Friday, January 30, 2015

AP - Top International News: Japan self-censors images, words linked to hostage crisis

TOKYO (AP) -- Images or mentions of knives, ransom or blood - or anything else that can be seen alluding to the hostage crisis involving two Japanese in Syria - have been cut out. Some anime and other entertainment programs are altering, canceling or postponing episodes violating those sensitivities - typical of the kind of self-restraint shown here to avoid controversy....



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This article by originally appeared on Leftcom on January 31, 2015 at 09:24AM

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