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princeali692

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On the subject of "Ai Uehara exploited" - I was not aware she cause some stir. Did she request for some/all of her videos to be removed? Is that why I see only 30 titles with her on Fanza?

And if so, she did not remove two of her Gokkun-only titles at S.P.C.?

Does that mean she is ok with those productions or that studio? Anyone knows? May @Gokkun Punch?

Thanks.
I believe her prominence as a pornstar was causing her issues of getting certain business to her Youtube channel. So she requested all her stuff get pulled basically. Her entire name and brand was built on her career in JAV. She exploited herself to get where she is at.

As for S.P.C. I believe they do not really operate under the mainstream AV umbrella of IPPA so they don't give a fuck. They don't even sell their new titles on DMM anymore, they sell it on Duga. I would guess that is the reason you still see Asfur titles of her.
 
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I don't think having her porn on legit platforms hurt AiU from getting a YT. I think she delisted just for wanting more control of her image (and to hell with the studios who spent hundreds of thousands getting her to where she is today, apparently).
 

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I believe her prominence as a pornstar was causing her issues of getting certain business to her Youtube channel. So she requested all her stuff get pulled basically. Her entire name and brand was built on her career in JAV. She exploited herself to get where she is at.

As for S.P.C. I believe they do not really operate under the mainstream AV umbrella of IPPA so they don't give a fuck. They don't even sell their new titles on DMM anymore, they sell it on Duga. I would guess that is the reason you still see Asfur titles of her.
Thanks. That sounds more like a legit business decision. It doesn’t sound like someone has been „exploited“ in the sense of being forced to do stuff she didn’t want or got screwed on pay. Circumstances change. So do business considerations.
 
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Thanks. That sounds more like a legit business decision. It doesn’t sound like someone has been „exploited“ in the sense of being forced to do stuff she didn’t want or got screwed on pay. Circumstances change. So do business considerations.
Lol i saw this in a porno today. This is new to me, so maybe people are being forced to do this stuff. i know there a huge trafficking problem one wants to address. I know in some loli porn or incest porn there seems to be a disclaimer when the movie start, I wonder if it's saying the same thing.

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Logically speaking, the legal clauses included in that legislation with respect to contracts and procedures are laughable and will likely end up making a bunch of lawyers very rich, while leaving talent right back where they started (And possibly even underpaid, but that depends).

Legislating the ability of a performer to not be accountable for their own actions and any repercussions associated with said actions is beyond absurd. Porn will never be socially acceptable as work outside of certain circles. I love porn, and I have no problem with performers, but that is the way it is within society. Anyone who wants to argue the point, I don't care. That is just the way it is. Same as the market, you can take your position, but you can't fight the market.

You can't choose to be in a porn movie, then decide it hurts your image, and go back to the stakeholders that invested considerable resources in said movie, and tell them, "Hey, my mom's friend saw my movie and now my mom thinks I am a whore and told my whole family, so you need to stop selling this movie".

As for incidents like Yakuza run host clubs that allow hot girls to come in on credit, run up huge bills, then be in the position of having to pay them back...Sign this agreement and make a few movies with us, you will just have to strip a bit...or suck 10 dicks in a row while some meth head fucks you for a few hours. But hey, your debt will be clear!

Is the woman on drugs? Is she legally able to sign the contract? Is she being coerced? Is she totally into it and realizes that making money this way is much easier and faster than a real job? Is it some combination of these factors? Did she wake up 3 years later and realize she could capitalize on her "Story" in order to achieve some end that benefits her personally (Considering how most of the "accounts" are anecdotal, kinda makes you wonder...).

I find it hard to believe that these incidents represent more than an extremely statistically insignificant amount of performers within the industry. I also find it hard to believe that bait and switch practices are sooooo widespread to warrant this sort of knee jerk, poorly thought out response.

If that shit did go down, even in small numbers, and was not prosecuted or even investigated, I can't say that is right. However, this does NOTHING to fix that dynamic. Nothing!

Correct, the law is pretty much useless for what it is actually trying to do because it is looking to solve a problem that doesn't exist.

This pretty much sums up that train wreck they are calling "legislation". If they did some extensive study that documented past a reasonable doubt that 40% of industry participants were being outright "Exploited" by current industry contracting/shooting/back end practices, I would still hate this but logically speaking would understand, especially if it was done properly and in a way that would actually protect the performers (Which in this form, it is not).

