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Japanese National Police Investigating Games

Posted by ryuzaki0 on from the can't-be-good dept.

Gamasutra reports that, like here in the states, Japanese games are coming under increased scrutiny by law-enforcement and politicians. From the article: "Japan's National Police Agency is currently investigating the effects playing video games and watching anime have on children. Currently being led by former deputy governor of Tokyo, Yutaka Takehana, the police-sponsored group met on April 10 in Tokyo to discuss topics such as violent video games and sexual content on the internet."

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  1. This just in.... by Scorpion265 · · Score: 5, Funny

    Due to a misunderstanding, massive ammounts of bleach have been pulled from store shelves due to a recent ban passed down from the tokyo police.

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  2. Re:Why only now? by Rei · · Score: 4, Funny

    I doubt this investigation is going to go anywhere. The video game players will undoubtedly hold off the police by wielding gigantic swords the size of their body, while the anime fans will draw mallets out of nowhere to hit them over the head with. I certainly wouldn't be in the Japanese police during such an investigation.

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  3. Seriously... by iridium_ionizer · · Score: 3, Funny

    Don't the Japanese National Police have bigger problems to deal with.