal Support Center ...................... 365) Implementation of training for the promotion of information education ........................ 37
6) Enhancement of investigative capacity for dealing with child sexual exploitation crimes37
7) Dissemination of questioning techniques with consideration of the psychological effect onchild victims .................................................................................................................. 37
8) Enrichment of training content for police officials in charge of supporting child victims 379) Implementation of training, etc., for public prosecutors ............................................... 37
10) Promotion of the deployment of school counselors, etc., for the early detection of childvictims and for support activities at school ....................................................................... 38
11) Establishment of a support system for child victims at the Juvenile Support Center ....... 38
12) Strengthening of the structure and specialization of Child Guidance Centers ................. 38
13) Strengthening of the system to support women in need of protection under the women’s
protection project ........................................................................................................... 39
14) Strict disciplinary measures against sexual violence and the like toward students, etc. ... 39
15) Prevention of sexual harassment of competitors through photos and videos .................. 40
16) Consideration of amendments to criminal law............................................................. 40

I. Upon Establishing the “Plan for the Prevention of Sex Crimes Against Children(Basic Plan on Measures against Child Sexual Exploitation) 2022”
Creating a society where every child, as a part of the next generation, grows up healthy
without being harmed mentally or physically is an issue shared by all of us.
Child sexual exploitation, such as the production of child pornography or child prostitution,is an extremely heinous act that causes harm to children mentally and physically, andseriously violates their human rights, which should not be forgivable. Even worse, childsexual exploitation is committed by adults, who should protect and nurture children, and, inmany cases, child sexual exploitation continues to harm child victims for a long period
beyond time and space, via the internet.
Based on this understanding, the Basic Plan on Measures against Child Sexual Exploitation(approved at the Ministerial Meeting Concerning Measures Against Crime on April 18,
2017.

Hereinafter referred to as the “Former Plan.”) was developed in April 2017, setting

forth the policies that will be promoted government-wide before the Tokyo 2020 Olympic
and Paralympic Games through close collaboration and coordination with the relevant
government ministries.
Measures have been promoted from the formulation of the Former Plan until now, including
the strengthening of enforcement and strict response for cases of child sexual exploitation,
public relations and educational activities for the prevention of victimization through childprostitution and child pornography, support for children and their guardians so that children
can use the internet safely, and the enactment of regulations related to the prohibition ofbusinesses focusing on children as sexual objects.
However, as more children are using devices connected to the internet such as smartphones
and diverse services such as applications, the current state of Japan is that the number ofchildren affected through violations of child prostitution and child pornography laws oversocial media, and the crime relating “self-generated” sexual material (a crime in whichchildren are deceived or threatened to take photos of themselves naked, and sent thematerials by emails or other means; the same shall apply hereinafter) , and remains at a highlevel, and there is an increase in the number of cases of elementary school students being
victimized.
In addition, regarding the production of child pornography by camera voyeurism, as it ispossible for any child to become a victim in their daily life, it is an extremely heinous act
due to being carried out in a way that is difficult to detect. The number of cases remains at１

a high level, and there is an increase in child pornography crimes in which juveniles are
offenders.
Based on this situation, it must be said that efforts for eradicating child sexual exploitation
are still halfway.
At the G7 Interior and Security Ministers' Meeting held in September 2021, against thebackground of strong awareness of the issue of online child sexual exploitation, there were
presentations by each country about recognition, issues and specific efforts related tomeasures for child sexual exploitation, and an outcome document was compiled. Throughthe outcome document, it was confirmed that child sexual exploitation transcends borders
and is occurring on an explosive scale as a crime that causes harm to children mentally andphysically, for which global response is necessary. In addition, it also calls for certain
implementation of the document, and that industries must play a role in its implementation.
In this way, as efforts aimed at eradicating child sexual exploitation are recognized as acommon issue in the international community, it is necessary for Japan to play our part morethan ever before, and carefully convey this stance to the world.
The “Plan for the Prevention of Sex Crimes Against Children (Basic Plan on Measuresagainst Child Sexual Exploitation) 2022” was developed based on the above recognition,and by continuing to promote multifaceted and comprehensive measures in an integrated
manner, Japan seeks to realize a society in which children are protected from sexual
exploitation in all situations, including the home, occupational settings and in thecommunity.
In addition, in light of the fact that the Former Plan would be reviewed when five years havepassed since its development, the measures described in this Plan shall be promoted with atarget of the next five years.
With regard to the Basic Policy on a New Promotion Structure for Child-related Policy(approved by Cabinet on December 21, 2021), the government will establish the Children
and Families Agency as soon as possible in 2023, and the agency will play a central role in
the government’s efforts for preventing child sexual exploitation as one task related to childsafety, meaning that it is necessary to carry out continued examination into theimplementation structure raised in the Plan and enrichment of content prior to theestablishment of the agency.
２II. Approaches of the Plan
As described above, this Plan documents the policies which the government should carryout for the eradication of child sexual exploitation over the next five years, based on thecurrent law.
Under this Plan, each government department shall promote policies in cooperation not onlywith people from all walks of life, private business operators, and related organizations, butalso with the international community, while verifying the implementation status asnecessary.
Six pillars were established in the Former Plan, and the concrete measures for each pillar
have been set forth. As there are no changes to the importance of these six pillars, these willbe essentially maintained in this Plan, and new policies based on the current situation andsituations have been newly added to measures that should be continued in future to eachpillar. An overview of these is as follows (for details of the policies, refer to III):
1. Enhancement of public awareness for the eradication of child sexual exploitation, developmentof social awareness, and strengthening of collaboration with international society○ Promote efforts aimed at eradicating child sexual exploitation through collaboration andcoordination between local organizations and agencies by dissemination of information
by relevant government ministries.
○ Implement guidance through on-site inspection by national or local governments or selfinspection by travel agencies, so that the provision of child prostitution services inviolation of the law should not be carried out.
○ Implement a “Youth Sexual Violence Prevention Month,”carrying out collaborationand coordination between government ministries, local governments and other relatedorganizations, and raise awareness of preventing a variety of youth sexual violence,
including video production of sexual acts and the “JK business”, disseminate contact
information for consultation on sexual violence.
○ Carry out efforts in collaboration with relevant government ministries based on the“Action Plan to End Violence Against Children,” which documents efforts in the areasof abuse, sexual exploitation and sexual violence.
2. Support for children and families to ensure the sound growth of children without victimization
by sexual exploitation○ Promote “Life Safety Education”, education to learn about the importance of life, value
their lives, respect themselves and others as well as to prevent them from becoming aperpetrator of sexual crimes or sexual violence, victim or spectator.
33. Promotion of measures to prevent the occurrence and spread of victimization that
focuses on tools and places used for child sexual exploitation○ Promote the strengthening of voluntary measures by individual operators, while
participating in child protection activities by social media companies and implementing
information provision related to the actual state of victimization.
○ Discover inappropriate posts on social media through cyber patrols and promotemeasures for posting warning messages while investigating the introduction of effective
methods such as using AI.
○ Promote preventive measures through public-private collaboration, aiming to eradicate
sexual exploitation such as harm associated with video production of sexual acts andthe “JK business” and compensated dating.
○ Understanding and analysis of places of victimization and provide information to relatedorganizations with the cooperation of relevant government ministries.
4. Prompt protection of child victims and the promotion of appropriate support○ Create an environment that is easy for consultation utilizing social media, in addition
to interviews, etc., with Child Guidance Centers, educational institutions and the Legal
Affairs Bureau.
5. Strengthening of crackdowns in line with the situation of victimization andrehabilitation of offenders○ For sexual offenders held in a correctional facility, implement interviews by specialists
such as social workers and doctors at medical institutions from the correctional facility
and, after release, strive to prevent reoffending through linkage to treatment of diverse
content and methods by the medical institution, responding to each person’s
characteristics and needs.
○ Promote measures to prevent sexual offender recidivism in collaboration with national
and local public organizations, through the provision of support for preventing
recidivism including counseling for sexual offenders in the local community after
completion of criminal proceedings.
○ Implement the required reviews based on the legal systems and operations of othercountries and technical knowledge, such as installing a GPS monitoring device forsexual offenders on parole.