There are no studies or meaningful statistics, aside from a bunch of loud, annoying alarmist accounts that are clearly designed and replicated to push the cause, rather than define the scope of the problem, and work to solve the actual problem.

Most of this "Call for reform" is likely politicians running scared and trying to save face over a non-problem that has been magnified and reframed ad nauseum to induce a fervor, which has clearly gained critical mass.

Honestly, I see the industry retreating some from panic mode in the not too distant future. Delistings still are quite rare and this law probably won't change things. It's more likely than not it will not be much enforced. Japan won't become like Korea because there is no fundemanetal Christian base. If anything, it seems like Korea's views on porn are softening as of late.

Per AiU, she is an attention-seeking hypocrite and is best ignored.

Agreed. This is a speed bump, but like any legislation, it is 100% contingent upon enforcement. If they leave it up to some underfunded govt agency with no ability to take action in any regard, these laws will end up being something for said politicians to point to when anyone criticizes them for "Not doing enough to protect performers" in the future.

Japan has much bigger problems than what is going on in the AV industry, and I say that with the utmost respect for Japan, as a country I greatly admire.

In the context of this discussion though, what is more important from the perspective of top Japanese lawmakers, economic issues, security issues, or protecting porn performers from their own decisions?

There already are a multitude of laws in Japan protecting worker rights. This goes above and beyond and pretty much makes any person who appears in front of the camera a god. As others have noted, if one performer on a whim can tank a title, it would be increasingly risky to hire new faces. Whether this would lead to less mainstream JAV is TBD. I think it’s possible those dead-set on performing, but have faced initial rejections due to the law would first build a career of sorts in Doujin/UC JAV (because it's not like anyone shooting in these sub-industries--especially UC!--are going to be strictly complying (if at all) with the new law) and use that as part of their resume to enter mainstream.

Another great point.

I don't think having her porn on legit platforms hurt AiU from getting a YT. I think she delisted just for wanting more control of her image (and to hell with the studios who spent hundreds of thousands getting her to where she is today, apparently).

What an ungrateful hack. However, the enjoyment I get out of watching her vomit cum into a towel (In her 100 loads title) and creampied by a bunch of old sweaty men back to back for well over an hour (Knight's Visual) just increased considerably. Change that image bitch!

The elephant in the room is DMM taking a whopping 70% cut on average that this law will do nothing to change. Studios pay as much as they're able to. They're not making bank. Agencies take around 50% which is a big cut of actress pay, but they do take care of almost every single need of the actress both work and personal if needed. There's also nothing really stopping an actress with desire and smarts to open her own agency (because you really only need one person) and so long as she follows IPPA rules, she'll be in fine shape.

Some in this thread (not you, GP), think this law will help ease exploitation and give performers more power, but the former doesn't exist in mainstream JAV. Thanks to AV Jinken, we have numbers to back this up without having to rely on sensationalist and potentially apocryphal anecdotes. Performer power? Women on set are treating as goddesses, paid quite well for a day's work, and (up till the law was passed) had the ability to request delisting after 5 years. Mind you, these are adults entering into clearly worded contracts (I have the templates) by their own free will.

This law will do absolutely NOTHING it has set out to 'fix'. Mainstream JAV is already heavily self-regulated and well-oiled and Doujin/UC creators certainly will continue to operate under the radar when it comes to this type of legal compliance.

I remember Marica Hase talking about she was always doted on when on set in Japan, but was shocked at how she was treated in the US, as she felt like she was slumming (She put it very respectfully, but the meaning was clear).

The problems in the US are FAR FAR worse than in Japan yet the sensationalists and industry war mongers could care less, they just want to help themselves, even if the talent is left in no better shape than before.

Honestly.....the law looks good on paper......but in reality IMHO it's gonna be toothless.....and it looks like it targets censored porn...

Japan has a whole bunch of labor laws that supposedly protect workers...but no one follows them...

For example: there are laws that supposed to cap OT hours...but companies and workers ignore it, workers don't log the extra hours or they come in extra early....

