Shogakukan Adopts Hiring Policy Barring Sex Offenders and Human Rights Violators
The policy formalizes a response to the Jojin Kamen scandal, where a creator continued publishing despite a summary order under Japan's child pornography law, and follows a third-party report criticizing Shogakukan's handling.
Reporting from 1 source: Animehunch.
Shogakukan formalized a policy to stop commissioning or maintaining ties with creators found guilty of severe human rights violations, including sexual assault and abuse, following the Jojin Kamen scandal on its Manga ONE app. The publisher will add human rights clauses to future contracts, involve legal and administrative departments in decisions, and discipline employees involved. President Nobuhiro Oga will take a 50% pay cut for three months, with other executives returning 20% to 30% of their salaries.
Shogakukan has turned its response to the Jojin Kamen scandal into a formal hiring and contracting policy. The publisher said it will not commission new projects or continue existing ties with any author or partner found to have committed severe human rights violations, including sexual assault or abuse, if continued involvement is deemed ethically unacceptable.
Internal procedures now require staff to immediately report human rights concerns about a contracted individual to superiors and administrative departments. Contract decisions will involve legal and administrative teams alongside editors, and future contracts will include clauses mandating respect for human rights.
President Nobuhiro Oga will surrender 50% of his monthly compensation for three months. Other top executives will voluntarily return between 20% and 30% of their salaries for the same period. Employees involved in the controversy face disciplinary measures under internal regulations.
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