Thank God. As with so many other aspects of Japanese pornography and prostitution law, this originated as more a legal loophole than a conscious policy choice, but not fixing it until now has been downright inexcusable. 'An embarrassment' is right. I also don't think the anime and manga industries should be exempt, and I say this as an anime and manga fan.
I read that earlier in the week and thought "that's f[inks]ed up. Of course, portrayals of pedophilia or rape exist-just like the inclusion of a child molester in "Dubliners" by James Joyce, or the rape scene in “The Fountainhead”, but they aren’t being literally drawn out for one to view.
Isn’t it also somewhat common for vending machines to include used panties from school girls in Japan? The CNN article I read last week mentioned that, but it didn’t mention if that was going to be banned as well.
