A piece of Tokyo legislation that would forbid visual depictions of sexually stimulating characters—who appear to be under 18 years of age—has been put on hold.

Anime News Network reports that the legislation was [URL=http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2010-03-09/tokyo-bill-on-virtual-child-porn-set-for-march-vote]first proposed[/URL] on February 24. In a later post on the subject, the [URL=http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2010-03-16/asahi/tokyo-virtual-child-porn-bill-put-on-hold]site stated[/URL] that the Democratic Party of Japan indicated that it would postpone a vote on the measure until at least June.

Kotaku [URL=http://kotaku.com/5493314/standing-up-to-proposed-virtual-child-porn-legislation]reported[/URL] that several well-known Japanese manga creators appeared at the Tokyo Government Office to voice their displeasure with the proposed legislation. Kotaku interpreted the legislation as blanketing all virtual characters, including those in videogames.
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