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'''Pornography in Japan''' has unique characteristics that readily distinguish it from Western [[pornography]].<ref>{{cite book|last1=Malamuth|first1=Neil|last2=Donnerstein|first2=Edward|title=Pornography and Sexual Aggression|date=1984|publisher=Elsevier|ISBN=978-0-12-466280-3|pages=173–183}}</ref> Reflecting Japan's views on [[Sexuality in Japan|sexuality]] and [[Culture of Japan|culture]], Japanese pornography delves into a wide spectrum of [[heterosexual]], [[homosexual]], and [[transgender]] sexual acts in addition to unique [[Sexual fetishism|fetishes]] and [[paraphilias]].
'''Pornography in Japan''' has unique characteristics that readily distinguish it from Western [[pornography]].<ref>{{cite book|last1=Malamuth|first1=Neil|last2=Donnerstein|first2=Edward|title=Pornography and Sexual Aggression|date=1984|publisher=Elsevier|ISBN=978-0-12-466280-3|pages=173–183}}</ref> Reflecting Japan's views on [[Sexuality in Japan|sexuality]] and [[Culture of Japan|culture]], Japanese pornography delves into a wide spectrum of [[heterosexual]], [[homosexual]], and [[transgender]] sexual acts in addition to unique [[Sexual fetishism|fetishes]] and [[paraphilias]].


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==History==
==History==
===Before the 20th century===
===Before the 20th century===
[[Shunga (art)|Shunga]] or pornographic wood-block pictures were printed with all imaginable situations. The actual uses of shunga in the period are still debated, but probably resembled modern uses of pornographic materials, including [[masturbation]] and shared viewing with a lover.
[[Shunga]] or pornographic wood-block pictures were printed with all imaginable situations. The actual uses of [[Shunga]] in the period are still debated, but probably resembled modern uses of pornographic materials, including [[masturbation]] and shared viewing with a lover.


After the [[Meiji Restoration]] in the second half of the 19th century, the publication of pornographic materials declined under government pressure.
After the [[Meiji Restoration]] in the second half of the 19th century, the publication of pornographic materials declined under government pressure.
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In the late [[Taishō period]] and early [[Shōwa period]], an artistic movement called ''[[Ero guro|Eroguronansensu]]'', literally "erotic-grotesque-nonsense", occurred influenced by [[decadence]] works of Europe. Open sexual expressions were permitted in novels and ''[[manga]]'' but a strict control was applied on photographs and films.<ref>{{cite web|last1=Geerinck|first1=Jan Willem|title=Ero guro nansensu (erotic-grotesque-nonsense)|url=http://www.jahsonic.com/EroGuro.html|website=Jahsonic|access-date=18 October 2017}}</ref> After [[World War II]], the law against 'obscenity', Article 175, was the only official censorship law that remained in force.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://redsiglo21.com/eiga9/articulos/obscenity.html |title=Obscenity and Article 175 of the Japanese Penal Code: A Short Introduction to Japanese Censorship |last1=da Silva |first1=Joaquín |date=21 April 2009 |website=redsiglo21.com |publisher=Cine Japonés |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110715165520/http://redsiglo21.com/eiga9/articulos/obscenity.html |archive-date=15 July 2011 |df=dmy-all }}</ref>
In the late [[Taishō period]] and early [[Shōwa period]], an artistic movement called ''[[Ero guro|Eroguronansensu]]'', literally "erotic-grotesque-nonsense", occurred influenced by [[decadence]] works of Europe. Open sexual expressions were permitted in novels and ''[[manga]]'' but a strict control was applied on photographs and films.<ref>{{cite web|last1=Geerinck|first1=Jan Willem|title=Ero guro nansensu (erotic-grotesque-nonsense)|url=http://www.jahsonic.com/EroGuro.html|website=Jahsonic|access-date=18 October 2017}}</ref> After [[World War II]], the law against 'obscenity', Article 175, was the only official censorship law that remained in force.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://redsiglo21.com/eiga9/articulos/obscenity.html |title=Obscenity and Article 175 of the Japanese Penal Code: A Short Introduction to Japanese Censorship |last1=da Silva |first1=Joaquín |date=21 April 2009 |website=redsiglo21.com |publisher=Cine Japonés |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110715165520/http://redsiglo21.com/eiga9/articulos/obscenity.html |archive-date=15 July 2011 |df=dmy-all }}</ref>


