Japan retail giant Aeon to stop selling pornographic magazines in Jan.

Major Japanese retail chain Aeon Co. will stop selling pornographic magazines at its 7,000 outlets across the country in January in response to complaints from customers about sexually explicit front covers on store shelves.Ministop Co., a convenience store chain under the umbrella of Aeon, will suspend sales of sexually explicit magazines currently restricted to those aged 18 and over at 43 outlets in the city of Chiba, near Tokyo, on Dec. 1.Aeon has decided to stop selling pornographic magazines at supermarkets, Miraiya Shoten book stores as well as online before an expected influx of for…READ FULL ARTICLE