Talk:Tokyo Metropolitan Ordinance Regarding the Healthy Development of Youths

Scope and sources
Please note that despite its initial state, this article is about the law as a whole, not just the controversy over its recent revision. This reflects the coverage on ja.wiki and IMO is more appropriate for an encyclopedia article. That said, the article is in desperate need of editing by someone who understands Japanese law and can help rectify its many omissions.

Its English-language sources also need expansion - it currently relies much too heavily on ANN. Although blogs in general aren't considered reliable, I've referenced Dan Kanemitsu because he's a respected translator and despite his obvious POV he links to many reliable Japanese sources. Simon Brady (talk) 02:54, 16 December 2010 (UTC)
 * Kanemitsu is also quoted by The Daily Telegraph Simon Brady (talk) 07:08, 16 December 2010 (UTC)


 * The Comics Journal I personally laughed at the before/after poster image. --KrebMarkt (talk) 20:24, 19 December 2010 (UTC)

--KrebMarkt (talk) 20:18, 29 December 2010 (UTC)
 * ANN Brain Diving column
 * ANN Editorial
 * Kawasaki Refuses Tokyo Anime Award


 * For Japanese-readers, there looks like a very comprehensive history of this ordinance and related regulatory measures in the "青少年条例と自主規制" section of this [History of the Japanese Book Publisher's Association] on the JBPA site. - JRBrown (talk) 22:42, 16 May 2011 (UTC)


 * www.sankakucomplex.com has a large number of articles about the law, altough it is strongly against the law, it still has a good number of articles giving information about it. - Erwtsnert (talk) 11:15, 17 May 2011 (UTC)

Title
Is this the actual name of the bill? if so, it's a very weird name. If not, then we need to drop the caps. —Farix (t &#124; c) 14:27, 16 December 2010 (UTC)
 * Yep, that's the literal title of the Ordinance that the 2010 bill revises:
 * Tōkyō-to (東京都)
 * Seishōnen no Kenzen na Ikusei (青少年の健全な育成)
 * ni Kansuru (に関する)
 * Jōrei (条例)
 * The romaji is from the furigana on ja.wikipedia and I've used the English translation given by Kanemitsu since he does this stuff for a living. Personally I think "concerning" sounds less stilted than "regarding", and I wonder if "youth" as a collective noun would be better than the plural "youths", but in the absence of an official English translation Kanemitsu was the most authoritative source I could find. Simon Brady (talk) 19:49, 16 December 2010 (UTC)
 * However, I do agree that it's a very clumsy title even if it's formally correct. I've added lots of redirects from shorter English terms (especially ones that have been used in the media), but I'm sure there are plausible ones I've overlooked. Simon Brady (talk) 20:07, 16 December 2010 (UTC)

Pointless edit: why not just use the romaji foremost? Despatche (talk) 20:15, 29 April 2013 (UTC)

Mechanics of regulation
This article does not currently explain how self-regulation works or what happens to material that is "considered harmful". I think it would be helpful to have a short summary (a few sentences) on at least the "restricted" labeling and how R-18 works are handled by retailers. I could try to put something together, but as I do not speak Japanese nor reside in Japan, I would prefer it if someone who is more familiar with the effects of the regulations could address them. - JRBrown (talk) 20:16, 18 February 2011 (UTC)