06 Apr 10 | Index Index, minipost, Uncategorized
Kosuke Tsuneoka, a freelance Japanese journalist who has been missing since March 31, has been found imprisoned in the province of Baghlan, according to a local Afghan reporter on Sunday. The Afghan authorities say that they were not aware of Tsuneoka’s presence in the country until his disappearance received publicity, it has been suggested he did not have the right visa/accreditation.
19 Mar 10 | Index Index, minipost, Uncategorized
An amendment to youth welfare legislation set to go before the Tokyo Metropolitan General Assembly today could potentially ban all provocative visual depictions of “nonexistent minors”. The action is part of an attempt to crackdown on child pornography, but Japanese Manga artists and the online community have criticised lawmakers actions. They claim that such terms are open to interpretation, and would infringe on their freedom of expression.
14 Aug 09 | Index Index, minipost
A group of South Korean citizens have filed a lawsuit against a Japanese newspaper Yomiuri Shimbun, for what they claimed to be a misreport. A total of 1,886 people Thursday filed a suit against the paper for a report in July last year for misquoting President Lee Myung-bak. In the suit, they asked the daily to pay 4.11 million won in compensation and print a correction. Read more here
08 Jun 09 | Index Index, minipost
One of Japan’s software rating organisations will no longer support the sale of simulated rape games such as “RapePlay” in the country, following protests from civil rights campaigners in the US. Read more here