There are laws to that supposedly grant paternity leave...but there's a stigma if you take it and can hurt your profession later on as the company will see that you are not prioritizing work

There are laws supposedly to protect foreign interns..but Japanese companies treat them like cheap labor
Fuzoku business would have disappeared if Japanese laws were followed

Either business as usual OR porn will go underground OR the yaks will find a way around it

Great bunch of points here. Even if the govt did make some attempt at "enforcement", I can see some well connected lawyers getting together and offering retainer agreements, so if any talent try and execute on any contract provisions the studio's don't like (Especially pulling the titles), they file lawsuits and tie the matters up in court for years. The govt claims plausible deniability, the studios protect their interests (Let's face it, this is ALL ABOUT $$$ in the end), and any unruly talent will be excommunicated for life from all aspects of the industry.

- Honestly I just find it funny that it's men who again, is making an educated guess on what is and isn't right for women

Men have the same right to opine on things as women do - just as women can (and almost never shut up about) things that mainly affect or involve men; such as female lawmakers who make laws for industries where there's hardly a woman in sight. If we followed your logic women wouldn't even be in politics because most politicians are men.

- The poor studios

If they don't make money they'll just stop making porn and move on to other industries, at which point you'll be on here crying how "Japan doesn't make porn anymore"

- Ai Uehara exploited

lol what? Ai Uehara got out of debts from loan sharks and saved enough money to last a lifetime with her work. She was not exploited. She could have stopped making porn at any time and worked elsewhere. But she didn't because she likes getting fucked, as is evidenced by every one of her videos. You can tell when the actresses are and are not enjoying the sex, and Ai Uehara basically got to do her hobby for a living. The other reason she didn't quit early and find othe rwork is because she's probably too lazy to do other work that takes physical labor or long hours, etc etc that every other working woman has to do. I guarantee you Ai didn't want to spend her time at a combini stocking aisles, cleaning up patients at a hospital, working at a construction site and she sure as hell wasn't going to get a professional degree and work in medicine or law or engineering. There are certainly women (and men) that get scammed in the sex industry, but a long time veteran who spent years on the front window of every sex shop in the country knew exactly what she was doing - she is not a child.

Further proof that she can't make it outside the "my looks sell" category is that her current businesses now that she may have blown through ehr cash is thotthing on youtube, opening a male-oriented barbershop where she gets other younger girls to cut men's hair while her face and name attract them to the barbershop (in your logic, Ai is now exploiting younger girls for money), and doing fiverr type of work where she says happy birthday for a couple man-yen.

>upset fappers, affiliates, and keyboard einsteins

The customers? This is like people complaining the latest iphone is crap and Apple responding with a "we don't want to her the complains of a bunch of computer illiterate hipsters with a phone addiction.

Kawaii - if we went onto the "I spout radical feminist talking points from my moral high ground because my father didn't love me" thread and talked this kind of hilarious smack, Taako would probably call the police.

I thought Taaki was joking for a while, because that shit is just funny, especially considering the venue and audience.

The individuals, many in this thread and within Akiba orbit, who pour money in the JAV industry because we love it, do far far more for the economic success and well being of industry talent than any of the detractors who show up from time to time, or this ridiculous bunch of legal crap they call legislation.

Taaki, put your money where your mouth is and start buying some raunchy ass titles! Support your girls like I supported this ungrateful twat:

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Taako

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Logically speaking, the legal clauses included in that legislation with respect to contracts and procedures are laughable and will likely end up making a bunch of lawyers very rich, while leaving talent right back where they started (And possibly even underpaid, but that depends).

Legislating the ability of a performer to not be accountable for their own actions and any repercussions associated with said actions is beyond absurd. Porn will never be socially acceptable as work outside of certain circles. I love porn, and I have no problem with performers, but that is the way it is within society. Anyone who wants to argue the point, I don't care. That is just the way it is. Same as the market, you can take your position, but you can't fight the market.

You can't choose to be in a porn movie, then decide it hurts your image, and go back to the stakeholders that invested considerable resources in said movie, and tell them, "Hey, my mom's friend saw my movie and now my mom thinks I am a whore and told my whole family, so you need to stop selling this movie".

As for incidents like Yakuza run host clubs that allow hot girls to come in on credit, run up huge bills, then be in the position of having to pay them back...Sign this agreement and make a few movies with us, you will just have to strip a bit...or suck 10 dicks in a row while some meth head fucks you for a few hours. But hey, your debt will be clear!

Is the woman on drugs? Is she legally able to sign the contract? Is she being coerced? Is she totally into it and realizes that making money this way is much easier and faster than a real job? Is it some combination of these factors? Did she wake up 3 years later and realize she could capitalize on her "Story" in order to achieve some end that benefits her personally (Considering how most of the "accounts" are anecdotal, kinda makes you wonder...).

