• By Brian Ashcraft
    May 21, 2009 1:00 AM 59,018
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    Japanese Politicians Contend Adult Game Cause Sex Crimes

    The recent Western crackdown on the legally-released-three-years-ago game Rapelay has inspired Japanese politicians swoop onto the bandwagon. Surprised?

    The New Komeito Party is fingering erotic games as a negative influence on the rate of Japanese sex crimes.

    As website Sankaku Complex points out, Japan has an extremely low sex crime rate:

    UN Rape Rates
    per 100,000

    Canada: 78.08
    Australia: 77.79
    USA: 32.05
    Sweden: 24.47
    UK: 16.23
    France: 14.36
    S. Korea: 12.98
    Germany: 9.12
    Russia: 4.78
    Taiwan: 4.08
    Japan: 1.78

    The Komeito Party is quoted as stating, "There is a very good chance that the influence of violent sex games far exceeds that of regular pornography." The politicians provided no basis for these claims. How convenient.

    守ろうとしているのは本当に子供か [カワタカ技研ココログ工場 via Sankaku Complex]


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