46. Establishing and strengthening of the foundation for realizing a society wherechildren will never become victims of sexual exploitation○ Ensure that, in principle, educational staff who commit sexual violence against students
are disciplined and dismissed from their positions, as well as encouraging further useof the official gazette information search tool, which makes information searches suchas disciplinary dismissal records over the past 40 years possible.
○ Regarding childcare qualifications, investigate a system similar to the Education
Personnel Certification Act special provision for those whose specific license has been
revoked, and investigate the creation of a system in which information will be sharedand published related to business suspension orders for babysitters who have committed
sexual violence and the like.
○ Further examine the potential for introduction of a system for requiring certification
about history of sexual crime, etc., when working in educational or childcare facilities
and other places where children belong to.
○ Regarding harassment of competitors through the possession, taking or distribution ofphotos or videos with sexual intent, including cases which involve children, promote
efforts for the prevention of these, such as raising awareness about the issue, while
collaborating with related organizations and the relevant ministries.
○ For the development of criminal law that deals with the sexual victimization of children,
carry out the required reviews of the law based on the outcome of deliberations of theLegislative Council regarding criminal law dealing with sexual crimes.
III. Concrete Measures under the Plan
1. Enhancement of public awareness for the eradication of child sexual exploitation,
development of social awareness, and strengthening of collaboration withinternational society
1) Promotion of collaboration among stakeholders at national and regional levels
A conference which consists of officials from the relevant government ministries andagencies pertaining to child sexual exploitation shall be convened to investigate andpromote comprehensive measures.
In addition, a conference shall be convened which consists of relevant government
ministries and agencies, related educational and medical organizations, businessorganizations and NPOs in order to promote a national movement for the eradication ofchild sexual exploitation as a public-private partnership, and measures shall be advanced
effectively through an appropriate public-private allocation of roles with active
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information and knowledge sharing.
Information sharing and communication by the relevant government ministries andagencies to related organizations and bodies will link to the promotion of efforts aimed
at eradicating child sexual exploitation by the collaboration and coordination of theseorganizations and bodies.
(National Police Agency, Cabinet Secretariat, Cabinet Office, Ministry of Internal
Affairs and Communications, Ministry of Justice, Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Ministryof Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology, Ministry of Health, Labour, andWelfare, Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry, and Japan Tourism Agency)
2) Promotion of public relations and public awareness-raising activities toward the generalpublic for the prevention of victimization through child prostitution and childpornography and for the prevention of the distribution of and access to images of childpornography on the internet
Based on the analysis results of the situation of child victimization through childprostitution and child pornography, public relations and public awareness-raising
activities for the prevention of victimization through child prostitution and childpornography shall be promoted on the website and through government public relations,and efforts shall be made to make it widely known that child prostitution and childpornography constitute a serious violation of the human rights of children.
Public relations and public awareness-raising activities shall be promoted for preventing“self-generated” crime for schools, communities and families, etc., with parent
information sessions, preventing delinquency classes, and workshops about cybersecurity.
In addition, for further promotion of removing child pornography from the internet, thepublic and private sector shall work together to promote a wide range of public relations
and public awareness-raising activities in relation to carrying out measures to preventthe distribution and viewing of child pornography and reporting information of illegal
activities related to child pornography to the relevant organizations by taking advantage
of various opportunities such as preventing delinquency classes and workshops aboutcyber security.
(National Police Agency, Cabinet Office, Ministry of Internal Affairs andCommunications, Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology,
Ministry of Health, Labour, and Welfare, and Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry)63) Fact-finding investigation for public relations and public awareness-raising activities
contributing to the prevention of victimization caused over social media
The implementation of a fact-finding investigation related to cases arising from social
media will lead to a proper grasp of victimization occurring from social media, andvarious policies for the prevention of victimization of children shall be carried out, suchas public relations and educational activities that convey the risk in an easy-tounderstand manner.
(National Police Agency)
4) Transmission of information about government efforts via the website
A section for measures against child sexual exploitation has been created on the website
of National Police Agency through which information about government efforts formeasures against child sexual exploitation shall be provided.
(National Police Agency)
5) Implementation of domestic public relations regarding the Convention on the Rights of
the Child and the Optional Protocol to the Convention on the Rights of Child on the saleof children, etc.
On the website of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, section for the following have beencreated: the Convention on the Rights of the Child, Optional Protocol to the Convention
on the Rights of the Child on the sale of children, etc., (which refers to the Optional
Protocol to the Convention on the Rights of the Child on the sale of children, childprostitution and child pornography; the same shall apply hereinafter), the government’s report to the Committee on the Rights of the Child, the concluding observations issued
by the committee in response to said government’s report, and the electronic versionof the leaflet of the convention, thereby promoting domestic public relations.
(Ministry of Foreign Affairs)
6) Implementation of public relations and awareness-raising activities for the eradicationof trafficking in persons
Creating posters and leaflets of measures against trafficking in persons with the aim toappeal to the demand-side of sexual exploitation and raise public awareness on this issueand distributing these to local governments, airports and marine ports, universities andtechnical colleges, the Japan Association of Travel Agents, the International
Organization for Migration (IOM), and other related organizations and bodies.
(Cabinet Office, Cabinet Secretariat, National Police Agency, Ministry of Justice,
Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and7Technology, and Ministry of Health, Labour, and Welfare)7) Implementation of training for those that are engaged in the education and awarenessraising of young people
Providing awareness-raising and prevention trainings on violence against women forpeople who have opportunities to educate young people with aim to enhance educational
and learning activities for the youth.
(Cabinet Office)8) Promotion of the understanding of crime victims, etc. whose damages tend to be hidden
Through various opportunities such as symposiums, the situation of crime victims, etc.
whose damages tend to be hidden, such as sexual crime victims, victimized children andpersons with disabilities, are to be made known to promote the understanding among
citizens and foster the atmosphere in which crime victims, etc. are supported by theentire society.
(National Police Agency, Cabinet Office, Ministry of Internal Affairs andCommunications, Ministry of Justice, Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Scienceand Technology, and Ministry of Health, Labour, and Welfare)9) Improvement of access to information related to grant projects by private organizations
On the webpage for measures for child sexual exploitation on the National Police
Agency website, a summary of information related to the grant project activities being
carried out by private organizations shall be posted with links to websites containingthat information, which will lead to improved access of information pertaining toresearch on child sexual exploitation countermeasures, and grant projects by volunteer
organizations and researchers engaged in support activities of victims.
(National Police Agency)
10) Assistance for the awareness-raising activities of private organizations for theprotection of children
To prevent children from becoming involved in crime over the internet, support for thecontinuous implementation of educational activities to prevent victimization shall be
provided by participation and the provision of necessary information and advice ineducational activities and related discussions for the promotion of filtering, which are
implemented by private organizations such as the Japan Internet Safety Promotion
Association.
(Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications and Ministry of Economy, Trade and8Industry)11) Promotion of comprehensive measures to prevent victimization based on the Act on
Establishment of Enhanced Environment for Youth’s Safe and Secure Internet Use, etc.
In light of the ongoing occurrence of cases where children are victimized by sexual
exploitation such as child pornography crimes or are involved in trouble via the use of
the internet, measures shall be taken pursuant to the Act on Establishment of Enhanced
Environment for Youth’s Safe and Secure Internet Use (Act No. 79 of 2008) and (Fifth)
Basic Plan on Measures for Providing Safe and Secure Internet Use for Young People(June 7, 2021 Decision of the Headquarters for the Promotion of Development andSupport for Children and Young People) so as to reduce opportunities where children
access illegal/harmful information as much as possible. In addition, related
ministries/agencies and related business operators shall be united to promote publicity
and awareness-raising activities on proper internet use by children toward children andtheir parents/guardians, etc., along with research studies, and other measures,comprehensively.
(Cabinet Office, National Police Agency, Ministry of Internal Affairs andCommunications, Ministry of Justice, Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Scienceand Technology, and Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry)12) Guidance for travel agencies
While the provision of services violating child prostitution laws is a prohibited act under
the Travel Agency Act (Act No. 239 of 1952), guidance shall be provided through selfinspections by travel agencies, or on-site inspection by national or local

governments.

