JapanRìběn日本court / court of lawfǎyuàn法院for the first timeshǒucì首次to rule / to determinerèndìng认定AI (artificial intelligence)AIAIgenerated / producedshēngchéng生成child / childrenértóng儿童nude / nakedluǒlù裸露images / picturestúxiàng图像to constitute / to belong toshǔyú属于child pornographyértóng sèqíng儿童色情。
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)
AI
AI
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)
de
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)
AI
AI
generated
shēngchéng
生成
child / children
értóng
儿童
pornographic
sèqíng
色情
images
túxiàng
图像
(modifier particle)
de
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)
de
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)
AI
AI
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)
de
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)
AI
AI
generated
shēngchéng
生成
(modifier particle)
de
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
in
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)
AI
AI
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
on
zài
在
social media
shèjiāo méitǐ
社交媒体
on (platform)
shàng
上
to share
fēnxiǎng
分享
secretly filmed
tōupāi
偷拍
girl / female child
nǚtóng
女童
images
túxiàng
图像
(modifier particle)
de
的
teachers
jiàoshī
教师
one of
zhī yī
之一
News in English
Science & TechnologyJapan Court Rules AI-Generated Naked Child Images Constitute Child Pornography
A Nagoya court sentenced a former elementary school teacher to three and a half years in prison for possessing AI-generated nude images of girls, marking the first time Japanese law has been applied to AI-generated child pornography.
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