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"No dancing" sign in a bar in Tokyo. The Businesses Affecting Public Morals Regulation Law (風俗営業等の規制及び業務の適正化等に関する法律, Fūzoku eigyō tō no kisei oyobi gyōmu no tekiseika tō ni kansuru hōritsu), also known as 風俗営業取締法 (Fūzoku eigyō torishimari hō) or 風営法 (Fūeihō), [1] is a law that regulates entertainment places in Japan.
The term is frequently used to describe men and women [2] who take advantage of the crowded conditions on the public transit systems to grope women, although men can be victims of chikan as well. [3] While the term is not defined in the Japanese legal system, vernacular use describes acts that violate several laws.
Internet censorship in Japan generally focuses on pornography and controversial political material especially in regards to Japanese history during the Empire of Japan. [25] In 2022, Japan introduced a law to revise its Penal Code that would mandate a jail time for up to a year and a larger fine for making "online insults". [26]
Japan’s Supreme Court ruled Tuesday that restrictions imposed by a government ministry on a transgender female employee's use of restrooms at her workplace are illegal, in a landmark decision ...
Prostitution, as defined under modern Japanese law, is the illegal practice of sexual intercourse with an 'unspecified' (unacquainted) person in exchange for monetary compensation, [1] [2] [3] which was criminalised in 1956 by the introduction of article 3 of the Anti-Prostitution Law (売春防止法, Baishun bōshi hō).
Women officially joined a so-called "naked festival" at a shrine in central Japan on Thursday for the first time in the event's 1,250 year history, donning purple robes and chanting excitedly as ...
Yobai (Japanese: 夜這い, "night crawling") was a Japanese custom usually practiced by young unmarried people. It was once common all over Japan and was practiced in some rural areas until the beginning of the Meiji era and even into the 20th century.
Butsukari otoko (ぶつかり男, 'Bumping man') means a man who deliberately does a ramming attack against a woman within a station precinct. [1]They are also called Takkuru otoko (タックル男, 'Tackle men'), [2] Taiatari otoko (体当たり男, 'Ramming men') [3] and Butsukari ojisan (ぶつかりおじさん, 'Bumping old men') [4]