(Japan Tourism Agency)
13) Awareness-raising for overseas travelers
Public awareness will be promoted through the Overseas Security Answer Book, apamphlet published by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and distributed to Japanese
overseas travelers, addressing how prostitution is listed among the cases where Japanesenationals could become criminals. In the section “Case study: Travel Troubles andSolutions,” the Book explains that prostitution is prohibited in many countries andconstitutes a felony in some countries and that child prostitution or the possession ofchild pornography is a crime penalized under the laws of Japan, even if committed
abroad.
(Ministry of Foreign Affairs)
914) Efforts in “Campaign for Elimination of Violence against Women”
During the annual Campaign for Elimination of Violence against Women (fromNovember 12 to 25, which is the International Day for the Elimination of Violenceagainst Women), public relations and awareness-raising activities are developed towardelimination of violence against women including child sexual exploitation incollaboration with local governments, women ’ s groups and other relevantorganizations.
(Cabinet Office etc. )15) Efforts during “National Month for the Prevention of Juvenile Delinquency and Juvenile
Victimization”
During the“National Month for the Prevention of Juvenile Delinquency and Juvenile
Victimization”observed every July and the“ Children and Young People’s Development
Support Month ” observed every November, the prevention of crime victimization
detrimental to the well-being of young people shall be given high priority, and public
relations and awareness-raising activities shall be promoted in collaboration andcooperation with related organizations and bodies and local residents to enhance people’s understanding about measures against child sexual exploitation.
(Cabinet Office and National Police Agency etc. )16) Efforts during “Child Abuse Prevention Month”
During“Child Abuse Prevention Month”every November, which is designated basedon the idea that the life, rights, and future of children should be protected by all ofsociety, public relations and awareness-raising activities shall be promoted jointly withlocal governments and related bodies, so as to raise social awareness toward the issueof child abuse, including sexual abuse.
(Ministry of Health, Labour, and Welfare etc.)
17) Efforts during the “Youth Sexual Violence Prevention Month”
For the “Youth Sexual Violence Prevention Month” implemented every year during theschool admission period (April), in collaboration and cooperation between government
ministries, local governments and other related organizations, and raise awareness of
preventing a variety of youth sexual violence, including video production of sexual acts
and the “JK business”, disseminate contact information for consultation on sexual
violence.
(Cabinet Office etc. )1018) Strengthening collaboration with foreign investigative authorities and international
mutual legal assistanceFor crimes of child sexual exploitation such as child prostitution and child pornography
crimes committed outside Japan by Japanese nationals or such crimes committed inJapan that were detected based on reports from abroad, concerted efforts should be madewith overseas investigative authorities to actively crack down on such crimes.
(National Police Agency)○ In Japan, in the course of investigation and trial procedure for crimes of child sexual
exploitation such as child prostitution or child pornography, a request to a foreigncountry for assistance in investigation will be made if necessary under internationalcomity or relevant international agreements such as mutual legal assistance treaties toachieve a suitable punishment. If a similar request for assistance in investigation ismade by foreign authorities, the execution of prompt and appropriate assistance underJapanese law such as the Act on International Assistance in Investigation and Other
Related Matters (Act No. 69 of 1980) will strengthen international cooperation.
(Ministry of Justice and Ministry of Foreign Affairs)19) International dissemination of information on the “Plan for the Prevention of Sex Crimes
Against Children (Basic Plan on Measures against Child Sexual Exploitation) 2022”
By translating the “Basic Plan on Measures against Child Sexual Exploitation (2022)”
into English and utilizing it for the reports submitted to international organizations andfor various international meetings, efforts shall be made to gain better understanding
from international society on detailed measures against child sexual exploitation taken
in Japan and the government’s commitment.
(National Police Agency and Ministry of Foreign Affairs)20) Strengthening of international collaboration and the promotion of information
dissemination to international society through participation in international efforts
Through active participation in the activities of G7 Rome/Lyon Group and the ICPO,international collaboration shall be strengthened by facilitating information exchangewith countries around the world, and thus the dissemination of information on our efforts
shall be promoted.
(National Police Agency, Ministry of Justice, and Ministry of Foreign Affairs)

1121) Participation in “WePROTECT Global Alliance to End Child Sexual Exploitation
OnlineThrough participation in “ WePROTECT Global Alliance to End Child Sexual
Exploitation Online,”which is a framework for international collaboration under whichgovernments and private businesses around the world cooperate to take measures againstchild sexual exploitation on the internet, international collaboration shall bestrengthened by facilitating information exchange with countries around the world, andinformation dissemination shall be actively promoted concerning public-private joint
efforts implemented in Japan so as to gain better understanding from internationalsociety.
(National Police Agency, Cabinet Secretariat, Cabinet Office, Ministry of Internal
Affairs and Communications, Ministry of Justice, Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Ministryof Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology, Ministry of Health, Labour andWelfare, Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry, and Japan Tourism Agency)22) Holding of seminars concerning measures against child sexual exploitation
Seminars shall be held to disseminate information on measures against child sexual
exploitation taken in Japan under which the public and private sectors collaborate for theeradication of child sexual exploitation and the protection of child victims, in order togain better understanding of Japan’s efforts from the general public and internationalsociety.
(National Police Agency)
23) Building of the platform for promoting international collaboration for the eradication ofhuman trafficking cases
In order to promote the arrest of brokers of trafficking in persons in Japan and abroad
and to prompt the protection of victims, Contact Point Meeting with related
administrative bodies, foreign embassies in Tokyo, international organizations, NGO,
etc., shall be held to share information and have talks aimed at facilitating the smooth
handling of such crimes.
(National Police Agency)24) Implementation of the Optional Protocol to the Convention on the Rights of the Childon the sale of children, child prostitution and child pornography (hereinafter referred toas “the Protocol”) and release of the information on domestic actions
Japan will endeavor to ensure the implementation of the Protocol in line with the purportof the concluding observations (March 2019) which were issued by the Committee on
12the Rights of the Child in response to Japan’s national report (June 2017) submitted inaccordance with the provisions of the Protocol and, as necessary, taking into
consideration the recommendations in the report of the Special Rapporteur on the saleof children, child prostitution and child pornography (March 2016). Through government
reports in line with the provisions of the Protocol Japan will continue to actively
disseminate information to the international society about initiatives implemented within
Japan.
(Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Cabinet Secretariat, Cabinet Office, National Police
Agency, Ministry of Justice, Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science andTechnology, and Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare)25) Steady implementation of the “Action Plan to End Violence Against Children”
As a pathfinding country of the Global Partnership to End Violence Against Children(GPeVAC) (countries committed to making efforts to end violence against children in
their country), taking into consideration the contribution it will make toward achieving
the SDGs target of eliminating violence against children (target 16.2), the relevant
government ministries will collaborate to steadily implement specific measures inaccordance with the formulated Action Plan to End Violence Against Children (decided
at the Inter-Ministerial Meeting on August 18, 2021), which is a compilation of a wide
range of measures in the areas of abuse, sexual exploitation and sexual violence, bullying
and corporal punishment.
(Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Cabinet Secretariat, Cabinet Office, National Police
Agency, Ministry of Justice, Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science andTechnology, and Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare)13

