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Otaku PM Causes Anime Stock Surge

PM (?) 麻生太郎 / Taro Aso (or “Rozen Aso” as he is also known) Causes Anime Stock Surge

With the sudden resignation of Japanese Prime Minister Fukuda, and the news that  麻生太郎 / Taro Aso (or “Rozen Aso” as he is also known) looks to be the new PM, the stocks of anime production companies and related enterprises have surged dramatically, likely in anticipation of very sympathetic handling from Aso, a man who plays upon his love of manga, and who appreciates the value of otaku culture.

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  • Anonymous commented on October 18, 2010 16:14

    Must support him... More

  • albert_2mb commented on September 4, 2008 01:59

    well, even though I think it would be great for anime sectors, IIRC Taro Aso is also popular for his brash statements. Well, let's just wait and see how this will turn out..... More

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Japan to Legalise MADs

Enjoy MADs without rebuke from Sunrise soon...

NicoNico Douga’s fortunes may be turning once again, for we hear that the Japanese government, specifically the Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications, is set to put into action a plan which would enshrine in law special “cyber-districts”, where authors using commercially held copyrighted works in their creations would be legally allowed to ignore the usual requirements for permission and royalties.

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  • Ace of ♦DiamondDust♦ commented on January 16, 2011 14:23

    Indeed.... More

  • Anonymous commented on March 5, 2010 04:29

    I'm hungry.... More

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Schools to Train Samurai

Yamato Warrior Girl Gallery – girls wielding weapons and armour of Japanese origin大和の武器を持つ美少女萌えギャラリ

Japanese schools are to institute compulsory training in the honourable way of the warrior; middle schoolers will from next year have to take up one of a variety of martial arts, and so instil in themselves the noble heart of a samurai, or at least enjoy beating each other with a variety of weapons.

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  • Anonymous commented on January 29, 2016 14:57

    Yes, it is possible. No, it's not easy at all. Even if you grab the shaft, it's not completely useless. If they're stronger than you, they can use it to pull you off balance. Even... More

  • Anonymous commented on April 12, 2010 01:49

    Everyday in Japan you see about 532 middle-school ninjas cross your path.... More

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Koreans Smash Own National Bird in Rebuke to Yamato

Koreans Smash Own National Bird in Rebuke to Yamato

In an act clearly carefully calculated to elicit international sympathy for the defence of Korea’s integral heartland of the Liancourt Rocks/Takeshima/Dokdo, Korean patriots have smashed to death with hammers wicked aggressor pheasants of the war bloated Empire of the Rising Sun, outside their very embassy, casting their mangled remains into the embassy grounds.

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  • Anonymous commented on January 10, 2013 08:57

    Instead of protesting this, PETA still protest Nintendo over Mario and Pokémon... More

  • Anonymous commented on February 4, 2012 10:20

    .........animal cruelty?... More

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Lucky Star Seiyuu Flies Red Banner

Red Star's Comrade Kagami Uncovered

We get a distinct hint as to the possible political leanings of seiyuu 加藤英美里 / Emiri Katou, best known for voicing Lucky Star’s (or should that be Red Star’s) Kagami Hiiragi, with her shameless appearance in the pages of admitted communist newspaper 赤旗 / Akahata (Red Flag). Read the rest of this entry »

  • Anonymous commented on October 29, 2012 02:21

    http://www.inochi-life.net/archives_tezuka2.html Here you can find a quote from Osamu Tezuka for Akahata. Yes, that Akahata. Yes, THAT OSAMU TEZUKA. There would be no anime and no kawaii seiyuu for you to onsess over if not for that... More

  • Anonymous commented on November 19, 2011 17:11

    She has political views, too.... More

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Mangaka, Industry Demand Free Cake

"Damn all you lolicon!" - Beako. ビア子：このロリコンどもめ!

Though it would appear to be a dead letter for the time being, the Japanese government’s attempted encroachment on artistic freedom of expression has not been forgotten; the campaign opposing criminalisation of artistic depictions of sexual activity involving younger participants (hereafter, delicious cake) has been gathering momentum, and can now boast a substantial list of names affirming their support for the cause, in the form of a lengthy petition.

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  • Anonymous commented on January 20, 2010 13:58

    There is no way that censoring ALL depictions of underage sex can end well. They have my support.... More

  • Anonymous commented on December 4, 2008 23:10

    WE DEMAND OUR CAKE BE FREED!!... More

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Obama Monkey Ad Pulled

Japanese mobile phone firm eMobile bowed to pressure recently and pulled an advert which critics lambasted as a racist attack on Obama, since it featured a monkey in a suit engaged in crowd wooing oratory, and calling for “Change”. Image from FG.

