At the moment in Japan there is a law in deliberation which in addition to banning the simple possession of child pornography is considering the validity of including fictional works such as anime, manga and games in that restriction. At present there is a great difference between the governing parties plan and the democratic parties plan. Under the governing parties plan restrictions on the simple possession of fictional works and child pornography is being stipulated. It is anticipated that the amendment conference for this law will take place in the Japanese National Diet from the 6th (Japan time).

I believe that the "Objection to the research clauses for the restriction of fictional works such as anime in the governing parties bill" "Objection to the ban on simple possession in the governing parties bill" will become important points. Focusing on these points I think that mails of a composed nature should be sent.

First of all,it is important to express to Japans democratic party not to compromise on this matter. Within the democratic party, the following 3 persons are involved in and have seized control off in regards to the child pornography law reform problems

細川律夫 （Hosokawa Ritsuo）
h04091@shugiin.go.jp

小宮山洋子 （Komiyama Yoko）
komiyama@t3.rim.or.jp

千葉景子 （Chiba Keiko）
http://www.keiko-chiba.com/
(Please send your opinions under the 「お問い合わせ」(otoiawase : enquiry) entry on the homepage)

Please send a strong message especially to Hosokawa and Komiyama.
特に細川、小宮山の二人には強くメッセージを送って下さい。（reference： http://www.komiyama-yoko.gr.jp/komiyama.htm）

Also towards the entirety of the democratic party, please send from this point.

Democratic Party:
https://form.dpj.or.jp/contact/

In addition, towards the Liberal Democratic Party and New Komeito whom are trying to pass such a preposterous law, please voice your opposition.

Liberal Democratic Party:
http://meyasu.jimin.or.jp/cgi-bin/jimin/meyasu-entry.cgi

New Koumeito:
https://www.komei.or.jp/contact/index.html

Regarding how to write your mail,
In order to influence the Liberal Democratic Party and members of the Diet via letter, the following link will be very useful towards all political parties, by all means please use it as a reference.
http://madokatatsuya.spaces.live.com/blog/cns!62D9164E3AB7B024!727.entry
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Translators Note: Yet that reference page is in Japanese lol (anyway the minimum that needs to be included is as follows)

* Name, Address, Electoral district (this is important)
* Write clearing specifying in itemized form what the candidates / parliamentarians need to understand and do about the issue in order to get your vote.
* If possible attach some reference data.
* It may not necessarily have to be a handwritten letter however have common sense.

(In other words, as gaijins who do not hold any voting power in Japan, what our voice needs to represent is a synchronized front of logical reason which can be used as justification and vindication for the ban-opposition factions while placing the necessary pressure on the ban-approval factions called 'constitutionalism'.)

To those of you saying this has nothing to do with the minori's ban, (　゜д゜)σ　"Objection!"
This has everything to do with it, this is the starting point of real legal restrictions (not just some mere voluntary regulation by an ethics committee).

This. This is the tip of the iceberg.

"First they came for the communists, and I did not speak out - because I was not a communist;
Then they came for the socialists, and I did not speak out - because I was not a socialist;
Then they came for the trade unionists, and I did not speak out - because I was not a trade unionist;
Then they came for the Jews, and I did not speak out - because I was not a Jew;
Then they came for me - and there was no one left to speak out for me." -Martin Niemoller

現在、日本では児童ポルノの所持を禁止し、それとともにアニメや漫画、ゲームなどの創作物への規制が妥当かどうか検討する法案が審議されています。この法案は与党案と民主党案で大きな距たりがあるのが現状です。与党案ではアニメなど創作物規制や児童ポルノの単純所持規制がうたわれています。この法案の修正協議が日本の国会で日本時間の６日より始まる見込みです。

重要なポイントは「与党案にあるアニメなど創作物規制の研究条項に対する反対」「与党案にある単純所持禁止に対する反対」になるかと思います。そのポイントに絞って、冷静にメールを送るべきだと考えます。

まずは日本の民主党に、本件で妥協しないように伝えることが重要です。民主党内において、この児童ポルノ法の改定問題に関わり、主導権を握っているのは次の三名です。

細川律夫 （Hosokawa Ritsuo）
h04091@shugiin.go.jp

小宮山洋子 （Komiyama Yoko）
komiyama@t3.rim.or.jp

千葉景子 （Chiba Keiko）
http://www.keiko-chiba.com/
（ホームページの「お問い合わせ」という項目で意見を送ってください）

特に細川、小宮山の二人には強くメッセージを送って下さい。（参考：http://www.komiyama-yoko.gr.jp/komiyama.htm）

そして民主党全体に対しては、次の箇所からメッセージを送って下さい。

民主党
https://form.dpj.or.jp/contact/

またトンデモナイ法案を通そうとしている自民党・公明党に対しても反対の声を届けて下さい。

自民党
http://meyasu.jimin.or.jp/cgi-bin/jimin/meyasu-entry.cgi

公明党
https://www.komei.or.jp/contact/index.html

メールの書き方については、
自由民主党(自民党)やその議員を投書で動かすためには
http://madokatatsuya.spaces.live.com/blog/cns!62D9164E3AB7B024!727.entry
が全ての政党に対して非常に役立ちますので、ぜひ参考にして下さい。

Why would they care? Sensationalism is what raises ratings. The general public require a target to label and bash as the cause for all of their societies problems so that they can continue to avert their gaze from the real issue. Minority groups (and foreigners) fit this position. It's called evasion of responsibility.

"•The politicians calling for bans are all Japanese, and come from all three major parties."