2. Support for children and families to ensure the sound growth of children without
victimization by sexual exploitation
1) Promotion of education related to sexual crimes and sexual violence prevention
including Life Safety Education
In accordance with the Policy for the Strengthening of Enhancement of Measures
Against Sexual Crimes and Sexual Assault (approved Liaison Conference of theRelevant Ministries and Agencies for Enhancement of Measures against Sexual Crimes
and Sexual Assault on June 11, 2020), education that teaches about the preciousness oflife and education that respects oneself, others and each individual shall be further
promoted. To improve education which takes into account children’s development, Life
Safety Education, education to learn the importance of lives, not to become a perpetratorof sexual crimes and assault, not to become a victim, and not to become a spectator,
shall be implemented in line with the local community’s needs at elementary, juniorhigh and high schools nationwide, with promotion measures such as informing
guardians.
(Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology, Cabinet Office,Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare, and National Police Agency,)
2) Promotion of “Spring Safety Net / New Term Action” under collaboration between the
public and private sectors
The government shall collaborate and coordinate with local public organizations andrelated operators, schools and community groups so that intensive efforts can be
implemented such as educational activities focused on improving internet literacy andthe promotion of measures for parental control, such as filtering, time management
functions and billing restriction features, during the period of school graduation andadmission in spring, when many children receive their own smartphone for the first time.
(Cabinet Office, National Police Agency, Ministry of Internal Affairs andCommunications, Ministry of Justice, Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Scienceand Technology, Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare, and Ministry of Economy,
Trade and Industry)3) Implementation of awareness-raising activities for safe and secure internet use by
children○ In order to ensure safe and secure internet use by young people, an awareness-raisingcourse called “e-Net Caravan”is provided to children as well as their parents/guardians
and teachers, who are supposed to protect, educate, and guide children, in collaboration
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with telecommunication-related organizations, and, starting from September 2016, anadvanced course for parents/guardians and teachers, called “e-Net Caravan plus,” isalso being provided with a view toward raising awareness for the importance of filteringand ensuring that everyone knows how to use filtering services.
(Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications, and Ministry of Education, Culture,
Sports, Science and Technology)○ With the cooperation of the police and in collaboration with NPOs nationwide, theInternet Safety Class for young people, their parents/guardians, and teachers shall beheld so as to raise awareness on information security and countermeasures against
illegal/harmful information, including filtering services. The awareness-raisingmaterials used in the class and the contents of the class shall be updated from time totime to reflect changes in the internet use environment and the situation surrounding
child pornography.
(Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry)○ Awareness-raising activities using the booklet covering the issue of revenge
pornography victimization and child pornography victimization on the internet shallbe promoted.
(Ministry of Justice)○ At the general meeting or national convention of the National Congress of Parents andTeachers Associations of Japan and the National Federation of High School ParentTeacher Associations, materials for raising awareness regarding the importance offiltering services, etc., shall be distributed to disseminate knowledge about theappropriate use of the internet and how to avoid victimization by sexual exploitation
due to use of the internet.
(Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology)○ In order to make guardians aware of potential risks associated with the use of the internet
by children and of measures to prevent the criminal victimization of children, a leaflet
for the prevention of the criminal victimization of children through the use of internet
shall be produced, thereby promoting awareness-raising activities.
(National Police Agency)○ As part of efforts to facilitate the safe and secure use of the internet by young people,
awareness-raising and educational materials for parents/guardians shall be produced
15and made publicly available in collaboration with related ministries and agencies,
thereby promoting awareness-raising activities.
(Cabinet Office)4) Assistance for the establishment of a cooperative structure at the local level for the safe
and secure use of the internet by young people
By holding the“Forum for the Creation of the Internet Use Environment for the Youth”
in several places nationwide in cooperation with local governments and relatedorganizations, the government shall assist in the establishment of cooperative structuresat the local level to facilitate the safe and secure use of the internet by young people.
(Cabinet Office)5) Assistance in publicity and awareness-raising activities at the local and family level forthe proper use of the internet by children
With the aim of encouraging the proper use of the internet by children, in addition toassistance for “School Internet Patrols” conducted by the governments of eachprefecture and designated cities via the use of internet patrols and private specialized
bodies, information provision, consultation and response shall be provided through the“Comprehensive Project for Promoting Support for Education at Home in Local
Communities”, with learning opportunities on the risks and proper use of mobile phones
and the internet such as social media will be provided to parents/guardians on suchoccasions as the medical checkups of children before they begin school and parents’meetings, etc. Also, in order to adapt to the rapidly evolving and expanding internet
environment, advanced measures against harmful environments at the local level shallbe promoted through the “Community Support Project for Internet-related Measures,”including the training of internet literacy instructors and the establishment of a system
to deal with problems involving the internet.
(Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology)
6) Enhancement of information morals education at schools
Seminars for information on moral education for school teachers shall be held forteachers involved in information moral education in an effort to disseminate information
on moral education throughout the nation, and awareness-raising materials about
information moral education for students shall be produced and distributed so as toaddress new issues associated with computerization.
(Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology)
167) Development and publication of Internet Literacy Assessment indicator for Students(ILAS) for the safe use of the internet by young people
A test to visualize the ability of young people to deal with dangers and threats on theinternet and the current status shall be conducted along with a survey on the use of
information communication devices (smartphones, etc.) by young people, and the results
shall be analyzed, compiled, and made public every year as the “Internet Literacy
Assessment indicator for Students (ILAS)” for the safe use of the internet by young
people.
(Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications)8) Promotion of street guidance activities
Efforts shall be made in collaboration with related organizations and volunteers to finddelinquent juveniles by actively talking to young people focusing on the time and place
where gatherings of delinquent juveniles or delinquency are likely to take place and,
when a delinquent juvenile is found or taken into custody, necessary warnings andguidance shall be provided to such juvenile or his/her parent/guardian taking into
consideration the characteristics of such juvenile. By promoting these street guidance
activities, efforts shall be made to prevent such juvenile from becoming a victim ofsexual exploitation and to early detect and protect child victims.
(National Police Agency)
9) Promotion of the activities of juvenile guidance commissioners for the sounddevelopment of juveniles
Juvenile guidance commissioners commissioned by Prefectural Public Safety
Commissions based on the Act on Control and Improvement of Amusement Business,
etc. (Act No.122 of 1948) shall be provided with assistance such as the provision of
information on the situation of juvenile delinquency, and the commissioner’s activity
to ensure the sound development of juveniles shall be promoted, including street juvenile
guidance, advice to the operators of amusement businesses, and assistance to juvenile
victims, etc.
(National Police Agency)
10) Support for delinquent juveniles, etc., at Juvenile Assessment Centers
As part of the community support service of Juvenile Assessment Centers support fordelinquent juveniles and their families, etc., shall be promoted in collaboration withrelated organizations to prevent juvenile delinquency and to rehabilitate delinquentjuveniles.
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(Ministry of Justice)11) Strengthening of assistance in cybercrime prevention volunteer activities
The establishment of cybercrime prevention volunteer organization groups, which
engage in educational activities for the prevention of crimes in cyber space, and public
relations and awareness-raising activities for the enhancement of awareness regarding
social norms, online environment cleanups through cyber patrols and other activities,
shall be encouraged, and assistance in cybercrime prevention volunteer activities
including activities to prevent child sexual exploitation shall be strengthened through the
distribution materials and other methods.
(National Police Agency)
12) Support for single-parent families
In order to help single-parent families facing financial difficulties achieve self-reliance,
comprehensive support such as i) lifestyle support measures for child-rearing, ii)
employment support measures, iii) measures for securing child support, and iv) financial
support measures shall be provided under the “Guidelines for Measures Against Child
Poverty” (Cabinet approval on November 29, 2019) and the “Basic Policy on Measures
for the Stabilization and Improvement of the Lives of Single-mother Families andWidows” (Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare Notification No. 78 of 2020), with afocus on employment support as it is important to promote self-reliance through work.
(Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare)13) Employment support for parents in single-parent families
Employment support shall be provided to parents in single-parent families through thefollowing measures.
・ With respect to employment support at Hello Work (a public employment security
office), one-stop-type employment support systems shall be established throughout
the nation by setting up Hello Work consultation counters at municipal welfare
offices for needy persons including welfare recipients and the recipient of childrearing allowances, and team support shall be provided under agreements between
Hello Work and local governments.
・ At Mothers’ Hello Work, comprehensive and consistent support for the jobseekers
with small children shall be continued so as to assist them in re-entering labormarket. For parents in single-parent families, in particular, employment support
shall be strengthened by staffing specialized counselors.
・ Subsidies for the employment development of designated job seekers shall be
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provided to employers who hire parents in single-parent families. In addition,
employers that have employed parents in single-parent families shall be entitled toreceive an additional amount of Career Enhancement Subsidy for employers thathave employed fixed-term contract workers as regular employees and trial
employment incentive payments for employers that have provided a certain periodof trial employment opportunities to job seekers that have difficulties in obtaining
employment. Thus, support shall be provided through employment-related subsidies.
(Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare)14) Employment support for youths
Hello Works provide the employment support for new graduates and young non-regular
workers (“ freeters”) who are seeking employment. In addition, Regional Youth Support
Stations provide specialized consultation support for NEETs to help achieve vocational
independence and consultation services concerning job retention, career enhancement,
etc., for those that are employed.
(Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare)15) Support for people in need
Under the Act on Support for Self-reliance of Needy Persons (Act No. 105 of 2013),
support for children from families in need and their parents/guardians shall be
implemented through the “Consultation Service for Self-reliance,” which provides
comprehensive support, and the “Learning and livelihood assistance Service forChildren from Households in need,” etc.
(Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare)19

3. Promotion of measures to prevent the occurrence and spread of victimization that
focuses on tools and places used for child sexual exploitation
1) Assistance in voluntary efforts for promoting the spread of filtering by mobile phone
carriers
The “Task Force on the Development of Secure and Safe Internet Use Environment for
the Youth” has been set up and participated in by experts, mobile carriers, etc., and shallmake recommendations concerning the publicity of filtering services for mobile phones
and the improvement of the utilization rate in light of the issues to be tackled, thereby
promoting voluntary efforts by mobile carriers.
(Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications)2) Assistance for the operation of the Guidelines on Measures for Illegal Information on
the Internet and Model Terms and Conditions for internet services
By participating in the liaison conference on measures for illegal information held bytrade associations (Telecommunications Carriers Association, Telecom Services
Association,

