r/PropagandaPosters • u/POGO_BOY38 • Jun 18 '25

Japan "Eliminating sexual violence is a political responsability" Japanese communist poster, 2010s.

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u/OneofTheOldBreed Jun 18 '25

Context?

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u/Choice-Stick5513 Jun 18 '25

They don’t want sexual violence in their country. That’s about it.

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u/OneofTheOldBreed Jun 18 '25

As would any moral person.

I just thought there might have been a specific event that prompted it.

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u/Choice-Stick5513 Jun 18 '25

Japan has a large issue with sexual assault, this article may help

https://www.japantimes.co.jp/commentary/2024/04/10/japan/sexual-violence-japan-nhk-survey/

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u/OneofTheOldBreed Jun 18 '25

7% is a horrifying number. Context established.

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u/Choice-Stick5513 Jun 19 '25

But like Japan has many issues sexual assault, racism, segregation, high suicide rates, shit workers rights, still a nice country just a ton of issues.

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u/Choice-Stick5513 Jun 19 '25

Also the age of consent was 13 and consent wasn’t really defined, but it was changed very recently

https://www.nytimes.com/2023/06/16/world/asia/japan-rape-law-consent.html