Just caught word that another bill to regulate internet content in Japan, including manga/art of minors, is going to be submitted to the Diet.

…In 2010. Way to rush things, Japan!

Canned Dogs reports that a survey by the Japanese Cabinet Office found that 58.9% of survey-takers said that manga and illustrations should be subject to the same child porn laws that photos and videos are, and another 27.6% say that if they HAD to pick one, they lean more towards the same.

But Canned Dogs notes that the survey was conducted via face-to-face interviews, and who wants to come across as seeming pro-kiddy porn? It’s interesting stuff, and I’m too tired to reparse it here, so go over and read the Canned Dogs report.

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