Influenced by magazines like ''[[Playboy]]'', pornographic magazines were printed soon after World War II. While ''Playboy''{{'}}s articles were about the [[Society of the United States|American lifestyle]]; women were mostly non-Asian, interviews were with people largely unknown in Japan, and fashion and sport were American, it thereby spawned a fetish and a genre known as ''yōmono'' (literally "Western things").<ref>{{cite thesis|type=Ph.D.|url=https://deepblue.lib.umich.edu/bitstream/handle/2027.42/116708/maiku_1.pdf|title=Sex Every Afternoon: Pink Film and the Body of Pornographic Cinema in Japan|last=Arnold|first=Michael John|year=2015|publisher=University of Michigan}}</ref>
Influenced by magazines like ''[[Playboy]]'', pornographic magazines were printed soon after World War II. While ''Playboy'' articles were about the [[Society of the United States|American lifestyle]]; women were mostly non-Asian, interviews were with people largely unknown in Japan, and fashion and sport were American, it thereby spawned a fetish and a genre known as ''yōmono'' (literally "Western things").<ref>{{cite thesis|type=Ph.D.|url=https://deepblue.lib.umich.edu/bitstream/handle/2027.42/116708/maiku_1.pdf|title=Sex Every Afternoon: Pink Film and the Body of Pornographic Cinema in Japan|last=Arnold|first=Michael John|year=2015|publisher=University of Michigan}}</ref>


In the early 1960s, several movie studios began producing "[[pink film]]s". With censorship laws prohibiting genitals from being seen but otherwise free to express anything, these movies quickly diversified to fill all genres, including rape and bondage. Throughout the 1960s, the "pink films" were mainly produced by low-budget, independent filmmakers such as [[Kōji Wakamatsu]]. In 1971, the major studio [[Nikkatsu]] entered the pink film genre.
In the early 1960s, several movie studios began producing "[[pink film]]s". With censorship laws prohibiting genitals from being seen but otherwise free to express anything, these movies quickly diversified to fill all genres, including rape and bondage. Throughout the 1960s, the "pink films" were mainly produced by low-budget, independent filmmakers such as [[Kōji Wakamatsu]]. In 1971, the major studio [[Nikkatsu]] entered the pink film genre.
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===21st century===
===21st century===
Women in Japan are reporting being tricked into 'modeling contracts' and being coerced into performing in pornography.<ref>{{cite news|title='It was like rape': Women in Japan tricked into pornography|url=http://www.abc.net.au/news/2017-06-10/increasing-number-of-japanese-women-forced-into-pornography/8602288|access-date=10 June 2017|work=ABC News|date=10 June 2017|language=en-AU}}</ref>  There have been calls for greater regulation of the industry.<ref>{{cite news|title=More Japanese women being forced into porn, report finds|url=http://www.abc.net.au/news/2016-10-08/japanese-women-coerced-into-porn-calls-for-stricter-regulation/7915166|access-date=10 June 2017|work=ABC News|date=8 October 2016|language=en-AU}}</ref>
Women in Japan are reporting being tricked into 'modeling contracts' and being coerced into performing in pornography.<ref>'It was like rape': Women in Japan tricked into pornography http://www.abc.net.au/news/2017-06-10/increasing-number-of-japanese-women-forced-into-pornography/8602288 10 June 2017 </ref>  There have been calls for greater regulation of the industry.<ref>More Japanese women being forced into porn, report finds http://www.abc.net.au/news/2016-10-08/japanese-women-coerced-into-porn-calls-for-stricter-regulation/7915166 10 June 2017 ABC News</ref>


