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       Polaris Post　Volume 38
                                       August 2010
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* Polaris Project Monthly Seminar 2010
The forth seminar held at JICA Chikyu Hiroba on Saturday, August 28====
 "Japanese Victims--Children and Sexual Crime, Abuse, and Sex Industry"
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The Polaris Project Monthly Seminar 2010 focus on one aspect of human
trafficking.

The first seminar introduced recent human trafficking cases in Japan,
and the second covered the victim supports, and the third was on
labor exploitation.

The forth seminar in August will focus on Japanese victims of human
trafficking.

A community home for children and youth have many children who have
experienced sexual abuse, physical abuse, and exploitation in the
sex industry.

The seminar will bring about discussions on victimization of Japanese
trafficking from Mr. Masahide Ishizawa, who works at a community home.

Please join us at the JICA Chikyu Hiroba in Hiroo.

The Forth Seminar:
 "Japanese Victims--Children and Sexual Crime, Abuse, and Sex Industry"
(The lecture will be in Japanese)

<Date> Saturday, August 28, 2010, 4pm - 6pm

<Venue>  JICA Chikyu Hiroba Seminar Room 301 (holds 50 people)
(One-minute walk from Exit 3, Hiroo Station, Tokyo Metro Hibiya Line)
Map：http://www.jica.go.jp/hiroba/about/map.html

<Speaker> Mr. Masahide Ishizawa
         Staff for a community home for children and youth &
         Vice President of Sex Education Study Group)

<Admission Fee>
1,000 yen (500 yen for students; please present your student ID
 at the door)

<Registration>
Please fill in the form online (in Japanese) at:
http://my.formman.com/form/pc/jtlfbc6KYEZPZFJm/
* Your registration will be complete when you submit the form
   online (Polaris Project will not reply to confirm your registration).


<Next Seminar>
Forth Seminar: Law Enforcement of Human Trafficking
Speaker: Mr. Jake Adelstein, Journalist and Board Member of Polaris Japan
Date: Saturday, September 18, 2010, 4pm - 6pm
Venue: The Body Shop Shinjuku, 3rd Floor
      The Body Shop Room (max 30 seats)
http://www.polarisproject.jp/images/M_images/seminer-flyer-a_v006.pdf
     (in Japanese)

For more information, contact:
Polaris Project Japan Office
TEL：050-3496-7615
E-mail: This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it


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* Recognizing Human Trafficking Victims: Government Respose

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On July 27, the Japanese government held the fifteenth Ministerial
Meeting Against Crime.

In the meeting, the dicsussions covered policies against child
pornography and other crimes. The official recodes include
handouts on responses to human trafficking and victim recognization.

The handouts do not have check-lists for victim recognication yet,
but they cover the definition of human trafficking as well as
guidlines for related organizations, such as the Police, the Japan
Coast Guard, the Public Prosecutor's Office, the Immigration Bureau,
Women's Centers, Children's Centers, and Labor Offices.

In order to protect victims of human traffficking, it is critical to
recognize them as victims.
If you work in a public office or in the filed of social welfare,
you might have met a victim of human trafficking without knowing it.
Please read the released guideline and spread the words!

Fiftheenth Ministerial Meeting Against Crime
Handout 2 Responding to Human Trafficking Cases (On Recognizing Victims)
http://www.kantei.go.jp/jp/singi/hanzai/dai15/15gijisidai.html
(in Japanese)

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* Polaris Digest (July 2010)
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July 1  GMO SEO Technology Inc. has chosen Polaris Japan's SOS website for
       teens to be one of their advisees for their SEO donated support
       program, as part of their CSR program. The company publicly sought
       nonprofits to be their advisees.
 http://gmo-seo.jp/news_release/?p=266 (press release in Japanese)

July 3  Polaris Japan spoke at a conference hosted by JNATIP（Japan Network
       Against Trafficking in Persons)
       http://d.hatena.ne.jp/polarisproject/20100705 (in Japanese)

July 10 Joined Sex Education Study Group for children's home.
 The group aims to develop a kit to prevent sexual abuse against
       children and to conduct trainings!

July 16  Attended a "meeting for contact point concerning criminals involved
       in human trafficking," organized by Japan’s National Police Agency.
http://d.hatena.ne.jp/polarisproject/20100721/1279697714 (in Japanese)

July 21　A team of seven officers from Taiwan's Immigration Bureau paid a visit
       to our office. They are visiting Japan to learn about policies against
       human trafficking. Taiwan is among few in Asia that the U.S. Trafficking
       in Persons Report highly ranked as tier 1.
       The officers requested that Polaris Japan to be prepared to take calls in
       Chinese through our hotline. We will do our best but at the same time we
       need support from you and from our government!　　

July 24　 Polaris Project Monthly Seminar 2010 "You Know Human Trafficking?"
         "Labor Exploitation--Labor at 300 yen per hour: Trainee System"

July 26　 Polaris Japan spoke for about 500 teachers of public schools in Tokyo
         for Education Bureau of the Tokyo Metropolitan Government on
         Children and Sex Crimes on the Internet.

   Met with an officer of the US State Department's Office To Monitor
         and Combat Trafficking in Persons who was visiting Japan for the
         next annual report with other NGOs.

July 26   Meeting with officers who are in charge of human trafficking at the
         Kanagawa Prefectual Police for information exchange.

From June 29 to July 31, 2010, Polaris received 33 hotline inquiries.
Among the 33 contacts, 12 were by phone and 21 were by Internet.
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* Polaris on Facebook: http://bit.ly/polarisjp

* Human Trafficking Related News (in Japanese)　http://bit.ly/cqeQHE

* Blog Polaris Diary: http://d.hatena.ne.jp/polarisproject/ (in Japanese)

* Booklet "It’s Happening to Her, Right Now" On Sale (in Japanese)
 http://bit.ly/bBod3r

* Polaris: SOS website for girls http://www.pol214.com/ (in Japanese)

* Polaris Project's Drop-in Center for Women (in Japanese) http://bit.ly/abOHFJ

* Polaris is tweeting: http://twitter.com/ppjapan (in Japanese and English)

* Polaris Community on mixi (in Japanese) http://mixi.jp/view_community.pl?id=1374560
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