FY2019 Efforts on the “Basic Plan on Measures against Child Sexual Exploitation”
1. Enhancement of public awareness, development of social awareness,and international collaboration○ Promotion of public relations and awareness-raising for the prevention ofvictimization• Held the “Public Symposium for Preventing Youth Crime and Victimization” during the“National Month for the Prevention of Juvenile Delinquency and Juvenile Damage”(July 2019). [CAO]○ Information dissemination at home and abroad• Organized the 4th Specialist Group Meeting onChild Sexual Exploitation (January 2020) tointroduce the activities of private groups andefforts of prefectural police departments for theprevention of child sexual exploitation; about
220 representatives from relevant ministries
and agencies, foreign institutions, privategroups, and others attended the meeting. [NPA]

2. Support for children and families to ensure the growth of children
without victimization○ Awareness-raising activities for safe and secureinternet use• Organized awareness-raising seminars for safe and secureinternet use by young people. [MIC, MEXT, and METI]• Produced a leaflet featuring specific criminal incidents andmodus operandi, and distributed the leaflet to the boards ofeducation, etc. [MEXT and NPA]

4. Prompt protection of and appropriate support for child victims○ Reponses considering convenience for the person undergoing a consultation• Changed the name of the hotline for the reporting of suspected child abuse from“Nationwide Hotline Connected to Child Guidance Centers” to “Child Abuse Hotline
Connected to Child Guidance Centers” and made the number toll-free; also set up ahotline dedicated to consultation, called the “Child Guidance Center Consultation
Hotline” (December 2019). [MHLW]○ Response to inappropriate messages on SNS• Promoted the efforts of prefectural police
departments to call public attention to inappropriate
messages on SNS that could lead to child sexual
exploitation, while also taking child victims intocustody. [NPA]This is a message from the Juvenile
Section of the XXX Police Station.
Crimes of child sexual exploitation,such as child prostitution and theproduction of child pornography, areheinous acts that significantly violate
the human rights of children.

5. Strengthening of crackdowns and rehabilitation of offenders○ Promotion of crackdowns on crimes of child sexual exploitation• Promoted crackdowns on crimes of child sexual exploitation, such as violations of theAct Against Child Prostitution and Child Pornography. [NPA]○ Implementation of guidance on prevention of repeat sexual offenses in penalinstitutions• Implemented guidance on the prevention of repeat sexual offenses in penal institutions
and evaluated the effects of such guidance. [MOJ]

6. Strengthening of the foundation for realizing a society where children
will never become victims
3. Promotion of measures to prevent the occurrence and spread ofvictimization that focuses on tools○ Assistance in measures against tools taken by private organizations• Provided information regarding child victimization cases and trends of victimization atthe Conference for Development of Internet Use Environment for Young People,
which was organized to promote voluntary efforts to prevent child victimization, suchas via information-sharing among SNS operators, research, and public relations &awareness-raising activities. [NPA]* NPA (National Police Agency), CAS (Cabinet Secretariat), CAO (Cabinet Office), MIC (Ministry of Internal
Affairs and Communications), MOJ (Ministry of Justice), MOFA (Ministry of Foreign Affairs), MEXT (Ministry ofEducation, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology), MHLW (Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare), METI
(Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry).

○ Enhancement of the response capacity of school officials for the early
detection of child victims and the promotion of support activities• Produced and published “A Guidebook on How to Intervene the Child Abuse andNeglect Cases for Schools and Boards of Education” to promote efforts by schools,
boards of education, etc., so as to respond to child abuse (May 2019). [MEXT]○ Strengthening of the structure and specialization of Child Guidance Center• Strengthened the structure and specialization of Child Guidance Centers andmunicipalities based on the “Comprehensive Reinforcement Plan for Child Abuse
Prevention Measures System” by increasing the number of child welfare officers (byapproximately 2,020 persons) over four years starting FY2019 and by setting up childand family general support bases in all municipalities. [MHLW]