History Trivia / TheSimpsonsS10E23ThirtyMinutesOverTokyo

** This episode was never broadcasted in Japan for fears that it might offend the Japanese[[note]]Specifically, the Hello Kitty factory burning live cats, the scene with ''Battling Seizure Robots'' (especially after the whole "Electric Soldier Porygon" fiasco that happened around this time), Homer tossing the Japanese emperor into a sumo thong Dumpster (depictions of the Emperor, especially ones as unflattering as this, are [[UnacceptableTargets forbidden in Japanese culture]]), and the sadistic Japanese game show[[/note]]. The episode is even missing from the season 10 DVD release in Japan, so if you're in Japan and you love this episode of ''The Simpsons'', [[KeepCirculatingTheTapes good luck trying to find it elsewhere]].

*** Ironically, this episode became [[MexicansLoveSpeedyGonzales quite popular among Japanese Simpsons fans,]] to the extent that the fanclub made [https://www.nicovideo.jp/watch/sm28651000 their own adaption] with a lot of twist added to entertain Japanese fans (including references to the Japanese celebrities), featuring [[RoleReprise original voice actors that were starred in the Japanese dub.]]

* BannedInChina: This episode was never broadcasted in Japan for fears that it might offend the Japanese (nothing too bad, but the Japanese audiences definitely won't like the Hello Kitty factory burning live cats, the scene with ''Battling Seizure Robots''[[note]]especially after the whole "Electric Soldier Porygon" fiasco that happened around this time.[[/note]], Homer tossing the Japanese emperor into a sumo thong Dumpster (he was punished for this, but still...), and the sadistic Japanese game show. The episode is even missing from the season 10 DVD release in Japan, so if you're Japanese (or are a foreigner who moved to/is stationed in Japan from another country) and you love this episode of ''The Simpsons'', [[KeepCirculatingTheTapes good luck trying to find it elsewhere]].
** It was also likely banned from broadcast in South Korea due to the episode being full of Japanese culture, and the [[UsefulNotes/KoreansInJapan tensions between Korea and Japan during the 20th century]]. However, the Season 10 DVD boxset still has it intact (unlike in the Japanese import), except it's in English with Korean subtitles.

* DeletedScene:
** Marge tells everyone to feed the piggy bank money so that they can save up for a family vacation to Japan.

** When the Simpsons were flying to Tokyo, Bart made the plane fall out of the sky after he turned off his UsefulNotes/GameBoy.

* TechnologyMarchesOn: These days, Snake wouldn't need a floppy disk to steal The Simpsons' online bank account; he can just hack their bank account.

** When the Simpsons were flying to Tokyo, Bart made the plane land after he turned off his UsefulNotes/GameBoy.

* TechnologyMarchesOn: These days, Snake wouldn't need a floppy disk to steal The Simpsons' online bank account; he can just hack the account (and knowing Homer and his expertise on computers, he would have made it easy for Snake to do it).
* WorkingTitle: "Fat Man and Little Boy", which was eventually used as the title for a season 16 episode (which was about Bart making T-shirts with sarcastic sayings on them while Homer creates a nuclear device for Lisa's science project).

* TechnologyMarchesOn: These days, Snake wouldn't need a floppy disk to steal The Simpsons' online bank account; he can just hack the bank website.
* WorkingTitle: "Fat Man and Little Boy", which was eventually used as the title for a season 16 episode.

* MexicansLoveSpeedyGonzales: A handful of people in Japan who managed to watch the episode loved it and believed that it should not have been removed in the first place citing that it would still be protected by Japan's free speech laws.

* HollywoodHacking: You can't just steal someone's money with a floppy disk.

* BannedInChina: This episode was banned in Japan for its stereotypical portrayal of the Japanese (nothing too bad, but the Japanese audiences definitely won't like the Hello Kitty factory burning live cats, the scene with ''Battling Seizure Robots''[[note]]especially after the whole "Electric Soldier Porygon" fiasco that happened around this time.[[/note]], Homer tossing the Japanese emperor into a sumo thong Dumpster (he was punished for this, but still...), and the sadistic Japanese game show). The episode is even missing from the season 10 DVD release in Japan, so if you're Japanese (or are a foreigner who moved to/is stationed in Japan from another country) and you love this episode of ''The Simpsons'', [[KeepCirculatingTheTapes good luck trying to find it elsewhere]].

* [[BannedInChina Banned In Japan]]: This episode was banned for its stereotypical portrayal of the Japanese (nothing too bad, but the Japanese audiences definitely won't like the Hello Kitty factory burning live cats, the scene with ''Battling Seizure Robots''[[note]]especially after the whole "Electric Soldier Porygon" fiasco that happened around this time.[[/note]], Homer tossing the Japanese emperor into a sumo thong Dumpster (he was punished for this, but still...), and the sadistic Japanese game show). The episode is even missing from the season 10 DVD release in Japan, so if you're Japanese (or are a foreigner who moved to/is stationed in Japan from another country) and you love this episode of ''The Simpsons'', [[KeepCirculatingTheTapes good luck trying to find it elsewhere]].
** MexicansLoveSpeedyGonzales: A handful of people in Japan who managed to watch the episode loved it and believed that it should not have been removed in the first place citing that it would still be protected by Japan's free speech laws.