Japanese mobile phone firm eMobile bowed to pressure recently and pulled an advert which critics lambasted as a racist attack on Obama, since it featured a monkey in a suit engaged in crowd wooing oratory, and calling for “Change”. The firm for its part denies the accusations, but has ceased the offending campaign anyway. In their defence, they state they had earlier employed the macaque motif in other campaigns.

Full report at rag Guardian. It may be interesting to note that hardly a whiff of this story has appeared in the Japanese media, or even on 2ch to my knowledge. Comes to my attention via FG.

Insensitive, or oversensitive?

  • Anonymous commented on February 16, 2011 05:12

    you best be trollin nigger.... More

  • Anonymous commented on February 13, 2011 17:04

    SO TRUE.... More

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Gay Dating Sites Face Censorship?

Two girls looking friendly - Tony Taka (T2 Art Works) is a mangaka, illustrator and character designer of uncommon skill, with a notable output of CG, dojinshi and artbooks - トニーは有名なイラストレーター、原画家、キャラクターデザイナー等、同人誌や画集やCGは得意です.jpg

With the recent introduction of mandatory censorship for internet connections, whether by PC or mobile, for minors in Japan, the non-governmental censors now face some difficult situations; no wonder the government wanted this off its hands. The issue raised in this interesting article is whether gay dating sites are to be judged harmful to minors, or to be left alone.

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  • —- commented on June 14, 2009 01:31

    Better yet: Ban boys love, BUT ALLOW STEROIDED GEI COMI!!!... More

  • Tyciol commented on May 5, 2009 11:19

    I think something similar to this may have happened in Finland, it rmeinds me...... More

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DVD Group Demands End to Free Recording of Anime

Blood+ yours for only $70,000? A steal?

DVD and video industry group the Japan Video Software Association (JVA) has issued a long and unambiguously worded complaint to the effect that personal recording of shows, particularly anime, damages its potential bottom line, so can’t something be done to rectify this, preferably involving payout to the JVA.

Close reading of their demands in fact reveals their sales are healthy, but they are being damaged “potentially”.

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  • Anonymous commented on October 15, 2010 13:26

    HOME TAPING IS KILLING MUSIC... More

  • Anonymous commented on March 12, 2010 20:47

    MAFIAA FTW! What's next: "even if customers aren't pirating our content, compensation is still required" And then: "No one is buying our shit anymore! WE DEMAND COMPENSATION FOR THIS INSULT!"... More

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Porn Censors Quit, Harsher Measures to Follow?

JAV Porn Censors Quit, Harsher Measures to Follow?

The industry group in charge of ensuring the minds of adults are not poisoned by seeing other people’s genitals free of excessive pixilation, the “Nihon Ethics of Video Association”, has made it known it will be shutting up shop after a 36 year history of protecting the public from the uncensored filth it so craves.

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  • tyciol commented on September 21, 2010 00:24

    I think they're right to quit, to punish so harshly for a lack of competence is wrong. I could see docking some pay or demoting but not criminal charges.... More

  • Anonymous commented on September 19, 2010 07:36

    2... More

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Cities Look to Ban Late Night Shopping

Cities Look to Ban Late Night Shopping - 24/7 convenience stores face restrictions in Japan?

Citing concerns over global warming, politicians in several large Japanese cities have started talking about banning or harshly regulating convenience stores open late at night, or 24/7. The areas pushing this, with Kyoto, Saitama and Kanagawa mentioned, seem to be looking to burnish their credentials as “model” environmentally friendly cities, whatever the inconvenience and cost to inhabitants and local businesses.

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  • Anonymous commented on June 22, 2014 02:40

    Yet I doubt that anyone is going to suggest that factories or logistics are going to stop for the night, and compared to them, late-night supermarkets are completely irrelevant in terms of energy expenditure.... More

  • Anonymous commented on September 9, 2013 05:15

    ...because having the lights & register on after midnight is going to make a difference, when every business with refrigerated goods has a cooling device running 24/7. Damn those people are stupid.... More

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Governor Calls for More Child Spanking

Corporal punishment practiced by Evangelion girls Asuka and Rei, image by master spanking artist/atelier Erika's Co So Ad

“Can’t we institute the rule of the fist here in Miyazaki prefecture?” With these words the prefectural governor made a call for the reinstitution of corporal punishment in schools, long abolished. “What’s to become of the position of school teachers now they can’t even mete out corporal punishment? Can’t we at least permit the loving rod, that surely deserves no punishment?”

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  • JustSarah commented on December 15, 2010 10:48

    Keep in mind, just a few comments here doesnt necessarily represent a majority opinion. i wonder what kind of research these poeple made to support spanking other than the bible? Hello, the bible... More

  • LordVergil commented on November 11, 2010 18:47

    so much spanking... More

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