I find it hard to believe that these incidents represent more than an extremely statistically insignificant amount of performers within the industry. I also find it hard to believe that bait and switch practices are sooooo widespread to warrant this sort of knee jerk, poorly thought out response.

If that shit did go down, even in small numbers, and was not prosecuted or even investigated, I can't say that is right. However, this does NOTHING to fix that dynamic. Nothing!



This pretty much sums up that train wreck they are calling "legislation". If they did some extensive study that documented past a reasonable doubt that 40% of industry participants were being outright "Exploited" by current industry contracting/shooting/back end practices, I would still hate this but logically speaking would understand, especially if it was done properly and in a way that would actually protect the performers (Which in this form, it is not).

There are no studies or meaningful statistics, aside from a bunch of loud, annoying alarmist accounts that are clearly designed and replicated to push the cause, rather than define the scope of the problem, and work to solve the actual problem.

Most of this "Call for reform" is likely politicians running scared and trying to save face over a non-problem that has been magnified and reframed ad nauseum to induce a fervor, which has clearly gained critical mass.



Agreed. This is a speed bump, but like any legislation, it is 100% contingent upon enforcement. If they leave it up to some underfunded govt agency with no ability to take action in any regard, these laws will end up being something for said politicians to point to when anyone criticizes them for "Not doing enough to protect performers" in the future.

Japan has much bigger problems than what is going on in the AV industry, and I say that with the utmost respect for Japan, as a country I greatly admire.

In the context of this discussion though, what is more important from the perspective of top Japanese lawmakers, economic issues, security issues, or protecting porn performers from their own decisions?



Another great point.



What an ungrateful hack. However, the enjoyment I get out of watching her vomit cum into a towel (In her 100 loads title) and creampied by a bunch of old sweaty men back to back for well over an hour (Knight's Visual) just increased considerably. Change that image bitch!



I remember Marica Hase talking about she was always doted on when on set in Japan, but was shocked at how she was treated in the US, as she felt like she was slumming (She put it very respectfully, but the meaning was clear).

The problems in the US are FAR FAR worse than in Japan yet the sensationalists and industry war mongers could care less, they just want to help themselves, even if the talent is left in no better shape than before.




Great bunch of points here. Even if the govt did make some attempt at "enforcement", I can see some well connected lawyers getting together and offering retainer agreements, so if any talent try and execute on any contract provisions the studio's don't like (Especially pulling the titles), they file lawsuits and tie the matters up in court for years. The govt claims plausible deniability, the studios protect their interests (Let's face it, this is ALL ABOUT $$$ in the end), and any unruly talent will be excommunicated for life from all aspects of the industry.



Kawaii - if we went onto the "I spout radical feminist talking points from my moral high ground because my father didn't love me" thread and talked this kind of hilarious smack, Taako would probably call the police.

I thought Taaki was joking for a while, because that shit is just funny, especially considering the venue and audience.

The individuals, many in this thread and within Akiba orbit, who pour money in the JAV industry because we love it, do far far more for the economic success and well being of industry talent than any of the detractors who show up from time to time, or this ridiculous bunch of legal crap they call legislation.

Taaki, put your money where your mouth is and start buying some raunchy ass titles! Support your girls like I supported this ungrateful twat:

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I'll ask you to keep my name out of your attention-seeking mouth. Or things will start to get bad here.

Delusional grandstanding like yours is often vomit-inducing. Just another person wanting to hear himself spout verbal garbage and trying to act like they know all the factors, all the hidden reasons, and basically acting like they walked in anyone shoes.

I could spout legal nonsense too on a porn site and still come off looking like a tool, just like you.
But I won't do that because this new law doesn't concern me, as it pertains to those in the industry, which luckily with "great minds" like yours , I'm even more glad it's there.

And if it makes your blood pressure rise and you can't see clearly, can't remember this site, nor my name...
well that's awesome:cool:

But leave me out your quest for notoriety on this site.
 
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AceRothstein

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You can worry about porn as we know it ceasing to exist or pretend the most powerful corporations within the industry will somehow be victimized by performers, but that strikes me as overly dramatic hyperbole. Exploitation, harassment, and assault are all very real issues even in polite society, so why would we expect sex workers to be treated any better than the rest of us? The more avenues available for the very actresses and actors we profess to be fans of to protect themselves or pursue legal action the better as far as I’m concerned. No industry regulates itself out of the kindness of its nonexistent heart. Even supposing a handful of companies are made an example of and fall into financial ruin—which I very much doubt—I’ll be happy to be proven wrong because that’s the best possible outcome in any case.

