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\nSad panda is sad<\/p>\n
Today, 15 Dec 10, the Tokyo Metropolitan Assembly passed Bill 156<\/a> into law. As previously discussed<\/a>, this law gives the Tokyo government additional powers to restrict the sales of manga, anime and video games based on two additional criteria: glorified or exaggerated depictions of illegal or incestuous sex acts.<\/p>\n According to Kadokawa’s head honcho, Shinichirou Inoue, there are unconfirmed reports<\/a> that during the debate of the bill, a certain assemblyman said, “Isn’t there any way we can criminalize homosexuality?” If true, this suggests that the law, despite its expanded powers, will indeed be ineffective against yuri and yaoi titles due to the fact that homosexuality has never been criminalized in Japan.<\/p>\n It appears that Tokyo Anime Fair is doomed as the various companies led by Kadokawa are pledging to continue their resistance despite the setback.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Sad panda is sad Today, 15 Dec 10, the Tokyo Metropolitan Assembly passed Bill 156 into law. As previously discussed, this law gives the Tokyo government additional powers to restrict the sales of manga, anime and video games based on … Continue reading