
Microsoft has faced intense criticism after banning a lady gamer for mentioning her sexual orientation in her profile on Xbox Live.
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Outrage from TV viewers has resulted in angry letters being sent to Japan’s Broadcasting Ethics and Program Improvement Organization, with regard to a show where celebrities leisurely indulged in food far too expensive for any normal person.
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Is this a mere coincidence, or could there be a deeper connection? New Russian tsar Putin sports an uncannily Minorin-esque wardrobe, and below even manages some appropriate posing…
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Japan’s Minister of Internal Affairs and Communications, 鳩山 邦夫 / Kuni Hatoyama, has expressed his contempt for such inconsequential matters as freedom of expression if they get in the way of protecting the children.
Speaking in favour of even harsher laws against underage porn, he had this to say:
“It must all be banned. Compared to the benefits of freedom of expression, preventing the human rights violations caused by underage porn is far more important – who cares if freedom of expression is massively curtailed.”
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- Author: RaikenTB
- Categories: International, News
- Date: Feb 19, 2009 19:04 JST
- Tags: Glay, Hillary Clinton, J-Rock, Parody, Photoshop, Politics, Shinto, Tokyo, USA

Current US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton recently paid a visit to Japan to discuss weighty matters with regional leaders; whilst in Tokyo, she saw fit to visit to the Meiji Shrine and took a moment to take in the morning air (or rather, take in a photo opportunity), resulting in a pose reminiscent of popular Japanese band Glay.
Fans were quick to spot this and comparison photos, along with the inevitable Photoshop chaos, soon ensued:
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- Author: Artefact
- Categories: Anime, News
- Date: Feb 19, 2009 15:16 JST
- Tags: Bizarre, Censorship, Copyright, Indonesia, Islam, Marketing, Naruto, Parody, Politics

Clone abusing ninja Naruto has been spotted lending his support to Indonesia’s Prosperous Justice Party, or Partai Keadilan Sejahtera, an Islamist party supporting such backwards medievalist policies as bans on pornography, in what we can only consider as an episode which could damage his chances of becoming Hokage.
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Men who view pictures of scantily clad damsels experience similar brain activity to when they are using tools, research suggests.
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Prime minister Rozen Aso‘s cabinet approval rating has recently fallen to a new low of 19.7%.
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- Author: Artefact
- Categories: Games, H, News
- Date: Feb 13, 2009 02:45 JST
- Tags: Amazon, Censorship, Chikan, Eroge, Mass Media, Politics, Rape, UK, USA


Raep simulator vendor Amazon has been the target of the usual hysterical anti-game criticism after the mass media found out they were stocking Illusion’s chikan simulator “Rapelay”, which allows simulated sex attacks from the privacy of your PC.
The rag soon tried to stoke their “exclusive” by contacting a fiery moralist politician, who was delighted to hear that his earlier unsubstantiated claim that raep games existed was true after all:
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- Author: Artefact
- Categories: Anime Figures, H, News
- Date: Feb 12, 2009 06:55 JST
- Tags: Dolls, Dutch Wife, Marketing, Obama, Onanism, Parody, Politics, USA

Forget your Barack Obama action figures, superheroes and towns; the real Presidentially inspired onanist would surely be better served by a device such as the one advertised here, offering a slightly realistic depiction of the great panacea President.
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A US warship, the USS Blue Ridge, caused controversy as it docked at a Nagasaki harbor, despite refusal of entry from the mayor and regional governor.
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“Where is my home?” laments this rather appealing maiden. She is (literally) the new poster child for an initiative to “foster territorial awareness” by the Junior Chamber International Japan, the Japanese arm of international (and moderately conservative) civic group JCI. This group has no connection to the Japanese government.
“Let’s protect our home together” rallies the poster, urging participation in petitions for policies promoting the favourable (to Japan) resolution of territorial disputes, and supportive of national defence.
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