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Old 2013-02-03, 12:45   Link #2896
Sumeragi
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Originally Posted by SeijiSensei View Post
California has very stringent labor laws that require the studios to have tutors on set for children acting in films with a minimum number of hours devoted to education each work day (four I think, but I haven't looked lately). Does Japan have similar laws that require schooling for girls performing in groups like AKB48?
Depends. Is the Californian law based on the kids not going to school?


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Originally Posted by SeijiSensei View Post
There's no mention of the girls in AKB0048, one of whom is ten, going to classes or being tutored, but obviously that's not a good indicator of the actual state of labor laws governing young performers in Japan.
You're using an anime about an "illegal" organization to see how it is in Japan? Absurd.
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