Wednesday, August 15, 2007

Japan Pulls Funding For Nude Channel For Deaf


The Japanese government has dropped subsidies for an X-rated show for the hearing impaired.

In a version of the Canadian show Naked News, a Japanese anchorwoman strips off while reading tabloid news in sign language.

But the raunchy program has angered Japan's communications ministry which said last week it would halt funding for the cable show, which was part of its budget to support programming for the hearing impaired.

read more

No comments: