Sound development of the ordinance amendment Tokyo youth have been engaged in a debate about whether to 向Ki合Ubeki sexually violent cartoons and animation was approved despite fierce opposition from publishers and cartoonists. Largest parliamentary democracy was forced to reject an amendment objected to by the Tokyo Metropolitan Assembly in June, but this time their parents with a child "No such majority voice" (executives) will be turned in favor of priority consideration. [隆宣 Ishikawa;

Congress proposed the first amendment to the city in February. It was originally expected to be passed smoothly, the renowned cartoonist March "that regulate the expression" changed the situation and to express opposition. The characters "Youth nonentity" on what you want to be coined and defined by regulation to "ambiguous" and focused criticism. After all, the metropolitan government as Ishihara bill was voted down in parliament for the first time in June.

The rest of this city, likely to bring the issue comic plays performed 81 PTA meetings and community groups around. Modified or removed to make concessions in the Democratic pointed out, the revised amendment.

10th General Assembly of the Democratic vote to determine the open, but also oppose a clear out, "must also respond to public opinion," "forced to compromise," and there were numerous negative approval. Young Democrats 都議 has opposed the "leadership in unified local elections whether to defend the [Democratic] comics were concerned about such matters and pointed out that voters" to reveal.

Establishment of such opposition from the publishing industry despite strong. Tokyo International Anime Fair Executive Committee chaired by Governor Shintaro Ishihara is held in March next year, announced a boycott of big publishers. Ishihara told reporters when asked about the boycott, "I have to come pretty" and 突Ki放Shita.

Cartoon ◇, regulatory change? Sale anime?

The ordinance was amended healthy development of youth in Tokyo, or regulating the sale of manga and anime about a change. [Work] Mano Mori

Q marks a new adult publishers (for more than 18 years) of Tsutomu Tsutomu be obliged to give, or what comic?

A rape is highly anti-social, particularly in sexual touching penal law (Goukan), and child prostitution, or draw like that is natural and sexual intercourse between close relatives are prohibited from marriage, civil, full length those spent almost all of the depictions of such scenes. Publishers mark "adult" with a bookstore is to sell 努Menaku corner and wrapped in plastic for adults should not be. Capital, and find what you are being sold without a mark on public shelves, and consideration given to sound.

Q Who do you specify the book unhealthy?

A city advisory body to the "Healthy Development of Youth Council," the judge be designated by the city. Council representatives and City staff and a total of 20 publishers.

Q What is unhealthy specific comic?

As before A revision of bookstores and packed in vinyl, you could sell more than 18 years in the adult section. Follow, a fine of 300,000 yen to ignore warnings. An application is not so far.

Q "The Tale of Genji," "Greek Mythology" and the theme of classical literature, such as homosexuality will be drawn cartoons?

A decision on whether there is an intimate portrayal of its normal range.

Q-themed cartoons from the damage of sexual recovery?

A basic but not covered, could become targets if the scene is almost all accounted for and rape.

◇ ◇ elapsed ordinance amendment

Submit a revised city ordinance to Congress on February 24

The Tokyo metropolitan government's press conference that they gloss Bate cartoonist after 15 March. Expressing opposition to the amendment regulations

Press statement against 10 companies and 1,400 May 25, cartoonist

Rejection and opposition Democratic majority bill 総務 Metropolitan Assembly Committee on June 14

16th plenary session also voted down amendments

22 raped 11 restricted (Goukan) is defined as exaggerated and drawn praise and unfair or incest, and the city announced a resubmission

Ken, once again expressing opposition to gloss Chiba 29

Need to appeal to the Tokyo Metropolitan Assembly bill in the plenary session on December 7 Ishihara

Tokyo Metropolitan Assembly bill passed in committee 総務 13

15 passed at the plenary

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