Japan

Internet

Providers

Association,

and

Japan

Cable

and

Telecommunications Association) as an observer and otherwise, the government will
provide assistance in the proper operation of the Guidelines on Measures for Illegal
Information on the Internet, including the criteria for child pornography that should bedeleted and the criteria for the violation of the Act on Regulation on Soliciting Children
by Using Opposite Sex Introducing Service on Internet (Act No. 83 of 2003;
hereinafter referred to as the “Online Dating Sites Regulation Act”), and the Model
Terms and Conditions for internet services” including the provisions regarding theblocking of child pornography and the provisions prohibiting child prostitution, whichhave been established by said trade associations.
(Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications)3) Assistance in consultation services concerning illegal/harmful information on theinternet
The government will provide assistance for the operation of the Illegal Harmful Hotline,
which conducts consultation for general internet users concerning illegal/harmful
information on the internet, consultation for school officials concerning cyberbullying,etc., and consultation for internet service providers (hereinafter referred to as “ISPs” ),etc., concerning requests for deletion from general internet users, organizations dealing
with human rights violations, the Internet Hotline Center, and police, etc.
(Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications)204) Promotion of various measures toward improvement in the effectiveness of blocking
Images of child sexual exploitation on the internet significantly infringes on the rightsof children. In an effort to protect the rights of children, ISPs and other business
operators have been implementing blocking on a voluntary basis since April 2011. For
the purpose of encouraging the voluntary introduction of effective blocking by ISPs andother business operators, while paying attention not to cause any unreasonable effects
on the secrecy of communications and the freedom of expression of internet users,
continuous efforts shall be made so as to have ISPs and other related parties understandthe significance and effectiveness of blocking in preventing the distribution of childpornography on the internet.
Furthermore, to ensure the implementation of effective blocking, assistance shall be
provided so that, after any images of child pornography are detected, irrespective of thenationality of the servers, information will be provided from the National Police Agency
and the Internet Hotline Center to the body to prepare and manage the address lists ofwebsites containing child pornography, and so that the preparation of an address list of
websites containing child pornography and the provision of relevant address lists to ISPs
and other related parties by the body to prepare and manage the address lists of websites
containing child pornography will be implemented rapidly and effectively.
In addition, assistance shall be continuously provided so that ISPs can implement
blocking in a stable manner.
(Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications, National Police Agency, andMinistry of Economy, Trade and Industry)5) Fact-finding investigation for public relations and public awareness-raising activities
contributing to the prevention of victimization caused over social media
The implementation of a fact-finding investigation related to cases arising from social
media will lead to a proper grasp of victimization occurring from social media, andvarious policies for the prevention of victimization of children shall be carried out, suchas public relations and educational activities that convey the risk in an easy-tounderstand manner.
(National Police Agency)
6) Assistance of voluntary efforts by social media companies
Participation shall be conducted in children protection activities held by the Social
Media Association of Japan, a trade association consisting of social media companies,
and information related to the actual state of victimization resulting from social media
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will be provided, as well as having individual operators strengthen voluntary measureson the prevention of victimization of children such as promoting age verification ofusers. In addition, information related to the actual state of child sexual exploitation will
be provided to operators of online dating services in the same method as for social media
companies, and requests shall be carried out related to measures for preventing
victimization, such as thorough confirmation that the site user is not a child.
(Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications, National Police Agency)
7) Promotion of public relations and educational activities for the prevention of
victimization caused over social media
To prevent such crimes arising over social media, inappropriate posts on social media
that may link to child sexual exploitation shall be discovered through cyber patrols, andmeasures for posting warning messages shall be promoted. Furthermore, with regard tothese measures, the introduction of effective methods such as using AI and collaboration
with volunteers will be investigated.
(National Police Agency)
8) Promotion of measures to prevent the distribution of and access to images of childpornography
Efforts shall be made to detect illegal information related to child pornography throughcyber patrols and reports to the Internet Hotline Center or the anonymous reporting
program and, if such information is detected, a request for deletion shall be issued to thesite administrator by the police or the Internet Hotline Center.
(National Police Agency)
9) Operation of the Internet Hotline Center
The operation of the Internet Hotline Center shall continue via outsourcing to the private
sector. The role of the Internet Hotline Center includes receiving reports by regularinternet users on illegal information including information on the public display of childpornography prohibited under the Act Against Child Prostitution and Child Pornography
or information on soliciting prohibited under the Online Dating Sites Regulation Act,
reporting to the police, and issuing requests to the site administrator for deletion. The
Internet Hotline Center shall report to the police about child pornography, and provide
reports on the images of child pornography stored on overseas web servers to INHOPE,
which is a collaborative network of counterpart organizations around the world.
(National Police Agency)
2210) Elimination of criminal organizations and illegal adult entertainment establishments anddismantling criminal infrastructure in cooperation with local shopping districts, etc., andlocal governments
To ensure that criminal organizations do not operate in entertainment/amusement areas,
the elimination of criminal organizations and illegal adult entertainment establishments
in entertainment/amusement areas and destruction of criminal infrastructure shall befacilitated under collaboration with local shopping districts and local governments,
through the promotion of efforts for eliminating criminal organizations by multi-tenantbuildings and advertising media, and prevention of illegal adult entertainment
establishments moving into vacant buildings or stores through police enforcement.
(National Police Agency)
11) Fact-finding investigation related to businesses focused on children as sexual objects
In order to promptly and appropriately deal with the situation where businesses in whichhigh school girls serve customers via sexual behavior emerge one after another indifferent methods such as the “high school girls rifure (reflexology),” a survey on theactual state of new types of business focused on children as sexual objects shall be
conducted.
(National Police Agency)
12) Public-private partnership efforts for the eradication of sexual exploitation
Promote preventive measures through public-private collaboration, aiming to eradicate
sexual exploitation such as harm associated with video production of sexual acts and the“JK business” and compensated dating.
(Cabinet Office)13) Strengthening of environmental measures so that children do not become victims ofsexual exploitation
To promote the strengthening of environmental measures so that children do not become
victims, as well as gaining an understanding of places of victimization and carrying out
analysis of the actual state of victimization, information shall be provided to relatedorganizations with the cooperation of relevant government ministries on facilities withmany incidents of child sexual exploitation such as camera voyeurism and the actual
state of offences.
(National Police Agency)

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4. Prompt protection of child victims and the promotion of appropriate support
1) Creation of a comfortable environment for children and their parents/guardians for
consultations, including using social media○ At the Juvenile Support Center established in the prefectural police department and at
the juvenile section of police stations, police officers and juvenile guidance officials
shall meet and talk with children or their parents/guardians and provide necessary
advice and guidance according to the contents of the consultation. Also, telephone
consultations shall be provided under the name of the “Young Telephone Corner” or as
another name in an effort to detect child victims at an early date. As a means ofconsultation, the introduction of a toll-free telephone number and consultation services
at night or on holidays via e-mail, etc., shall be promoted. In addition, it should be
actively announced that anonymous consultation is available.
(National Police Agency)○ In addition to the counseling services concerning human rights issues including childsexual exploitation, as provided by Legal Affairs Bureaus and District Legal Affairs
Bureaus throughout Japan, various measures are being undertaken, including theoperation of a toll-free telephone counseling services called “Children’s Rights
Hotline” and human rights counseling services on the Internet called “SOS e-mail,”along with the distribution of “Children’s Rights SOS Mini-Letters” (letters with astamped envelope for human rights counseling) to elementary and junior high school
students nationwide. A system for human rights counseling will be developed usingsocial media sites which are popular with young people. Information on thesecounseling services shall be further disseminated through posting on the website of the
Ministry of Justice as well as distributing awareness-raising booklets and leaflets
containing such information to the general public.
(Ministry of Justice)○ Efforts to create a system for Child Guidance Centers (counselling through social media
and other media) will advance the creation of a counseling system using social media,
thereby supporting efforts to strengthen the system of Child Guidance Centers.
Furthermore, for consultation from children or families, the creation of a common
national account will enable counseling from anywhere in Japan using social media,
leading to the creation of a new mechanism for municipal governments to respond tocounseling over social media.
(Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare)24

