Last words on Japan

Jean M. Geran, Ph.D., is Senior Fellow at the Legatum Institute in London and former Director for Democracy and Human Rights on the National Security Council.

WASHINGTON AND LONDON — We just finished a trip to four cities in Japan, laying the groundwork for increased dialogue between the US, UK, [...]

Finally Addressing Child Sexploitation in Japan

Manga (Japanese comics) at a bookstore

TOKYO — I cannot help but to ask one question when examining human trafficking in a country I deeply admire, Japan: What is it about some Japanese men and kids?

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Amazon Japan stops selling child pornography

Before Polaris Project Japan opened its doors in 2005, we conducted a series of focus groups on various communities’ understandings of human trafficking. When it came to sex trafficking, I was shocked when a number of Japanese male respondents openly talked about their comfort in engaging in commercial sex with children. At [...]