Search Results for: Bill 156

Monkey Business – Counterattack on Bill 156, Doujin Style

Posted on December 26, 2010 by dankanemitsu

[Breaking News: Exclusive Preview of An Idiot’s Guide to Tokyo’s Harmful Books Regulation is now on ANN] Here is a long awaited update to what’s going on in Japan. If you want to skip ahead to the meat of the … Continue reading →

Posted in censorship, doujinshi, harmful material, news, nonexistent youth, public morality and media, translation and intercultural issues | 112 Comments

For Your Information – Articles on Bill 156

Posted on December 16, 2010 by dankanemitsu

Tokyo bans sales of sexually explicit comics to minors – LA Times “The ordinance also outlaws certain images, stirring a debate about freedom of expression.” Bill 156 does not ban anything. It does not outlaw the creation of any specific … Continue reading →

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Tokyo Assembly Passes Bill 156 – Anti-Anime and Manga Bill is now Law

Posted on December 15, 2010 by dankanemitsu

Bill 156, known under such names as Nonexistent Youth Bill Ver.2, Nonexistent Crime Bill and the Anti-Anime and Manga Bill, was approved by a majority of full session of the Tokyo Metropolitan Assembly. Self regulation will be mandated from April … Continue reading →

Posted in censorship, child pornography issues, doujinshi, harmful material, nonexistent youth, public morality and media | 132 Comments

Something People Overseas Can Do – Fight Misconceptions about Bill 156 and Japan

Posted on December 14, 2010 by dankanemitsu

I’ve come across two news pieces written in English about Bill 156, the anti-manga and anime bill. http://news.ph.msn.com/lifestyle/article.aspx?cp-documentid=4520127 http://www.google.com/hostednews/afp/article/ALeqM5gki-de1I98pzkhVt_AoDLyTUPEAw?docId=CNG.08de11db341f822637c427df96d6839a.711 These two are pretty similar, but I’m certain more such articles will pop up in the near future. “Tokyo bill set … Continue reading →

Posted in bureaucracy, censorship, child pornography issues, harmful material, news, nonexistent youth, public morality and media | 51 Comments

Bill 156 Locked to Go – Prime Minister Expresses Concern as Final Vote comes on Wednesday

Posted on December 13, 2010 by dankanemitsu

Bill 156 has passed through the general affairs committee with supplemental resolution attached. Approval by the full assembly is expected on Wednesday. (Yomiuri report / 47 News report) Tokyo already has the power to designate anything that is too sexually … Continue reading →

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D-Day for the Bill 156

Posted on December 12, 2010 by dankanemitsu

Thank you very much for the feedback you were nice enough to send for yesterday’s NicoNico live broadcast. I only had a chance to read four or five of the messages, but we enjoyed all of them. I’ll try to … Continue reading →

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Sound Off – Overseas Input on the Bill 156 Wanted

Posted on December 11, 2010 by dankanemitsu

In about 18 hours, I will go on live with a panel of guest to discuss Tokyo’s new bill on NicoNico Douga: http://live.nicovideo.jp/watch/lv34395435 The broadcast will take place Sunday 14:00~17:00 on December 12th, Japan standard time. I’ll be talking mostly … Continue reading →

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Crunch Time – Three Days Until Bill 156’s Fate is Determined

Posted on December 10, 2010 by dankanemitsu

I’m sorry for not writing updates on my blog but I have not been feeling very well recently. I’m feeling a little better, but I need to take it easy. I also have to earn a living translating and the … Continue reading →

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Bill 156 – The Nonexistent Crimes Bill (Fujimoto’s Analysis Translated)

Posted on December 5, 2010 by dankanemitsu

Yukari Fujimoto, Associate Professor at Meiji University, published a simple and concise piece describing the current bill’s problems on her SNS blog. I got her permission to translate and reprint the the entry below. The text in [] are my … Continue reading →

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Bill 156’s Total Scope

Posted on November 24, 2010 by dankanemitsu

Since the bill’s text was first made public on Monday, November 22nd, a lot of discussion has been focused on the provision’s regarding anime and manga. The bill’s name is actually Bill 156 and this bill to revise the Tokyo … Continue reading →

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