Here's some good news for those that like to import movies from Japan. According to Digit news, Blu-ray Disc players and movies sold later this year in Japan and the US will have the same region code.
Blu-ray Disc players and movies expected on sale later this year in Japan and the US will share the same region code, Sony said Thursday.

Current DVD discs and players on sale in the two countries use different region codes so that software bought in one country will not work on players purchased in the other country. The system was designed to allow content producers to better manage release and sale of content around the world.
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