Monthly Archives: June 2010

An Inconvenient Public

Posted on June 25, 2010 by dankanemitsu

One of the reasons why I personally become so passionate over the Nonexistent Youth Bill was because, in my opinion, some astonishing acts of hypocrisy and subversion to the democratic process were involved. The revision bill itself held numerous huge … Continue reading →

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The Numbers Game

Posted on June 25, 2010 by dankanemitsu

On numerous news sites (here’s an example,) references are made to petitions drives conducted by certain PTA groups in support of the revision. Before the bill was voted down, they were able to gather 45,000 signatures. The implication is that … Continue reading →

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The Death of the Nonexistent Youth Bill and What It Means

Posted on June 20, 2010 by dankanemitsu

On June 16th, revision bills to Tokyo’s Youth Healthy Development Ordinance failed in the full Tokyo Assembly. Both the original “Nonexistent Youth” bill and the subsequent reworded and slightly altered bill forwarded by the Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) and New … Continue reading →

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Nonexistent Youth Bill Defeated in Committee

Posted on June 14, 2010 by dankanemitsu

Tokyo Metropolitan Assembly’s General Affairs Committee just finished debate over the revision to the Tokyo Youth Healthy Development Ordinance. The so-called “nonexistent youth” revision bill has been defeated in committee. This is astonishing feat–In early March, most everybody thought this … Continue reading →

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Jun-Ichi Ohsako and Nonexistent Youth

Posted on June 12, 2010 by dankanemitsu

While the following may be somewhat dated news, I still wanted take the time to park the passing of an important creator, author, and strong advocate for freedom of expression. Jun-Ichi Ohsako passed away on May 25th, 2010. While perhaps … Continue reading →

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Opposition Grows as Fate of Nonexistent Youth Bill Looks Bleak

Posted on June 2, 2010 by dankanemitsu

In addition to readers, authors, publishers, and other industry groups, on May 31st the Writers Guild of Japan has joined in the opposition to the current draft of the Youth Healthy Development Bill that would creates the category of “nonexistent … Continue reading →

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