Let's all welcome Japan to the 1980s, shall we?

You keep it up and you'll hit the 21st century in no time.

NHK ventures into the closet for first time with program on homosexuality - Mainichi Daily News:

"Coverage of homosexuality by Japan's notoriously squeaky clean, hyper-conservative public broadcaster NHK has so far been as hard to find as a G-spot, but the taxpayer-funded network is finally coming out of the closet, according to Shukan Shincho (4/24).

NHK's Education Channel program 'Haato wo Tsunago (Let's Connect Hearts)' will screen a program on homosexuality on April 28 and 29, continuing its trend since hitting the air two years ago of taking on controversial topics like child abuse, learning disabilities and hikikomori recluses."