On July 12, ANA announced that the so-called “Sexual Photography Law,” which will come into effect on July 13, and Naoko Nishijima, Director, Executive Officer, General Manager of Guest Rooms Center, explained the actual situation to date and her expectations for the new law.
The “Act on Punishment of Taking Sexual Photographs and Erasure, etc. of Electromagnetic Records of Sexual Images Recorded in Confiscated Objects” (the “Sexual Photography Act”), which was passed by the Diet on June 16, is a law that regulates the act of taking voyeuristic photographs of sexual parts and underwear and the provision and storage of electronic data of such photographs. The law stipulates that voyeurism is punishable by “up to three years in prison or a fine of up to 3 million yen,” provision of voyeurism is punishable by “up to three years in prison or a fine of up to 3 million yen,” provision to an unspecified person is punishable by “up to five years in prison or a fine of up to 5 million yen or both,” and storage is punishable by “up to two years in prison or a fine of up to 2 million yen.
Until now, such voyeuristic photography has been dealt with by applying prefectural ordinances, but it was difficult to prove “in which prefecture the voyeuristic photography occurred” when flying over the sky. Mr. Nishijima said, “The airline industry is grateful that the law has been enacted to make such voyeurism punishable regardless of where it occurred,” and expressed hope that “by taking firm action against voyeurism, customers will feel safer when flying with us. He also said that he was glad to hear from the field that it would deter voyeurism.
In response to the new legislation, the Japan Civil Aviation Association has created an educational poster, which was displayed at Haneda Airport on the day of the event. In addition, an educational video will be broadcast in-flight from September onward.
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