The authorized agent responsible for putting up the
Saki and
Jantama (Mahjong Soul) collab ads at Osaka Station has shut down claims by the politician that said the ads were
“environmental harassment” towards women.
JR-West Japan Marketing Communications
responded to former politician Otsuji Kanako’s claims that the ads were too sexual to be placed in public viewing, saying that the ads were already created after revisions with consideration towards women. Furthermore, as the contract for the ad ended on November 27th and the ads were taken down anyway, they had no intentions of taking any action towards the claims.
They also mentioned that JR has its own guidelines for inspection of ads with sexual or violent depictions, which aren’t made public, but have been shared with JR-West Japan Marketing Communications. The posters in question had followed the guidelines, and gone through inspections by multiple people and constant revisions with the client.
Lastly, they said that inspections are done by both men and women for different perspectives. Depending on the situation, experts or consultants are even hired to consult on these sorts of ads.
The conflict resolved without much further issue but considering that over 8,600 quote tweets, 11,000 likes, and 5,700 comments were amassed by the politician in about four days, the debates are likely far from over.
