Book Review: The Light of Practice and Inquiry that Illuminates the Black Hole of Prostitution in South Korea

Seiya Morita Shin-Park Jin-young, Prostitution: a Black Hole of Common Sense, translation oversight by Kim Puj続きを読む “Book Review: The Light of Practice and Inquiry that Illuminates the Black Hole of Prostitution in South Korea”

Sexual victimization and destitution led her to pornography: “I turned a painful experience into money”

Ryuichi Hisanaga’s article (14 June 2022, Asahi Shinbun) translated by Caroline Norma A bill to prevent physic続きを読む “Sexual victimization and destitution led her to pornography: “I turned a painful experience into money””

Will the new law really help women who sign up to pornography filming contracts just to survive?

translated by Caroline Norma from Yuuki Kawaminami’s article in 47 News, 2 June 2022 A draft bill that aims to続きを読む “Will the new law really help women who sign up to pornography filming contracts just to survive?”

Caroline Norma, “Will sex contracts be legalised in Japan?: The danger of a new law to regulate the porn video industry”

Caroline Norma A law to regulate pornography filming contracts is currently before the Japanese parliament, an続きを読む “Caroline Norma, “Will sex contracts be legalised in Japan?: The danger of a new law to regulate the porn video industry””

Seiya Morita, ‘The Sovereignty Principle of the Japanese Constitution and the “Comfort Women” Issue: On the Ruling of the Seoul Central District Court on January 8, 2021’

This paper is a revised version of a report given at a public workshop held at the Osaka Institute of Technolo続きを読む “Seiya Morita, ‘The Sovereignty Principle of the Japanese Constitution and the “Comfort Women” Issue: On the Ruling of the Seoul Central District Court on January 8, 2021’”

Yoshiko Hayashi, ‘Justifying sexual violence and purge against female politicians: the plebiscite in Gunma prefecture’s town of Kusatsu’

The following translated article written by Yoshiko Hayashi, a former reporter for the Asahi Shimbun newspaper続きを読む “Yoshiko Hayashi, ‘Justifying sexual violence and purge against female politicians: the plebiscite in Gunma prefecture’s town of Kusatsu’”