Japan Children's Protection Association - Nihon Kodomo wo Mamorukai

Japanese: 日本子どもを守る会 - にほんこどもをまもるかい

The group was formed in May 1952, triggered by a campaign to stop the sale of the obscene tourism promotion record "Tamaran Bushi" that began in Yokosuka. At the time, in towns around U.S. military bases around the country, there was concern about the worsening educational environment, including an increase in sexual delinquency among children, along with the rise of so-called "drinking districts." Parents, teachers, civic groups, women's groups, cultural groups, and teachers' unions all participated in the formation of the group (first chairman was Nagata Arata), in order to protect children from the dark social climate and ills of society, and to create and spread healthy children's culture by improving the content of picture-story shows, prohibiting corporal punishment, and preventing childhood tuberculosis.

Source: Heibonsha World Encyclopedia, 2nd Edition Information

Japanese:

横須賀市で始まった卑猥な観光宣伝レコード《タマラン節》の販売中止運動をきっかけとして，1952年5月に結成された。当時，各地の米軍基地周辺の町では，いわゆる〈特飲街〉の隆盛とともに子どもの性非行の増加など教育環境の悪化が心配されていたが，暗い世相と社会悪から子どもたちを守り，紙芝居の内容改善，体罰の禁止，小児結核の予防など，健全な児童文化の創造と普及のために，父母，教師，市民団体，婦人団体，文化団体，教員組合がこの会の結成に参加した(初代会長は長田新)。

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