May 31, 2005
GTA banned in (part of) Japan
Actually it's in the prefecture of Kanagawa near Tokyo, home of the Keio Shonan Fujisawa campus.
TOKYO -- A state in Japan has decided to ban a U.S. video game from being sold or rented to minors, after officials deemed it harmful and capable of inciting violence."Grand Theft Auto III," produced by U.S.-based Rockstar Games Inc., was introduced in Japan in September 2003 and has sold about 350,000 copies. It depicts random killing sprees in public places, cars being blown up and other acts of violence that officials fear teens might try to mimic, said Takahito Hayashi, a child welfare official.
RedNova News - Sci-Fi & Gaming - Japan State Bans 'Grand Theft Auto' Sales
Posted by sfisher at May 31, 2005 12:52 PM | TrackBackComments
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