随着万圣节狂欢者准备身穿护士制服等服装走上街头，日本红十字会发出警告：未经授权使用标志性的红十字标志属于违法行为——即使只是作为服装饰品。
As Halloween revelers prepare to take to the streets in nurse uniforms and other costumes, the Japanese Red Cross Society is warning that using the iconic red cross emblem without authorization is against the law — even as a costume accessory.
这一标志常被误认为是医疗护理的通用象征，但受国际法和国内法保护，专供特定人道主义目的使用。
The emblem, often mistaken for a general symbol of medical care, is protected under international and domestic laws and is reserved for specific humanitarian purposes.
红十字标志依据《日内瓦公约》设立，用于标识武装冲突期间不得攻击的人员和设施。日本《红十字标志法》同样禁止除日本红十字会及其授权者以外的任何人未经许可使用该标志。违规者最高可处六个月有期徒刑或最高30万日元（约合1900美元）罚款。
The Red Cross emblem was established under the Geneva Conventions to identify people and facilities that must not be attacked during armed conflicts. Japan’s law on the Red Cross emblem also prohibits anyone other than the Japanese Red Cross Society and those authorized by it from using the symbol without permission. Violators face up to six months in prison or a fine of up to ¥300,000 ($1,900).
“红十字标志不是医疗护理的象征，它是紧急时刻的最后一条生命线，”日本红十字会官员齐藤昭彦（Akihiko Saito）表示。
“The Red Cross emblem is not a symbol of medical care. It is a last lifeline in times of emergency,” said Akihiko Saito, an official at the Japanese Red Cross Society.
该组织警告，和平时期随意使用该标志可能会削弱其在最需要时的意义。自2022年以来，该组织每年万圣节前后都会在社交媒体发布提醒，呼吁民众勿在服装或饰品上使用该标志。
The organization warns that casual use of the emblem during peacetime could undermine its significance when it is needed most. Since 2022, the organization has issued annual reminders on social media around Halloween urging people not to use the symbol on costumes or accessories.
该标志不限于特定颜色或十字形状。这是为了防止人员或设施仅因无法在武装冲突的混乱中精确复刻该设计而遭到攻击。
The emblem is not limited to a specific color or cross shape. This is intended to prevent people or facilities from being attacked simply because they cannot reproduce the exact design amid the confusion of armed conflict.
类似标志同样被禁止，包括粉色等红色系十字以及形状各异的十字。该组织提醒，民众还应避免在护士制服、护士帽甚至药箱上使用该标志。
Similar symbols are also prohibited, including crosses in shades of red such as pink and crosses of varying shapes. The organization cautions that people should also avoid using the emblem on nurse uniforms, caps and even medicine boxes.
东京秋叶原和上海设有门店的角色扮演服装零售商 MalyMoon，今年万圣节推出了 40 种护士装。该公司使用爱心图案和玩具注射器等配饰来营造氛围，并未使用红十字标志。
MalyMoon, a cosplay costume retailer with stores in Tokyo’s Akihabara district and Shanghai, offers 40 types of nurse costumes for this year’s Halloween. The company uses heart motifs and accessories such as toy syringes to evoke the look without using the Red Cross emblem.
“我们知晓使用红十字标志是被禁止的，但日本红十字会的警示让我们更加谨慎，”经营该店的一家公司的负责人表示。
“We were aware that using the red cross emblem was prohibited, but the Japanese Red Cross Society’s warning has reminded us to be even more careful,” an official at a company operating the store said.