A new guideline has been proposed that women pornographic actors have the right to prohibit the sale of videos in which they appear after five years from initial release date.<ref>[https://en.rocketnews24.com/2017/12/29/new-rules-allow-japanese-adult-film-actresses-to-stop-the-sale-of-their-videos-after-five-years/ New rules allow Japanese [Pornographic film]] actresses to stop the sale of their videos after five years] Retrieved 2017-12-29</ref>
A new guideline has been proposed that women pornographic actors have the right to prohibit the sale of videos in which they appear after five years from initial release date.<ref>[https://en.rocketnews24.com/2017/12/29/new-rules-allow-japanese-adult-film-actresses-to-stop-the-sale-of-their-videos-after-five-years/ New rules allow Japanese [[Pornographic film]] actresses to stop the sale of their videos after five years] Retrieved 2017-12-29</ref>


==Laws and movements==
==Laws and movements==
===Censorship laws===
===Censorship laws===
{{see also|Censorship in Japan}}
{{sa|Censorship in Japan}}
Under Article 175 of the [[Criminal Code of Japan]] people who sell or distribute obscene materials can be punished by fines or imprisonment. Article 175 was included in the original document in 1907 and remains relatively unchanged.<ref>[http://www.cas.go.jp/jp/seisaku/hourei/data/PC.pdf The Penal Code], translated into English by the [[Cabinet Secretariat (Japan)|Japanese Cabinet Secretariat]]</ref> Showing [[pubic hair]] and adult genitalia was once considered obscene.<ref name="Zanghellini">{{Cite journal| last1 = Zanghellini | first1 = A.| title = Underage Sex and Romance in Japanese Homoerotic Manga and Anime| journal = Social & Legal Studies| volume = 18| issue = 2| pages = 159–177| year = 2009| doi = 10.1177/0964663909103623| s2cid = 143779263}}</ref> Video pornography routinely depicts explicit sex scenes with the participants' genitalia obscured by [[pixelization]]. The amount of censorship of the penis can vary. The publication of ''Waterfruit'' and ''Santa Fe'' by [[Kishin Shinoyama]] was likely the first publication that featured [[pubic hair]]. Many video production companies belong to ethical associations which provide guidance on what is acceptable and what is not. The [[Nihon Ethics of Video Association]], the [[Ethics Organization of Computer Software]] and the Contents Soft Association are examples of three such organizations.
Under Article 175 of the [[Criminal Code of Japan]] people who sell or distribute obscene materials can be punished by fines or imprisonment. Article 175 was included in the original document in 1907 and remains relatively unchanged. Showing [[pubic hair]] and adult genitalia was once considered obscene. Video pornography routinely depicts explicit sex scenes with the participants' genitalia obscured by [[pixelization]]. The amount of censorship of the penis can vary. The publication of ''Waterfruit'' and ''Santa Fe'' by Kishin Shinoyama was likely the first publication that featured [[pubic hair]]. Many video production companies belong to ethical associations which provide guidance on what is acceptable and what is not. The Nihon Ethics of Video Association, the Ethics Organization of Computer Software and the Contents Soft Association are examples of three such organizations.


===Religion and pornography===
===Religion and pornography===
{{see also|Religion in Japan}}
{{sa|Religion in Japan}}
Japan's indigenous religion, [[Shinto]] (''Kami-no-Michi''), is based in [[animism]], with a belief that supernatural beings dwell in nature. The gods and goddesses of Shinto are not repositories of morality or perfection; instead, they exist within nature and thus, sexuality is an innate part of life itself.<ref>{{cite journal |doi=10.1007/s12119-002-1000-4 | last1 =Perper| first1 = Timothy | last2 = Cornog | first2 = Martha | year = 2002 | title = Eroticism for the Masses: Japanese Manga Comics and Their Assimilation into the U.S. | journal = [[Sexuality & Culture]] | volume = 6 | issue = 1 | pages = 3–126| s2cid =143692243}}</ref> Therefore, religious attitudes are no obstacle to the presence of pornographic material in Japan's society.
Japan's indigenous religion, [[Shinto]] (''Kami-no-Michi''), is based in [[animism]], with a belief that supernatural beings dwell in nature. The gods and goddesses of Shinto are not repositories of morality or perfection; instead, they exist within nature and thus, sexuality is an innate part of life itself. Therefore, religious attitudes are no obstacle to the presence of pornographic material in Japan's society.