I like what you said about actresses being able to protect themselves and pursue legal action, and I agree with you as this is the best long term situation for the industry.

Any studio that thinks it is okay to coerce talent, bully them, force them into situations they did not agree to or don't want to be in, or outright cheat or abuse them will not let this 10 page contract deter their general operating methods. They manipulate the dates on the contracts, mislead them on the clauses, and tell the talent to sign on the dotted line and not worry about the wording. They might even doctor the contract so the govt receives one version and performer, another. If police, prosecutors and lawmakers continue down the same path, I have a hard time believing justice will be served against culpable parties if this situation were to play out as things currently stand.

Going back well over a decade, sex workers have been ignored when trying to report r***s, violence at the hands of employers or clients, as well as the sort of coercion/tactical exploitation that has most definitely occurred with respect to JAV performers in their dealings with certain industry individuals. That is the MAJOR underlying problem here, and that is the key connector to achieving the sort of reasonable treatment and justice victims deserve.

1) Additional police intake training, specially trained investigative units, dedicated prosecutors and restructured police force investigative/prosecutorial accountability with respect to crimes against sex/industry workers is a real solution. However, it is politically inconvenient, complicated and expensive.

2) With respect to JAV talent in particular, a joint industry/govt funded group could put attorneys on retainer for the use of performers, so they take their contracts, sit down with the attorneys and if there are concerns, the respective attorneys work it out. No above-board studio will say this is a problem for them, and they can use it as an excuse to raise title prices citing increased expenses due to industry safety measures (Which is A OK by me!). I am not sitting here ruling out conflicts of interest, but it is still a better check than what is being implemented.

Ideally, both of these measures would be outstanding, because outside of the JAV industry, there are plenty of other sex workers who endure horrible treatment and feel like they have no place to go. However, this avenue as well as the other would be time consuming, expensive and politically complicated as attorneys are very few and therefore in high demand.

As we are seeing, it is much more convenient, cheap and politically lucrative to come up with this legislation which looks great and will be touted as a major political victory...The path of least resistance at its worst.

I want to see a lot of new talent and another golden age of JAV, which we will never see if performers are systematically abused. We will also never see that if all the studios are forced to incur substantial additional costs and risk, with no increased chance of rewards. That is bad for them AND for performers.
 

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lol blocked. I can only take so much soyboy white knighting for professional actresses they’ve never met and never will meet
Geez, an incel loser is blocking me, what will I do hahaha

Thanks for blocking me :rolleyes: could you block me where I can't see your delusional posts? lol.:jotos:
 
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I like what you said about actresses being able to protect themselves and pursue legal action, and I agree with you as this is the best long term situation for the industry.

Any studio that thinks it is okay to coerce talent, bully them, force them into situations they did not agree to or don't want to be in, or outright cheat or abuse them will not let this 10 page contract deter their general operating methods. They manipulate the dates on the contracts, mislead them on the clauses, and tell the talent to sign on the dotted line and not worry about the wording. They might even doctor the contract so the govt receives one version and performer, another. If police, prosecutors and lawmakers continue down the same path, I have a hard time believing justice will be served against culpable parties if this situation were to play out as things currently stand.

Going back well over a decade, sex workers have been ignored when trying to report r***s, violence at the hands of employers or clients, as well as the sort of coercion/tactical exploitation that has most definitely occurred with respect to JAV performers in their dealings with certain industry individuals. That is the MAJOR underlying problem here, and that is the key connector to achieving the sort of reasonable treatment and justice victims deserve.

1) Additional police intake training, specially trained investigative units, dedicated prosecutors and restructured police force investigative/prosecutorial accountability with respect to crimes against sex/industry workers is a real solution. However, it is politically inconvenient, complicated and expensive.

2) With respect to JAV talent in particular, a joint industry/govt funded group could put attorneys on retainer for the use of performers, so they take their contracts, sit down with the attorneys and if there are concerns, the respective attorneys work it out. No above-board studio will say this is a problem for them, and they can use it as an excuse to raise title prices citing increased expenses due to industry safety measures (Which is A OK by me!). I am not sitting here ruling out conflicts of interest, but it is still a better check than what is being implemented.