○ To create an environment that is easily accessible by children with various problems
and anxieties, support will be carried out for the creation of a counseling system usingsocial media or phone lines operated by the municipal governments.
(Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology)○ System improvements shall be carried out for Cure Time, the project of chatconsultation through social media that is easily accessible by young people. In
addition, awareness-raising and public-related shall be carried out for nationwide
abbreviated number (#8891) for the One-stop support center (hereinafter “One-stop
support center”) for victims of sexual crimes and sexual violence.
(Cabinet Office)○ To enable the creation of a comfortable environment for children and theirparents/guardians for consultations, a system for providing counseling services
according to the victim’s needs or the content of the consultation (Website andConsultation Service for Child Victims of Sexual Crimes) shall be posted andmanaged on the National Police Agency website.
(National Police Agency)
2) Reponses considering convenience for the person undergoing a consultation
When a consultation is requested by a victim of child sexual exploitation via various
consultation services including general telephone consultation services such as #9110(police consultation telephone number) and #189 (nationwide hotline connected to Child
Guidance Centers), appropriate advice and information shall be provided and, if it isappropriate that the matter be handled at another administrative body or anotherorganization, smooth handover shall be ensured with consideration given to privacy
protection.
(National Police Agency, Ministry of Justice, and Ministry of Health, Labour andWelfare)3) Appropriate handling of children’s rights issues
When a suspected human rights violation is recognized through a human rights
counseling etc., such a case shall be investigated as a human rights violation case, andappropriate measures shall be taken depending on a case, including the protection of thechild victim, in collaboration with the police, Child Guidance Centers, and other relatedorganizations.
(Ministry of Justice)254) Dissemination of the anonymous reporting program for the creation of a secure society
The anonymous reporting program under which anonymous reports of human trafficking
crimes or suspected human trafficking crimes, crimes related to people’s welfare, childabuse, etc., are received and information fees are paid according to the degree ofcontribution to the arrest or the protection of the victim shall be publicized as part ofefforts for the early detection of these crimes, which tend to be hidden.
(National Police Agency)
5) Promotion of guidance for children involved in businesses focused on children as sexual
objects
If a child is involved in a business that focuses on children as sexual objects, the moralityof the child will be adversely affected and their moral character may decline. Moreover,engaging in such business could lead to sexual victimization via forcible sexualintercourse, indecency through compulsion, child prostitution, or other sexual offenses.
For this reason, the child that is engaged at that business shall be subject to correction
guidance, and the child’s guardian or school will be contacted to urge them to admonish
or discipline the children in question.
(National Police Agency)
6) Support, etc., for children at Child Guidance Centers and local governments
When a Child Guidance Center receives a consultation concerning a child that has been
harmed mentally and physically due to sexual abuse or child pornography crime, support
shall be provided such as temporary custody when his/her safety needs to be secured,assistance concerning a visit to a medical institution to receive specialized medical care,counseling by child psychologists, and admission to a child welfare facility for the childfor whom it is difficult to return home, and the case shall be reported to the police after
confirming the damage caused by the situation. Also, municipal governments shall fully
collaborate and share information with Child Guidance Centers and other relatedorganizations through the Regional Council for Children in Need of Protection toprovide consultation for child victims of sexual abuse or child pornography crimes in amore familiar environment and to provide necessary support. In addition, information
about the nationwide hotline number to Child Guidance Centers (189), including the factthat anonymous reporting is acceptable, shall be widely disseminated so that anyone thathas spotted a child that seems to be abused can call the Child Guidance Center without
hesitation.
(Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare)267) Improvement of convenience for sexual crime victims to acquire information
The police are to endeavor to improve the convenience for sexual crime victims toacquire information upon their request in addition to the dissemination of the nationwide
unified number“ # 8103, which connects the consultation hotline of the prefectural police
and the distribution of the“Brochure for Crime Victims.”In addition, the police are tofurther endeavor to ensure that sexual crime victims may receive support from theorganization as soon as possible by providing the contact information and the content ofconsultations to private victim-support groups such as Early Support Groups for Crime
Victims, etc., with the consent of the victims, even when they do not want the case to
be handled as a criminal case.
(National Police Agency)
8) Enhancement of support for victims, including the establishment of a one-stop support
centerBased on the Fifth Basic Plan for Gender Equality (approved by the Cabinet on
December 25, 2020) and the Policy for Enhancement of Measures Against Sexual
Crimes and Sexual Assault, the support system for victims will be enhanced throughimprovement in the treatment of counselors in the One-stop support center, promotionof 24 hours a day, 365 days a year operation, the establishment and operation of a callcenter that can respond during nighttime and holidays, and development of a support
system.
(Cabinet Office, National Police Agency, and Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare)9) Promotion of the protection of trafficking victims
Considering the fact that many trafficking victims are women and children, and basedon the 2014 Action Plan to Combat Trafficking in Persons (approved at Ministerial
Meeting Concerning Measures Against Crime on December 16, 2014), the accurate
identification of victims and proper protection shall be promoted in collaboration withrelated organizations.
(National Police Agency, Cabinet Secretariat, Ministry of Justice, Ministry of Foreign
Affairs, and Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare)10) Implementation of continuous support for child victims at the Juvenile Support Center
For Juvenile Support Centers established at each prefectural police department, juvenile
guidance officials shall provide continuous support through systematic counselingaccording to the character of each child victim and the coordination of the environment27

