Japan urged to crackdown on child porn
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Japan's ruling party is expected to bow to US pressure and overturn a law which makes possession of child pornography legal. Several countries have tightened regulations to crack down on child exploitation. But under a 1999 law, while the production and distribution of obscene images involving under 18s is outlawed, possession is not.
source: 'Japan Urged To Crackdown On Child Porn'; news.sky.com/skynews/article/0,,30200-1306774,00.html; Sky News; 25 February 2008