===Child pornography===
===Child pornography===
{{Main|Child pornography laws in Japan}}
{{Main|Child pornography laws in Japan}}
Possession of [[child pornography]] depicting real children is illegal in Japan since June 2014.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://time.com/2892728/japan-finally-bans-child-pornography/ |title=Japan police crack down on 300 child porn cases |publisher=Time Magazine |date=2014-06-18 |access-date=2014-06-21}}</ref> Distribution of child pornography was made ''[[de jure]]'' illegal in 1999 after international pressure from the [[United Nations]], [[UNICEF]] and other international organizations, although the law made a distinction between [[hardcore pornography]] and the softcore pornography that is widely available in Japan, such as at [[junior idol]] and [[lolicon]] media centers like [[Akihabara]] and [[Nipponbashi]], and at most [[konbini]], or Japanese convenience stores.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://law.e-gov.go.jp/htmldata/H11/H11HO052.html |script-title=ja:児童買春、児童ポルノに係る行為等の処罰及び児童の保護等に関する法律 |publisher=Law.e-gov.go.jp |access-date=2013-12-10 |title=Archived copy |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160827202650/http://law.e-gov.go.jp/htmldata/H11/H11HO052.html |archive-date=27 August 2016 |url-status=dead }}</ref> Prosecutions have been made under the new law by prosecutors under Japan's unique [[criminal justice system of Japan|legal system]], resulting in some financial verdicts, with relative strictness of enforcement continuing to vary by [[Prefectures of Japan|prefecture]].{{citation needed|date=September 2014}}
Possession of [[child pornography]] depicting real children is illegal in Japan since June 2014. Distribution of child pornography was made ''[[de jure]]'' illegal in 1999 after international pressure from the United Nations, UNICEF and other international organizations, although the law made a distinction between [[hardcore pornography]] and the softcore pornography that is widely available in Japan, such as at [[junior idol]] and [[lolicon]] media centers like [[Akihabara]] and [[Nipponbashi]], and at most [[konbini]], or Japanese convenience stores. Prosecutions have been made under the new law by prosecutors under Japan's unique [[criminal justice system of Japan|legal system]], resulting in some financial verdicts, with relative strictness of enforcement continuing to vary by prefecture.


In June 2008, a bill that proposed the imposition of a ban on child-pornography possession was submitted to the [[House of Representatives of Japan]] where it was brought before the Diet in September, but failed to pass.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.reuters.com/article/internetNews/idUST35097220080808 |title=Japan police crack down on 300 child porn cases |publisher=Reuters |date=2008-08-08 |access-date=2013-12-10}}</ref> On July 15, 2014 penalties were added to the simple possession of [[child pornography]] as a result of the revision of the law.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.asahi.com/articles/ASJ9H5FPCJ9HUTIL01Y.html|script-title=ja:児童ポルノ単純所持、摘発37件 罰則適用から1年 |publisher=Asahi shimbun |date=2016-10-03 |access-date=2017-07-22}}</ref>
In June 2008, a bill that proposed the imposition of a ban on child-pornography possession was submitted to the House of Representatives of Japan where it was brought before the Diet in September but failed to pass. On July 15, 2014 penalties were added to the simple possession of [[child pornography]] as a result of the revision of the law.


