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Japan
Rìběn
日本
court / court of law
fǎyuàn
法院
for the first time
shǒucì
首次
to rule / to determine
rèndìng
认定
AI (artificial intelligence)
AI
AI
generated / produced
shēngchéng
生成
child / children
értóng
儿童
nude / naked
luǒlù
裸露
images / pictures
túxiàng
图像
to constitute / to belong to
shǔyú
属于
child pornography
értóng sèqíng
儿童色情
。

Nagoya (city in Japan)

Mínggǔwū

名古屋

district court

dìfāng fǎyuàn

地方法院

for / on the grounds of

yǐ

以

to possess / to hold

chíyǒu

持有

AI (artificial intelligence)

generated / produced

shēngchéng

生成

child / children

értóng

儿童

pornographic

sèqíng

色情

images

túxiàng

图像

as the reason / on the grounds of

wéiyóu

为由

，

to sentence / to hand down a sentence

pànchǔ

判处

one (person)

yī míng

一名

former

qián

前

elementary school

xiǎoxué

小学

teacher

jiàoshī

教师

three and a half years

sān nián bàn

三年半

fixed-term imprisonment

yǒuqī túxíng

有期徒刑

，

this is

zhèshì

这是

Japan

Rìběn

日本

for the first time

shǒucì

首次

(applied to future action)

jiāng

将

this type of / such

cǐlèi

此类

case

ànjìan

案件

to incorporate / to bring within

nàrù

纳入

child pornography

értóng sèqíng

儿童色情

law / legislation

fǎlǜ

法律

framework

kuàngjià

框架

(modifier particle)

的

ruling / verdict

pànjué

判决

。

June 6, 2026 at 6:30 AM

Japan

Rìběn

日本

Nagoya (city in Japan)

Mínggǔwū

名古屋

district court

dìfāng fǎyuàn

地方法院

Thursday

zhōusì

周四

regarding / concerning

jiù

就

a case of

yīqǐ

一起

involving / related to

shèjí

涉及

AI (artificial intelligence)

generated

shēngchéng

生成

child / children

értóng

儿童

pornographic

sèqíng

色情

images

túxiàng

图像

(modifier particle)

的

case

ànjìan

案件

to issue / to make (a ruling)

zuòchū

作出

ruling / judgment

cáijué

裁决

。

defendant

bèigào

被告

Suito Shota (name of defendant)

Suì Tǔ Xiāngtài

穗土翔太

，

35 years old

35 suì

35岁

，

formerly / once

céng

曾

to be employed at

rènzhí yú

任职于

Nagoya city

Mínggǔwū shì

名古屋市

a (school/institution)

yī suǒ

一所

municipal / city-run

shìlì

市立

elementary school

xiǎoxué

小学

。

prosecutor / public prosecutor

jiǎncháguan

检察官

to charge / to accuse

zhǐkòng

指控

him / their

qí

其

to possess

chíyǒu

持有

using / by means of

lìyòng

利用

generative

shēngchéngshì

生成式

artificial intelligence

rén'gōng zhìnéng

人工智能

software

ruǎnjiàn

软件

to produce / to create

zhìzuò

制作

(modifier particle)

的

young girl / female child

nǚtóng

女童

nude / naked

luǒlù

裸露

images

túxiàng

图像

，

to violate / to breach

wéifǎn

违反

Child Prostitution and Pornography Act

értóng màiyín jí sèqíng fǎ

儿童卖淫及色情法

。

court

fǎyuàn

法院

to rule / to determine

rèndìng

认定

，

this / the said

gāi

该

AI (artificial intelligence)

generated

shēngchéng

生成

images

túxiàng

图像

to constitute / to fall under

shǔyú

属于

legally

shòu fǎlǜ

受法律

protected / governed

bǎohù

保护

(modifier particle)

的

child / children

értóng

儿童

pornographic

sèqíng

色情

material / content

cáiliào

材料

category / scope

fànchóu

范畴

，

and / furthermore

bìng

并

to sentence

pànchǔ

判处

defendant

bèigào

被告

three and a half years

sān nián bàn

三年半

fixed-term imprisonment

yǒuqī túxíng

有期徒刑

。

this

zhèyī

这一

ruling / verdict

pànjué

判决

is / to be

shì

是

Japan

Rìběn

日本

law

fǎlǜ

法律

for the first time

shǒucì

首次

(passive marker)

bèi

被

to be applied to

shìyòng yú

适用于

AI (artificial intelligence)

generated

shēngchéng

生成

(modifier particle)

的

deepfake

shēndù wěizào

深度伪造

child / children

értóng

儿童

sexually explicit images

xìng túxiàng

性图像

case

ànjìan

案件

，

zài

在

legal community / legal circles

fǎlǜjiè

法律界

to trigger / to spark

yǐnfā

引发

widespread / extensive

guǎngfàn

广泛

attention / interest

guānzhù

关注

。

Japan

Rìběn

日本

law / legislation

fǎlǜ

法律

previously / before this

cǐqián

此前

regarding

duì

对

AI (artificial intelligence)

generated

shēngchéng

生成

content

nèiróng

内容

whether or not

shìfǒu

是否

to constitute / to fall under

shǔyú

属于

prohibited / illegal

wéijìn

违禁

material / content

cáiliào

材料

to exist / there is

cúnzài

存在

legal

fǎlǜ

法律

loophole / gap

lòudòng

漏洞

，

this time

cǐcì

此次

ruling

pànjué

判决

expected to / likely to

yǒuwàng

有望

to fill / to close

tiánbǔ

填补

this

zhèyī

这一

gap / void

kòngbái

空白

。

it is reported / according to reports

jùxī

据悉

，

the said

gāi

该

man

nánzǐ

男子

was / is (formal)

xì

系

seven

qī míng

七名

suspected of / allegedly

shèxián

涉嫌

zài

在

social media

shèjiāo méitǐ

社交媒体

on (platform)

shàng

上

to share

fēnxiǎng

secretly filmed

tōupāi

偷拍

girl / female child

nǚtóng

女童

images

túxiàng

图像

(modifier particle)

的

teachers

jiàoshī

教师

one of

zhī yī

之一

。

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