Seriously, WTF Japan?

Dear Japan,

I'm worried about you and we need to have a serious talk. Usually, I enjoy your cultural and economic exports. I drive a Nissan, and Super Mario III is probably my all time favorite video game. I've even been known to watch some Evangelion, or Samurai Champloo from time to time, but I am little concerned about a recent article I read on slate.com. I mean, a video game based off of secretly stalking, then raping women on the subway system? I think that's a little over the top don't you?

Let's be honest Japan, we all know you're into some kink. Usually, your sense of moral ambiguity with regards to sexuality makes us over here in the US feel a little prudish, but raping a girl on your Nintendo for kicks just seems, I don't know, wrong.

I got to be honest, the weirdest thing about all of this is that to preserve Japanese standards in the video game, the characters' genitalia are always pixelated. So, covertly fondling an unsuspecting victim on a train, and then forcing her to have sex with you against her will is OK, as long as we can't see any pubes? WTF?!

Now, I know you might be inclined to respond that our standards are not your standards, but isn't there some universally accepted level of human decency? Can't we all agree that rape=bad? I'm worried about you Guy, and as a friend, I have to say something...