in collaboration with family, schools, and Child Guidance Centers.
(National Police Agency, Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science andTechnology, and Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare)11) Protection and support for women in need of protection under the women’s protection
project
For women facing various difficulties, consultation by officials of the Women’s
Consulting Office or women’s consultants shall be provided along with other support incollaboration with related organizations such as the provision of information andservices to accompany the victim. In addition, temporary protection at women’s
protection facilities, support and aftercare for children accompanying the women staying
at women’s protection facilities such as study, and a project to assist a life of self
reliance for victims of domestic violence shall be implemented.
With respect to the women’s protection project, improvement of the project based on
the actual state shall be carried out based on the “Interim Summary of the Review
Committee on Support for Women with Difficulties” (October 11, 2019).
(Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare, and Cabinet Office)12) Provision of support at child welfare facilities
Foster homes, infant homes, child psychotherapeutic institutions, children’s selfreliance support facilities, maternal and child support facilities, and Child and Family
Support Centers shall, in collaboration with related organizations including Child
Guidance Centers and municipal governments, provide consultation and assistance tochildren that have been harmed mentally and physically due to sexual abuse or
victimization by a child pornography crime, and officials in charge shall be deployed toprovide psychotherapy. With the enactment of the Act on Partial Amendment of theChild Welfare Act (Act No.63 of 2016; hereinafter referred to as the “Amended Child
Welfare Act of 2016”) in May 2016, provisions concerning the following matters havebeen incorporated for the purpose of providing flexible self-reliance support tailored tothe situation of each child and for implementing continuous support at a place familiar
to the child.
・Positioning of consistent foster care support from the development of foster parents tothe support of children's independence as a prefectural (Child Guidance Center) task
・Continuation of support for persons 18 years of age or over including admission into
support facilities and entrustment to foster parents
・Creation of an obligation of municipal governments to make sincere efforts to establish
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children and the provision of information(Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare)13) Support provided by the Japan Legal Support Center
In response to inquiries from the victims of crime by telephone or at its office, the Japan
Legal Support Center (hereinafter referred to as the “JLSC”) provides information on
the systems that will help recovery and alleviation of damage and suffering, andconducts referrals to support organizations and groups as well as lawyers who are wellversed in assisting victims.
Also, for child victims who are not financially capable, the JLSC provides the necessary
legal consultation by utilizing its general Legal Consultation Aid of the Civil Legal Aidor Legal Consultation Aid for the Victims of Specific Acts of Trespass Against the
Person. Furthermore, the JLSC provides assistance in paying for attorneys’ fees, etc. as
Representation Aid by Civil Legal Aid, etc.
Also, in cases where civil legal aid is not available due to lack of cooperation from thelegal representative, such as in cases where the perpetrator is a parent, as aid services
entrusted by the Japan Federation of Bar Associations, for victims who are notfinancially capable, the JLSC provides assistance in paying for attorneys’ fees for legal
services such as representation by attorneys in administrative proceedings, arbitrationand trial proceedings.
(Ministry of Justice)14) Verification of measures relating to the protection of children who have suffered
physical or mental damage
Regular verification and assessment of the implementation status of measures relating
to the protection of children who have suffered physical or mental damage as a result of
having been a party to child prostitution or having been depicted in child pornography
are to be conducted so as to promote child protection measures.
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5. Strengthening of crackdowns in line with the situation of victimization andrehabilitation of offenders
1) Surveys contributing to consideration of the regulations regarding child pornography
Surveys on actual child pornography crimes in Japan shall continue to be carried out inorder to contribute to the consideration of regulations regarding child pornography.
While surveys have been carried out through diplomatic missions abroad concerning
legislation on child pornography in G7 countries and other foreign countries, such
surveys shall be continued with regard to trends concerning legislation, and the survey
results will be compiled regularly.
(Ministry of Foreign Affairs, National Police Agency, and Ministry of Justice)2) Strengthening of crackdowns on and strict punishment for crimes involving child sexual
exploitation○ Crackdown on crimes of child sexual exploitation as offenses against the Act Against
Child Prostitution and Child Pornography, Child Welfare Act, juvenile protection
ordinances, etc., shall be strengthened. Regarding child pornography crimes, inparticular, the National Police Agency shall encourage joint investigation among
multiple prefectural police headquarters so as to strictly apprehend heinous childpornography offenders such as groups of younger child pornography lovers, childpornography sales groups, and groups involving the use of file-sharing software. The
agency shall, by gathering and analyzing information on child pornography offenders,
identify and protect child victims, and arrest suspected producers to eliminate thesource of supply of child pornography. In addition, as for “offences involving thepossession, etc. of child pornography for the purpose of satisfying one’s own sexual
curiosity” with respect to which penal provisions became effective in July 2015, theagency shall continue to ensure appropriate application. Also, based on the Japan’s
2014 Action Plan to Combat Trafficking in Persons strict control for the eradication of
trafficking in persons shall be promoted under collaboration among relatedorganizations.
(National Police Agency, Ministry of Justice, Cabinet Secretariat, Cabinet Office, andMinistry of Health, Labour and Welfare)○ Efforts shall be made to realize strict punishment for crimes of child sexual exploitation
through the aggressive application of the Act Against Child Prostitution and Child
Pornography and other relevant laws.
(Ministry of Justice)303) Grasping of the actual state of adult entertainment businesses and the promotion of
crackdowns on adult entertainment-related crimes
Considering vicious and illegal adult entertainment establishments that can become ahotbed of child sexual exploitation, efforts shall be made to grasp the actual state ofillegal adult entertainment establishments through on-the-spot inspection, etc., of
mainly those located in entertainment/amusement areas, and crackdowns on adultentertainment-related crimes shall be promoted.
(National Police Agency)
4) Pursuit of criminal charges against vicious business operators
In the investigation of child pornography crimes using the internet, the police shallstrengthen guidance and warnings to website operators or server administrators whose
services are used to provide child pornography, and shall actively investigate related
negligent business operators that engage in such illegal practices and pursue criminal
charges against them.
(National Police Agency)
5) Promotion of the activities of the Juvenile and Woman Aegis TeamAs for the act of accosting or following a child or woman, which is considered as aharbinger of sexual crimes, the Juvenile and Woman Aegis Team (JWAT) establishedat each prefectural police headquarters has been taking measures such as arrests,
guidance, and warnings to offenders identified through information-gathering andanalysis. By actively promoting these preemptive and preventive measures, the JWAT
shall make efforts to prevent sexual crimes against children and women.
(National Police Agency)
6) Strengthening of collaboration among related organizations in efforts to implement
interviews with consideration of children’s psychological stress
In order to reduce the burden on children for cases involving children as victims, theorganizations concerned such as prosecutors, the police, and child guidance centers will
establish a contact point for day-to-day and close information exchange and will
promote the use of the contact point in discussing appropriate approach such as
interview by one representative of the organizations concerned based on the discussion
among those in charge from each organization held prior to the interview. In addition,from April 2021, interviews with a representative have been trialed for sexual crimes
against victims with mental disorders in line with the government’s “Policy for theStrengthening of Measures for Sexual Crimes and Sexual Violence” approved in June312020. Information provision and identification of cases that can be used as a reference
among related organizations are to be carried out continuously, and appropriate action
will be taken based on the results of the review.
(Ministry of Justice, National Police Agency, and Ministry of Health, Labour andWelfare)7) Protection of child victims of crimes in the process of investigations/public trials
Efforts shall be made to make widely known the system that requires that the residenceor other information of the witness not be known to persons concerned during thediscovery of evidence proceedings and the system that requires that, regarding childvictims of certain crimes, the name, address, or other information that could lead to theidentification of the victim not be disclosed at the public trial, along with enhancing
awareness of public prosecutors regarding these systems. Also, measures to protect
crime victims in court, such as permission for the witness to be accompanied by someoneof trust, the screening of the witness, use of video links, etc., shall be widely known andoperated more properly.
(Ministry of Justice)8) Implementation of re-offending prevention guidance for sex offenders in penal
institutions
At penal institutions, inmates that have cognitive distortion or lack of self-control that
may result in indecency through compulsion, forcible sexual intercourse, or a similar
crime, or a crime involving harming the life or body of another person for the purposeof satisfying their own sexual urges (including those who have committed a sexual crime
against children) shall be provided with re-offending prevention guidance for sex
offenders, consisting of group work based on the method of cognitive behavioral
therapy, etc. In order to ensure the effective implementation of such guidance, thesystem for providing guidance and the method of selecting the inmates to receive
guidance shall be improved based on the verification of the effects of past treatment.
(Ministry of Justice)9) Enhancement of adjustments in the living environment for persons convicted of a sexual
crime
Regarding the Offenders Rehabilitation Office, of the sexual offenders being held in thecorrectional facility, for those who have a high risk of reoffending and for whom support
and treatment by a medical institution post-release is deemed necessary (including those
who have committed a sexual crime against children) or their guarantor, interviews shall32