What you have failed to recognize are the anti-japanese elements moving behind the scenes under the guise of or in co-operation with NGOs which have their 'chess pieces' in the Diet. You make it sound like the 3 parties are all entirely for the ban and that foreign influence plays no part in the bans, yet were this the case then the simple possession ban for CP would have been passed years ago. The fact of the matter is that none of the parties are entirely for or against such banning and their members simply more often than not saving face (and grabbing votes) in the public and international eye by saying they support a ban. The reality is, without foreign pressure things would remain legally gray within Japan just like the loopholes surrounding Pachinko and Soaplands (regardless of gambling / prostitution laws). This is a matter of 'tatemae' and 'honne'.

"•The eroge industry body, the EOCS, made no protest whatsoever and then censored a vast variety of material which was never even mentioned by domestic or international media."
EOCS protected the majority of the industry by showing moves of self-regulation (just like the time is was formed, it exists to curb the industry from running into a legal ban from the government). They did what they had to in order to protect the industry as a whole. However in this case, the real culprits which pressured them into doing so were the retailers and illusion soft withdrawing the sale of rapelay. If the retailers won't sell the media in order to save face (giving the ban-positive-faction justification and conviction to their cause) then the ethics committee has no choice but to follow suit. If the retailers ignored media sensationalism and emphasized their place in Japans economy (notably supply, demand and the number of jobs the industry provides <- especially during a recession) the majority would close their mouths soon enough. But they did not. In the end this is a matter of the circulation of goods and $. Afterall, it is the retailers, corporations, and those with financial power that have the strongest influence on politics in a capitalistic society. (Especially because they can afford to stick it out in a court of law)

It's called bashing cause you're talking about a country you obviously have little to zero first hand knowledge of. You're basing your arguments on nothing but 3rd hand informations you dug up online. So instead of making a well put together argument supported with reliable first hand informations, you're simply, bashing.

Racial violence happens EVERYWHERE in the world where a diverse society exist. But it's only in America where it would be always be identified as "Hate Crime". Racial supremacist groups exists in most part of the world but they are only called "Hate Group" in America, in everywhere else they'd just be called "Political Parties". If anything Americans are way over sensitive about what is considered racist.

So what made you think you're more informed on the subjects than the others here? You talk about logic, it's obvious that Americans would know more about their own domestic history and society than someone who has never spent significant amount of time living in America. So who's the arrogant one trying to convince people that he knows more than he actually does? Further more, who's one lacking logic in this case?

Show us the door? Perhaps you're the one stuck on the wrong side of this so called door of yours? How about spend a year or two in America before you start judging her citizens?

Nobody's disagreeing with you because of emotion or "blind patriotism". People are disagreeing with you simply because you're missing most of the picture.

I see there is no point trying to discuss with patriotic-blind people whom prefers to act arrogantly by calling anything that doesn't fit their point of view as "ignorance".

Do some research, read, inform yourself, look around and accept the facts. I can only show you the door.

I also pity anyone thinking this is "American bashing". Facts are neutral. The sooner you put your emotions aside and deal with them logically, the better you will accept them, thus being prerared for serious discussions. Just because you don't like hear them, it doesn't make them being "[country/people] bashing". I have no interest in trying to prove that the US is not the least racist country of the world. Au contraire, I wish it was.

But as some people pointed out that it was not caused by racism, but only for avoiding troubles (in Japanese word "KOTO-NAKARE-SHUGI"), that's right.

Actually, EROGE makers(also EROGE fans) are neither political activist nor liberal fighters, and they have to continue their business, so it is natual and rational for them to avoid more troubles...

In Japan, assosiations of EROGE makers(EOCS) decided to restrict violent expressions in their games. If our government restricts EROGE directory, our supreme court will judge it as a breach of constitution. But bureaucracy knows well, so they lead EOCS to do(add) self-regulations...

But EROGE-makers main concern is commercial success, and not small people needs them in Japan, so in any cases, EROGE makers will continue to provide violent EROGE with moderate titles and packages. This is one of Japanese ways to resist against government.

This time, EROGE makers spare nominal victory for feminists, it is most of our representative need. But no substantial retreat.

...Maybe it is not the best way to fight against Femi-Nazism. Sorry for all EROGE-fans in the world.

don't you get it? it's the Japanese government circling the wagons around its peoples liberties. first it starts with hentai shit that, admittedly, only a minority care about. then it spreads to politics, then speech in general. it's nothing but a control game. wake the fuck up.

I'm very surprised that you all are well-acquainted with the situation in Japan. It may be that you know about Japan more than we know about our own country. Unfortunately, some xenophobic Japanese become withdrawn in their recognition what they want to see, hear and know.

And I would like to say that NOT all Japanese people are xenophobic. I think Minori purely want your help and don't have a xenophobic purpose. We simply "defend our culture" from the majority of Japanese, not the foreigners.

The otaku people in our country are overwhelmingly minority and always be under pressure from the majority (intellectuals, politicians, and "common" people). Some people are now opposing to censorship in the Diet but have a worse hand.

Actually, "outcry from foreign countries" is VERY effective in our country, except few case such as the whaling issue.

I'm fighting against censorship and want your help earnestly.

Given this, shouldn't those feminists that are not part of this segment then at least say something, even if only on blogs like this, to preserve their reputation?

One possible explanation for why not is that there are only covert and overt on this matter when it comes to feminists. How many feminists are willing to come out and actually say banning rape games is WRONG?

The main point here is, if the rating bodies lose influence because eroge companies simply bypass them, Japanese legislators might feel tempted to do something about it - by passing a ban that is actual law.