here’s a really relevant twitter thread (view the whole thread here)
Please read this if you’re a white or non-Asian fan of “idol culture” in any way, be it IRL or a series like Love Live. I know it’s long but if you really claim to not have any resources detailing its connections to sex trafficking of minors and child pornography then well here it is for your viewing now
BOOST THIS
To all the racists who spread misinfo that all of Japan is ok with the exploitation of minors going on in their media industry,
also, many sex shops in akihabara have “men only” sections. a male friend told me the reason they’re men only is because they are filled to the fucking brim with REAL child porn. child sex dolls, softcore underage porn, all sorts of nasty shit.
however, the age of consent in japan is actually 18. the lowest it is legally allowed to be is 13, but each prefecture individually set their standard to 18. so the sexual acts between kids and adults is still mega illegal but many people wont care about it until it’s brought to court because of how normalized pedophilia is.