* [[BannedInChina Banned In Japan]]: This episode was banned for its stereotypical portrayal of the Japanese (nothing too bad, but the Japanese audiences definitely won't like the Hello Kitty factory burning live cats, the scene with ''Battling Seizure Robots''[[note]]especially after the whole "Electric Soldier Porygon" fiasco that happened around this time.[[/note]], Homer tossing the Japanese emperor into a sumo thong Dumpster, and the sadistic Japanese game show). The episode is even missing from the season 10 DVD release in Japan, so if you're Japanese (or are a foreigner who moved to/is stationed in Japan from another country) and you love this episode of ''The Simpsons'', [[KeepCirculatingTheTapes good luck trying to find it elsewhere]].

** MexicansLoveSpeedyGonzales: A handful of people in Japan who managed to watch the episode loved it and believed that it should not have been removed in the first place citing that it is still protected by Japan's free speech laws.

* WhatCouldHaveBeen: This episode's working title was "Fat Man and Little Boy", which was eventually used as the title for a season 16 episode.

* [[BannedInChina Banned In Japan]]: This episode was banned for its stereotypical portrayal of the Japanese (nothing too bad, but the Japanese audiences definitely won't like the Hello Kitty factory -- which is in Korea -- burning live cats, the scene with ''Battling Seizure Robots''[[note]]especially after the whole "Electric Soldier Porygon" fiasco that happened around this time.[[/note]], Homer tossing the Japanese emperor into a sumo thong Dumpster, and the sadistic Japanese game show). The episode is even missing from the season 10 DVD release in Japan, so if you're Japanese (or are a foreigner who moved to/is stationed in Japan from another country) and you love this episode of ''The Simpsons'', [[KeepCirculatingTheTapes good luck trying to find it elsewhere]].

** MexicansLoveSpeedyGonzalez: A handful of people in Japan who managed to watch the episode loved it and believed that it should not have been removed in the first place citing that it is still protected by Japan's free speech laws.

* [[BannedInChina Banned In Japan]]: This episode was banned for its stereotypical portrayal of the Japanese (nothing too bad, but the Japanese audiences definitely won't like the Hello Kitty factory burning live cats, the scene with ''Battling Seizure Robots''[[note]][[TooSoon especially after the whole "Electric Soldier Porygon" fiasco that happened around this time]].[[/note]], Homer tossing the Japanese emperor into a sumo thong Dumpster, and the sadistic Japanese game show). The episode is even missing from the season 10 DVD release in Japan, so if you're Japanese (or are a foreigner who moved to/is stationed in Japan from another country) and you love this episode of ''The Simpsons'', [[KeepCirculatingTheTapes good luck trying to find it elsewhere]].

* [[BannedInChina Banned In Japan]]: This episode was banned for its stereotypical portrayal of the Japanese (nothing too bad, but the Japanese audiences definitely won't like the Hello Kitty factory burning live cats[[note]]even though Hello Kitty is a Korean product, not a Japanese one, and given the two countries' hatred for each other, it would be very offensive to mention this[[/note]], the scene with ''Battling Seizure Robots''[[note]][[TooSoon especially after the whole "Electric Soldier Porygon" fiasco that happened around this time]].[[/note]], Homer tossing the Japanese emperor into a sumo thong Dumpster, and the sadistic Japanese game show). The episode is even missing from the season 10 DVD release in Japan, so if you're Japanese (or are a foreigner who moved to/is stationed in Japan from another country) and you love this episode of ''The Simpsons'', [[KeepCirculatingTheTapes good luck trying to find it elsewhere]].

* [[BannedInChina Banned In Japan]]: This episode was banned for its stereotypical portrayal of the Japanese (nothing too bad, but the Japanese audiences definitely won't like the Hello Kitty factory burning live cats[[note]]even though Hello Kitty is a Korean product, not a Japanese one, and given the two countries' hatred for each other, it would be very offensive to mention this[[/note]], the scene with ''Battling Seizure Robots''[[note]]especially after the whole "Electric Soldier Porygon" fiasco that happened around this time[[/note]], Homer tossing the Japanese emperor into a sumo thong Dumpster, and the sadistic Japanese game show). The episode is even missing from the season 10 DVD release in Japan, so if you're Japanese (or are a foreigner who moved to/is stationed in Japan from another country) and you love this episode of ''The Simpsons'', [[KeepCirculatingTheTapes good luck trying to find it elsewhere]].