Ideally, both of these measures would be outstanding, because outside of the JAV industry, there are plenty of other sex workers who endure horrible treatment and feel like they have no place to go. However, this avenue as well as the other would be time consuming, expensive and politically complicated as attorneys are very few and therefore in high demand.

As we are seeing, it is much more convenient, cheap and politically lucrative to come up with this legislation which looks great and will be touted as a major political victory...The path of least resistance at its worst.

I want to see a lot of new talent and another golden age of JAV, which we will never see if performers are systematically abused. We will also never see that if all the studios are forced to incur substantial additional costs and risk, with no increased chance of rewards. That is bad for them AND for performers.
Do you ever watch Nabito videos on Youtube? He interviews AV stars, and they speak about the issues in the industry and how women are still tricked into making movies, and they go to the police station for help, and they are like yeah, do the film and get it over with lol. I always love the candid interviews and stories on the pornography industry and jav. I remember hearing in America how the pornstars who are newly 18 and making movies are recruited before 18. In jav and porn how you get into more degrading sex acts as your career progresses. To me American porn has calmed down since 2008, but the stuff they're shooting in Europe is insane.
 
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There is already laws on the books to prosecute rapists and people who use intimidation to sign contracts under durress. If people are getting away with it blame the police. Exploitation is a word people throw around that has negative connotations. Reality is we are all exploited. If my boss tells me to do something a certain way and I don't do they can fire me. I could say hey I don't want to do it that way thats exploitation! We also exploit people around us to certain degrees to get things or results we want.

With that said, porn is a heavily stigmatized occupation. Since it involves women and sex it is inherently icky to society. And any sort of sexual exploitation involving women and sex gets people riled up. As a society we see women as vulnerable little flowers that need protection, which they do. If we as society feel that exploitation of this nature is too risky and immoral to let happen under our noses, we should consider banning pornography. If such a ban could be enforced properly it would remove any and all exploitation from the pornography industry. This to me is the morally superior position. It would remove the problem at hand and also prevent people from hurting themselves.
 
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If such a ban could be enforced properly it would remove any and all exploitation from the pornography industry. This to me is the morally superior position. It would remove the problem at hand and also prevent people from hurting themselves.

Other than forcing the industry underground where it might be completely unregulated. That would seem more unethical to me.

Like prostitution, pornography will always have a market. Best to recognize that, legalize it and create support structures that minimize health and safety issues.

Codifying additional protections into the AV production process isn't bad in and of itself as long as it doesn't cripple the industry to the point of moving underground and using the marginalized - illegal immigrants, the underage and the financially destitute.
 
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Several actresses have posted about a sort of seminar that they attended explaining the new law, how it will affect their work, and what efforts are beginning to get the law altered to lessen the unnecessary burdens on the "clean" portions of the industry.


One of the more outspoken actresses against the law posted a picture of the new contract:

She also shared some details about how the new law is affecting people other than actresses:
Sannomiya Tubaki said:
Makeup artists are working about half their normal schedules.
Directors have lost or been forced to reschedule about 70% of their work.
Actors (some who are normally booked for 2-3 shoots a day) have got less than 10 jobs for the entirety of August.

Industry giants Otsuki Hibiki and Hatano Yui have posted links to a petition to get the law changed ASAP:

Looks like it took almost 4 weeks to put together a contract for Hibiyan. If it's taken that long for even her to get back to work, I can only imagine how less popular actresses are getting by:

Aoi Mari, who is on the board of the Union of Free Actresses (a group that tracks actresses who aren't in major production companies or are self-represented), posted about putting QR code links to the petition into tissue packets to pass out (and Amatsuka Moe responded that she'll help, too, when she gets over her cold):

Amatsuka and two others were invited to the upper house of the Japanese Diet to speak to councilors about how the new law is affecting people on the ground:

There are also posts about a few members of the lower house meeting with actresses, including one who apologized to them directly for the trouble the law is causing:
 

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Several actresses have posted about a sort of seminar that they attended explaining the new law, how it will affect their work, and what efforts are beginning to get the law altered to lessen the unnecessary burdens on the "clean" portions of the industry.


