Tougher Game Censorship Coming to Japan
The recent global trend for restricting software sales has finally arrived in Japan. The Osaka prefectural government has decided to prevent minors from buying ‘cruel and violent’ games. The regional government have previously banned just two games, including Postal 2. It seems other titles are soon to follow. Witch-touching games will probably be unaffected, but don’t expect to see Manhunt 2 on shelves anytime soon.
At the moment the ban is only at regional level (in Osaka), the rest of Japan is still the same as ever. Whether this kind of law will spread to other areas, or even be implemented at national level remains to be seen.
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