"There is no crime of "sexual harassment"". The incumbent minister speaks that and makes a fuss.
Perhaps, I think that what he meant was that there is no law called "crime of sexual harassment".
For example, in Japan's current law, there are no laws of
"a crime of unjustly insulting Ebata"
"A crime that caused Ebata to excessive programming"
In that sense, I think that he is correct.
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However, "sexual harassment" is a crime of
"Civil Code 415, 715, 719, 723, and Criminal Code 204, 224, 230, 231, 208, 176, and 177-180"
I think there is no problem about the above interpretation.
For sexual harassment, in the first place, the government themselves stipulates in detail and thoroughly
"in rule 10-1 of the National Personnel Authority"
which is the rule that regulates the code of conduct of civil servants.
Above all, many private enterprises are making internal regulations with this rule as the paradigm.
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I think that how to use the word "an offense subject to prosecution only on complaint (from the victim)" by the Minister is not appropriate either.
For example, if I do "stubborn" in a public place, that is a crime.
Even if there are no witnesses, no evidence, even if the prosecution can not proceed, it is a "crime".
This is clearly stipulated by law.
However, although it is a "crime", in order to handle it as a criminal case trial, the crime pleaded by the victim is required for the procedure, is just called "an offense subject to prosecution only on complaint (from the victim)".
(In addition.recently, with regard to sexual harassment etc, the law is revised in the direction that even the binding of "parental complaints" is lost)
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What is this thing, not to say "common sense of the people", I do think that "the incumbent minister" do know it absolutely.
I think that he tried to tell "the joke" and left them cold.
Because, "Minister" is "Minister."
He is an elite in the elite and should be "walking intelligence" with excellent leadership.
The incumbent minister of our country is "just an ignorant man". Such a thing, I do not want to believe.
In fact, I think that his sense of economic field is "amazing" especially.
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You might think, that
"Why does the "Ebata" defend the powerful person at this time? "
"Is Ebata adhering to the minister?"
"Does Ebata have to be overwhelmed by the minister because of any interests? "
and so on.
Not like that.
That can't be true.
If such a thing happens, I will be glad and innocent and willingly, on the next day I will publish it in this diary.
So, basically, no one comes closer to me.
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Needless to say,
"Both the surname of this person and my past address were the same Kanji (reading is also same)"
or
"Both the surname of this person and a first name of my family are the same Kanji (reading is different)"
There is nothing to do about these issues.