Women's rights group protests "tram wolf" dismissed by Japanese PC gaming company

Source: Internet
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Keywords Protest dismissal PC games feminism the Wolf of the tram
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Beijing time May 9 Morning news, according to foreign media reports, the United States women's rights group "Now on Equality" (equality today) to the adult game "The Tram Wolf" (Rapelay) protested, by the Japanese PC game company Illusion dismissed.  It is understood that the game allows players to simulate sexual violence against women. The "Equality Now" group, based in New York, protested earlier this week to the "Wolf of the tram", saying it was "against Japanese rape simulation games and the normalization of sexual violence". The group stated that the "Wolf of the Tram" violated the 1985 Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination against Women (Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination against Women)  The rules on the obligations of the Japanese government have urged feminist activists to submit written protests to illusion, the game's maker, and Taro Aso, Japan's prime minister. But illusion, based in Yokohama, dismissed the protest. "We are puzzled by this protest," said Makoto Nakaoka, a spokesman for the company. Our game is directed only at the domestic market and is in accordance with national laws. We cannot comment on this protest because we are not selling games in overseas markets.  "Now on Equality," the organization said in a statement online, in the game of "The Wolf of the tram", players can gain points of sexual violence, and can take different levels of sexual violence according to the points, such as tracking girls on suburban commuter trains, raping virgins and their mothers, and forcing women to miscarry. Japan has often been blamed for the main birthplace of child pornography, which enacted a law in 1999 prohibiting the production, distribution and other commercial use of sexually inspired photographs, videos and other products involving young people under 18 years of age.  However, the law does not outlaw the possession of these products and does not prohibit the appearance of child pornography in cartoons and computer pictures. After receiving the complaint, Amazon this February will "the tram of the Wolf" from its major sites from the shelves.  But by the end of this week, clips of the game remain on the popular video sites. A spokesman for the Japan Children's Foundation Committee (Committee for UNICEF) said Japan's loophole in child pornography had hampered the international community's joint efforts to combat the industry. The spokesman said: "In the current globalized world, the world is connected by the Internet, any loophole can crisis the entire regulatory system." Gender Equality According, a spokesman for the Ministry of Gender Equality, said the agency had recognized the problem. "We have recognized the need for some form of action and are currently studying what should be done," she said. ”
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