We often hear how Japan lacks credible hard-hitting journalism, but Western news outlets can be just as guilty. Case in point: back in the heady days of 2006, erotic game maker Illusion asked the question, “What is the most offensive game we could possibly make?” Their answer was Rapelay, a PC sim that allowed players to virtually rape a mother and her two underage daughters. Controversy ensued as retailers refused to stock the title, and Illusion eventually pulled it entirely. Case closed, right? Fast-forward to 2009, when stories broke about Rapelay on English-language news sites, and then again this March, when CNN reporter Kyung Lah jumped on the bandwagon with a report about the game and the scourge of virtual violence against women—with no mention of the fact that it had been out of print for years. I’m no fan of sexually violent content, but I have to wonder why CNN would use a locally released, out-of-print, four-year-old game to play the old “Japan is so freaky!” card one more time. Must have been a slow news day.
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