I am not an attorney, nor am I familiar with Japanese politics. I did, however, gather as many links as possible for you to read and learn more about the bill. Thanks to my friend, Tony, for pointing out a few that I missed!
Read this if you want a summary of the bill: Bill 156′s Total Scope from Dan Kanemitsu's Paper Trail
legislator Yukie Nogami, the Tokyo Metropolitan Assembly's General Affairs Committee tweet 3:49 AM Mar 4th, 2010
News: Tokyo Bill on 'Virtual' Child Porn Set for March Vote (Update 3) by Anime News Network, posted on 2010-03-09 17:56 EST
News: Tokyo's 'Nonexistent Youth' Bill Rejected by Assembly by Anime News Network, posted on 2010-06-16 05:17 EDT
News: Tokyo to Resubmit Bill on Sexual Depictions of Youths (Update 2) by Anime News Network, posted on 2010-11-15 20:56 EST
News: Writers, Lawyers Oppose Revised Youth Ordinance Bill by Anime News Network, posted on 2010-11-27 23:55 EST
Tokyo gov't must retract bill to restrict freedom of expression: JCP by Akahata, Japan Press Weekly, December 2, 2010
News: 2 Parties Oppose Tokyo's Revised Youth Ordinance Bill by Anime News Network, posted on 2010-12-06 02:46 EST
Shinichiro Inoue, the president of Kadokawa Shoten tweet 2:38 AM Dec 8th, 2010
News: Kadokawa Shoten Cancels Its Tokyo Anime Fair Display (Update 3) by Anime News Network, posted on 2010-12-08 04:09 EST
Crunch Time – Three Days Until Bill 156′s Fate is Determined by dankanemitsu, Posted on December 10, 2010
Bill 156 Locked to Go – Prime Minister Expresses Concern as Final Vote comes on Wednesday by dankanemitsu, Posted on December 13, 2010
Tokyo Says "Sayonara" To Freedom Of Speech? by Brian Ashcraft, KOtaku - Culture Smash, Dec 13, 2010 3:00 AM
Tokyo Assembly Passes Bill 156 – Anti-Anime and Manga Bill is now Law by dankanemitsu, Posted on December 15, 2010
Cool Japan chilled: Censorship rules Japan by Roland Kelts, The Comics Journal, December 15th, 2010 at 7:10 AM
For Your Information – Articles on Bill 156 by dankanemitsu, Posted on December 16, 2010
Japanamerica: A Cautionary Tale by Roland Kelts, 3:AM Magazine: Saturday, December 18th, 2010
Bill 156: Eyes Wide Shut by wintermuted, Anime Diet, December 19, 2010
Tokyo assembly panel clears bill to regulate sexual content in comics by Kyodo News, Japan Today: Japan News and Discussion, Monday 19th December, 08:00 PM JST
Brain Diving Youth Brigade: Clearing up the Tokyo Youth Ordinance Bill by by Brian Ruh, Anime News Network, Dec 21st 2010
Editorial: How Bill 156 Got Passed by Dan Kanemitsu, Anime News Network, Dec 28th 2010
Anime/Manga Porn Battle Heats Up in Japan by Roland Kelts, The Comics Journal, January 20th, 2011 at 6:02 PM
In Tokyo, a Crackdown on Sexual Images of Minors By Hiroko Tabuchi, The New York Times - Global Business, Published: February 9, 2011
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