One of the more outspoken actresses against the law posted a picture of the new contract:

She also shared some details about how the new law is affecting people other than actresses:


Industry giants Otsuki Hibiki and Hatano Yui have posted links to a petition to get the law changed ASAP:

Looks like it took almost 4 weeks to put together a contract for Hibiyan. If it's taken that long for even her to get back to work, I can only imagine how less popular actresses are getting by:

Aoi Mari, who is on the board of the Union of Free Actresses (a group that tracks actresses who aren't in major production companies or are self-represented), posted about putting QR code links to the petition into tissue packets to pass out (and Amatsuka Moe responded that she'll help, too, when she gets over her cold):

Amatsuka and two others were invited to the upper house of the Japanese Diet to speak to councilors about how the new law is affecting people on the ground:

There are also posts about a few members of the lower house meeting with actresses, including one who apologized to them directly for the trouble the law is causing:

Thanks for compiling these responses. The fact that grown adults have to wait 4 weeks to schedule a time to voluntarily work, and these other burdensome uneeded things based on arbirtary amounts of time is the worst aspect of this law. This is my issue with the law it makes it harder to produce AV for no reason. These arbitrary time periods do nothing but infantalize JAV actresses and punishes them by making it harder for them to get work done and make money. This aspect of the law is what needs to be changed. The other parts are redundant, but this part is the biggest wrench in the process.

And lets not forget all the behind the scenes staff whos livelihoods are affected as well.
 
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Thanks for compiling these responses. The fact that grown adults have to wait 4 weeks to schedule a time to voluntarily work, and these other burdensome uneeded things based on arbirtary amounts of time is the worst aspect of this law. This is my issue with the law it makes it harder to produce AV for no reason. These arbitrary time periods do nothing but infantalize JAV actresses and punishes them by making it harder for them to get work done and make money. This aspect of the law is what needs to be changed. The other parts are redundant, but this part is the biggest wrench in the process.

And lets not forget all the behind the scenes staff whos livelihoods are affected as well.
my question is at the rate JAV pushes out product, won't the scheduling just work itself out? The major contracted models pushes out 1 or 2 videos a month max. The B tier freelancers pushes up to 5+ videos monthly. I think this would only affect new women coming in right?
 

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my question is at the rate JAV pushes out product, won't the scheduling just work itself out? The major contracted models pushes out 1 or 2 videos a month max. The B tier freelancers pushes up to 5+ videos monthly. I think this would only affect new women coming in right?
The most urgent question is, with all the delays built in to the process, how many studios have enough cash on hand to pay their employees for 5+ months without being able to release a single video? How many management agencies can pay their actresses? How many people involved in the industry from top to bottom, from editor to lighting technician, are going to have to quit and find new work?

It's not like when the pandemic hit and governments stepped in to keep businesses afloat. The government passed a law massively and abruptly stalling all the most legitimate parts of the industry and has left them to fend for themselves financially.

The second question is, how long will it take before the legitimate AV industry is able to re-orient around these new restrictions to put out the same amount of product with the same profit margins? Will they ever recover, given the extra risk they must all assume? As it stands, less than 1 in 5 girls who want to be AV actresses get picked up by a reputable management company. If the legitimate sides of the industry shrink, the illegitimate side might grow to fill the void: not only increasing the chances that actresses are victimized, but lowering everybody's wages in the process.

At least in the near term, I fear that those B-tier folks you mentioned will have to find new work, and fast. Check the listings at your local soapland -- some familiar face might show up there before long.
 
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my question is at the rate JAV pushes out product, won't the scheduling just work itself out? The major contracted models pushes out 1 or 2 videos a month max. The B tier freelancers pushes up to 5+ videos monthly. I think this would only affect new women coming in right?

It effects everyone. A-tier actresses will be favored to get picked for roles sure, but less roles and movies being produced means less demand for actresses in the mainstream JAV market. Less demand means price of their labor goes down. You will have more people competing for a lower amount of jobs. People have expressed how they want actresse to get paid more but if they wrap their heads around basic supply and demand this law does nothing to get them more money. To the contrary it has demonstrably cost opportunities. And will continue to do so if they are forced to wait a month to make a movie, because a lot can go wrong in 30 days.

I have yet to see an actress come out and say this law has got them a pay increase. Why would it garner more money for the actress? Less JAV being produced means less JAV to sell. Less jobs to get paid with. Since studios have less work to do that means less money going to staff as well.

As the mainstream JAV contends to deal with this the non-mainstream AV will pick up a lot of those B-tier actresses who just want to make porn and get paid and never asked for this law in the first place.
 
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