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Over the phone, one official who would not allow us to use her name said that the government realizes these games are a problem and it is checking to see whether self-policing by the gaming industry is enough. sexual images are subject to censorship in japan. for example, in the "rape way" game, genitalia are obscured. but japan does not have laws that restrict video game themes. did you feel offended as a woman? >> no. not at all. >> reporter: lucy and jim point out it is easy to find shoot 'em up games which no one seems to worry about. >> it's escapism. that's why people play it. >> the ide...

Communities. >> reporter: international outrage led the japanese developer to pull the "rape way" game from stores last year, but that didn't stop it from spreading. in fact, the controversy took it viral. that's how lucy kibble and jim gardner in eng land heard about and downloaded the game as they told me over skype. >> it's a controversial subject, and i wanted to try it just to see what it was all about. >> reporter: that global availability is why international women's rights groups say japan needs to regulate game makers better, stopping creation of certain content. >> what we are callin...