be implemented by specialists such as social workers and doctors at medical institutions
while they are held at the correctional facility and an assessment of the necessity oftreatment and an explanation of the content and motivation for the treatment shall be
carried out, to prevent reoffending after release through linkage to treatment of diverse
content and methods by the medical institution, responding to each person’s
characteristics and needs.
(Ministry of Justice)10) Implementation of guidance to prevent sexual delinquency at juvenile training schools
Among the juveniles that have been committed to a juvenile training school due to adelinquent act that constitutes sexual delinquency (e.g. forcible sexual intercourse,
indecency through compulsion or public indecency) or that does not constitute the samebut that has been triggered by a sexual motive (e.g. sexually motivated theft or injury,
or a violation of the nuisance prevention ordinance, i.e., groping or camera voyeurism),
those that have cognitive distortion or lack of self-control that may result in sexual
delinquency (includes those who have committed sexual crimes against children) shallbe provided at each juvenile training school with comprehensive guidance to prevent
sexual delinquency, which consists of group work or individual guidance using aworkbook at the core, combined with guidance on personal relationships, guidance onunderstanding the victim’s feelings, and sexual education, for the purpose of helping
them acquire correct knowledge about sex, enhance their recognition of their own
delinquency, and learn how to live an adaptive life without taking to sexual delinquency.
In addition, for those who have limited intellectual capacity, a special program will be
provided in which they reflect on the characteristics of own cognition linked to sexual
delinquency and their lifestyle patterns and learn skills for responding appropriately,with the aim of gaining habits of taking action to become closer to their ideal self.
In addition, as those inmates that require concentrated and intensive guidance shall betransferred to intensive guidance facilities, efforts shall be made to properly conduct a
verification of the effects of such guidance and to improve the program based on the
PDCA cycle.
(Ministry of Justice)11) Implementation of the relapse prevention program on sexual recidivism at probation
offices
At probation offices,
・parolees or persons under probation, with the suspension of the execution of theirsentence, that have been sentenced for i) or ii):
33i) a crime under the charge of indecency through compulsion, forcible sexualintercourse, constructive indecency through compulsion, constructive forcible sexualintercourse, indecency by a person having custody of a person under 18, sexualintercourse by a person having custody of a person under 18, indecency throughcompulsion causing death or injury (including attempts at such)ii) any crime caused or motivated by sexual desire, regardless of the charge
・For juvenile probationers or juvenile parolees over the age of 18 for whom the abovei) or ii) is applicable, and for whom a sexual offender treatment program is deemednecessary
For (both include those who have committed sexual crimes against children), built upon
psychological and other expertise, the program will be offered with the aim of teaching
the offender specific methods to avoid committing a sexual crime again, and improvetheir criminal tendencies.
Furthermore, to ensure the effective implementation of the same program, theimplementation and operation system and program content shall be improved based on
the verification results of the effects of treatment.
(Ministry of Justice)12) Operation of a system for measures to prevent repeat violent sexual crimes againstchildren by released prisoners
Each prefectural police department shall obtain information on the released prisoners
that have served a sentence for a violent sexual crime such as indecency throughcompulsion against a child less than 13 years of age from the Ministry of Justice andconfirm their whereabouts. In addition, the police shall actively conduct interviews withthose released prisoners as necessary with their consent and thus strengthen measures toprevent repeat crimes.
(National Police Agency)
13) Promotion of measures to prevent sexual offender recidivism in collaboration with local
public organizations
Measures to prevent sexual offender recidivism shall be promoted in collaboration withnational and local governments, through the provision of support for preventing
recidivism for sexual offenders (includes those who have committed sexual crimes
against children) in the local community after completion of criminal proceedings.
(Ministry of Justice)3414) Investigation into new measures to prevent recidivism through grasping information of
released offenders
The required reviews based on the legal systems and operations of other countries andtechnical knowledge shall be implemented, such as installing a GPS monitoring device
for sexual offenders (including those who have committed sexual crimes againstchildren) on parole.
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6. Establishing and strengthening of the foundation for realizing a society wherechildren will never become victims of sexual exploitation
1) Awareness-raising of the child welfare-related officials that are likely to have contact
with latent child victims of sexual exploitation
In collaboration with local governments, awareness-raising activities shall be carriedout for the child welfare-related officials that are likely to have contact with latent childvictims of sexual exploitation, so as to detect child victims of sexual exploitation at an
early stage.
(Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare)2) Enhancement of the response capacity of school officials for the early detection of childvictims and the promotion of support activities
Through notices to the board of education and to the meetings of teachers in charge ofstudent guidance held by prefectural governments, efforts shall be made to ensure thatmeasures for early detection and early response to child abuse including sexual abuse
are widely known and taken at schools. Also, in the training program for healtheducation teachers, lessons, etc., are provided concerning the basic idea of healthconsultation/health guidance, methods for identifying mental and physical healthproblems and their background, the content of health guidance, and the fundamental way
to deal with children and their parents/guardians.
(Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology)3) Implementation of training concerning care for sexually victimized children
The Children’s Rainbow Center and other training institutes shall provide officials ofChild Guidance Centers with training on how to deal with sexual abuse cases.
(Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare)4) Strengthening of the support systems of the Japan Legal Support Center
In cooperation with bar associations and crime victim support groups, the Japan Legal
Support Center (hereinafter referred to as the “JLSC”) shall make efforts to improve thequality of the services provided by lawyers engaged in support for crime victims,
through providing training and preparing a manual. Also, for the JLSC’s staff engaged
in information provision to crime victims, functioning as the JLSC’s contact point for
crime victim support, the JLSC provides the training concerning measures to preventthe secondary victimization of victims and vicarious traumatization of their supporters.
(Ministry of Justice)365) Implementation of training for the promotion of information education
In order to enrich information education including information morals, the National
Institute for School Teachers and Staff Development shall conduct training for teachers’
consultants and teachers that should bear a central role in the promotion of information
education in each region.
(Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology)
6) Enhancement of investigative capacity for dealing with child sexual exploitation crimes
The National Police Agency shall continue to provide training specialized in theinvestigation of child sexual exploitation crimes for police engaged in investigation
work, so as to properly respond to changes in the situation and enhance investigative
capacity for dealing with child sexual exploitation crimes.
(National Police Agency)
7) Dissemination of questioning techniques with consideration of the psychological effecton child victims
In addition to deepening understanding of the psychological impact that sexual
exploitation crimes have on child victims, questioning techniques designed tounderstand victim psychologies and characteristics and to ensure admissibility ofevidence and the probative value of child victim statements, while paying attention to
the prevention of secondary victimization, shall be disseminated among prefectural
police headquarters through the training of instructors at each prefectural police
department.
(National Police Agency)
8) Enrichment of training content for police officials in charge of supporting child victims
The National Police Agency will improve education concerning support for childvictims based on the characteristics of crimes involving child sexual exploitation,
including how to carry out counseling, how to deal with cases properly upon occurrence,and how to provide support to victims for their recovery, in order to enhance the capacityof the prefectural police officials that provide support for child victims.
(National Police Agency)
9) Implementation of training, etc., for public prosecutors
Public prosecutors shall be provided with lectures concerning relevant laws andregulations regarding child pornography on the occasions of various training programs
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that are conducted according to their service years, so as to further increase theirawareness toward child sexual exploitation crimes.
(Ministry of Justice)10) Promotion of the deployment of school counselors, etc., for the early detection of childvictims and for support activities at school
The Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology will develop asystem where child pornography crime victims can feel comfortable in consulting andcontributing to the early detection of such victims, by deploying school counselors thathave highly specialized knowledge and experience concerning child psychology andsocial workers that specialized knowledge and experience regarding child welfare basedon the Third Basic Plan for the Promotion of Education (approved by the Cabinet on
June 15, 2018), along with assisting the establishment of the consultation system.
Furthermore, as measures for children in need of mental care due to disasters or incidents
and accidents including child pornography crimes, the ministry will provide assistancefor the emergency dispatch of school counselors.
(Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology)11) Establishment of a support system for child victims at the Juvenile Support Center
To enable juvenile guidance officials to fully realize their potential for the continuous
support of child victims, an effective support system at the Juvenile Support Center willbe established, including appropriate assignment of staff, appointment of appropriate
personnel, and acquisition of specialized knowledge and skills. Furthermore, anenvironment will be built in which police who are in charge of support can receive
advice from external specialists such as clinical psychologists and psychiatrists, whowill be commissioned as needed.
(National Police Agency)
12) Strengthening of the structure and specialization of Child Guidance Centers
In order to systematically strengthen the Child Guidance Centers, the “Comprehensive
Plan for Strengthening Measures and the System to Prevent Child Abuse” (approved at
the Ministerial Meeting on Measures to Prevent Child Abuse on December 18, 2018)
includes a systematic increase in the number of child welfare officers. The target forchild welfare officers was moved up on year, with a target of 5,260 officers in the system
in FY2021, but in light of the increase in consultations regarding child abuse, the target
has been set at 5,765 officers in FY2022. In addition, assistance shall be provided forthe implementation of training by prefectural governments including pre-appointment
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training for child welfare officers in charge of guidance and education, which iscompulsory under the Amended Child Welfare Act of 2019, and necessary measures
shall be taken to enhance the quality of the child welfare profession.
(Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare)13) Strengthening of the system to support women in need of protection under the women’s
protection project
In order to properly protect and support women in need of protection, a specialized
training project for the officials of the Women’s Consulting Office, the deployment ofofficials in charge of psychotherapy, the deployment of guidance counselors that cantake care of children accompanying such women, and the enhancement of nighttime
security systems shall be implemented for the women’s protection project.
(Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare)14) Strict disciplinary measures against sexual violence and the like toward students, etc.
In addition to the steady implementation of necessary measures for the appropriate
operation of the Act on the Prevention of Sexual Violence against Children by
Educational Personnel (Act No. 57 of 2021), which advocates for the rights and interestsof students, further use of the official gazette information search tool, which makes
information searches such as disciplinary dismissal records over the past 40 years
possible, shall be encouraged, and guidance shall be reiterated to each Board of
Education to ensure that, in principle, accusations are made without omission anddisciplinary removal is conducted for educational staff who engage in sexual violence
and the like against students.
In addition, measures for the prevention of sexual violence shall be sought from each
Board of Education, including the clarification of staff not having contact with students
on their private social media channel.
In conjunction with having a grasp of the actual state of sexual violence by childcare
workers, etc., in terms of childcare qualifications, a system similar to the Education
Personnel Certification Act special provision for those whose specific license has been
revoked shall be investigated, and a system shall be examined in which information isshared and published related to the history of business suspension orders for babysitters
who committed sexual violence and the like.
Furthermore, discussions will continue regarding the introduction of a system requiringcertification about history of sexual crime, etc., when working in educational orchildcare facilities and other places where children belong to (after-school children's
clubs, tutoring schools, sports clubs, club activities, etc.).
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(Cabinet Secretariat, Cabinet Office, Ministry of Justice, Ministry of Education, Culture,
Sports, Science and Technology, Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare, and Ministryof Economy, Trade and Industry)
15) Prevention of sexual harassment of competitors through photos and videos
Prevention measures will be promoted regarding harassment of competitors through thepossession, taking or distribution of photos or videos with sexual intent, including cases
which involve children, through methods including raising awareness about the issue incollaboration with related organizations and the relevant ministries.
(Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology)16) Consideration of amendments to criminal law
For the development of criminal law that deals with the sexual victimization of children,
carry out the required reviews of the law based on the outcome of deliberations of theLegislative Council regarding criminal law dealing with sexual crimes.
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