Independent verification of the fighting is not possible because journalists are barred from the war zone.

VOA: standard.2009.04.06

The news sparked riots in Japan, and President Theodore Roosevelt scrambled to make what was called the "Gentleman's Agreement" by which the Japanese government agreed to stop immigration to the U.S. In 1917 India was added to the "Pacific-Barred Zone" from which no immigrants to the U.S. were allowed, and from 1924 until 1965 Asian immigration into the United States was essentially banned.

WSJ: America's New Tiger Immigrants: Asians in the U.S.

And in a further move, children on free school visits will now be allowed to see the Body Zone, although they will still be being barred from the Play and Rest zones.

BBC: Dome aims to cut queues

The European Central Bank is barred from lending to governments (though it is doing a lot to sustain euro-zone banks).

ECONOMIST: Charlemagne