CATDOLL: The Lolita comic "Innocent Paradise" was removed from Amazon Japan. Is the child pornography law quietly starting?

The manga "Innocent Paradise" (無邪気の楽園) drawn by Japanese cartoonist Yu Lan has attracted the attention of many lolita lovers and gentlemen since it was serialized. However, this work has been removed from the Japanese Amazon website, and not only the physical book, but also the Kindle electronic version is no longer available. In this regard, many Japanese netizens think of the "prohibition of possession of child pornography" law that will be officially implemented in July. Although the scope of the law is still vague, it is naturally impossible to continue selling on large websites such as Amazon.

In fact, child pornography has a long history in Japan. Although the word "loli" comes from the novel "Lolita" by a Russian-American writer, it has since been extended to become a subculture in Japan, used to refer to little girls or things related to them. And the Japanese seem to like all kinds of "loli", and many people even say they are loli control. And Japan's loli culture has also developed in a diversified way to meet the requirements of various gentlemen.

However, more and more cases of adult child molestation are beginning to occur in Japan, and these criminals generally possess a lot of child pornography. This phenomenon has also attracted the attention of many people and even government departments, so on July 15 last year, Japan began to implement the "Law on Restrictions and Punishments on Child Prostitution, Child Pornography and Protection of Children (Child Pornography Law)". This bill immediately attracted a lot of attention and discussion, and it has been discussed and revised many times since then. However, not long ago, the official finally announced again: "From July 2015, people who possess child pornography will also be punished." In last year's legal provisions, the penalty for "simple possession of items" was one year in prison, and starting from July 15 this year, this provision will also be officially implemented.

Although the child pornography law was promulgated last year, it seems that the enforcement last year was not very strong. It may be because of this reason that some cases related to lolita have occurred. These things have prompted the Japanese government to begin to strictly control the issue of child pornography. In fact, for this issue, most people still think that lolita and related derivatives are fine as long as they appear and appreciate in the second dimension. Excessive obsession will indeed lead to bad consequences. However, some people think that they are simply appreciating and privately collecting some items related to lolita. They are intelligent adults and will not commit crimes because of these. There should be a child pornography law, but it is a bit broad.

So, as a reader, what do you think about this issue? The basic "laws on restrictions and punishments for child prostitution and child pornography and related laws to protect children (child pornography law)" should definitely exist, but when it comes to the punishment for "simple possession of items", is it really too lenient? Everyone is welcome to express your own views.