=== Sexual assault ===
=== Sexual assault ===
In 1999, [[Milton Diamond]] and Ayako Uchiyama postulated that the rise of pornographic material in Japan from the 1970s onwards creates a decrease in reported violence.<ref name="Diamond and Uchiyama">{{cite journal|url=http://www.hawaii.edu/PCSS/online_artcls/pornography/prngrphy_rape_jp.html |title=Pornography, Rape and Sex Crimes in Japan |author1=Diamond, Milton |author2=Uchiyama, Ayako |journal=[[International Journal of Law and Psychiatry]] |volume=22 |issue=1 |pages=1–22 |year=1999 |access-date=6 January 2008 |doi=10.1016/S0160-2527(98)00035-1 |pmid=10086287 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070216205025/http://www.hawaii.edu/PCSS/online_artcls/pornography/prngrphy_rape_jp.html |archive-date=16 February 2007 |author1-link=Milton Diamond }}</ref>
In 1999, Milton Diamond<ref group="Note">an American Professor Emeritus of anatomy and reproductive biology at the University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa with a career in the study of human sexuality, </ref> and Ayako Uchiyama postulated that the rise of pornographic material in Japan from the 1970s onwards creates a decrease in reported violence.


In 2016, the [[Advocacy group|campaign group]] ''Human Rights Now'' reported allegations that some women appearing in pornographic films had been forced to do so against their will.<ref>{{cite news|title=Japan's porn industry preys on young women: activists|url=http://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2016/03/04/national/social-issues/rights-group-japan-needs-law-moves-force-young-women-appear-porn-videos/|newspaper=Japan Times|date=4 March 2016|access-date=5 March 2016}}</ref> The group called for the introduction of legislation to regulate production companies and for help for any performers who had experienced abuse.<ref>''Citations'':
In 2016, the campaign group ''Human Rights Now'' reported allegations that some women appearing in pornographic films had been forced to do so against their will. The group called for the introduction of legislation to regulate production companies and for help for any performers who had experienced abuse.
* {{cite news|title=Women ensnared by ruthless porn producers, group says|url=http://ajw.asahi.com/article/behind_news/social_affairs/AJ201603040063|newspaper=The Asahi Shimbun|date=4 March 2016|author=Keiko Sato|access-date=5 March 2016|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160305102123/http://ajw.asahi.com/article/behind_news/social_affairs/AJ201603040063|archive-date=5 March 2016|df=dmy-all}}
* {{cite news|url=http://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2016/03/08/national/japanese-porn-actresses-defend-industry-ngos-accusations-abuse/|title=Japanese porn actresses defend industry from NGO's accusations of abuse|author=Kazuaki Nagata|date=8 March 2016|work=The Japan Times|access-date=29 March 2016}}
* {{cite news|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-36604001|title=Apology after Japan porn industry coercion claims|date=23 June 2016|work=BBC|access-date=23 June 2016}}
* {{cite news|url=http://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2016/07/02/national/media-national/porn-industry-takes-first-step-toward-recognizing-problem/|title=Porn industry takes first step toward recognizing it has a problem|first=Jake|last=Adelstein|date=2 July 2016|access-date=13 February 2017|newspaper=Japan Times Online}}
* {{cite web|url=http://newsinfo.inquirer.net/821929/tricked-into-porn-japanese-actresses-step-out-of-the-shadows|title=Tricked into porn: Japanese actresses step out of the shadows|author=Agence France-Presse|date=5 October 2016|work=inquirer.net|access-date=13 February 2017}}
* {{cite newspaper|author=Justin McCurry|title=Forced into pornography: Japan moves to stop women being coerced into sex films|newspaper=The Guardian|date=15 May 2017|url=https://www.theguardian.com/world/2017/may/15/forced-into-porn-japan-moves-to-stop-women-being-coerced-into-sex-films}}</ref>


===Subgenres of Japanese porn===
===Subgenres of Japanese porn===
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* [[Bara (genre)|Bara]] ("Men's Love"): A subgenre of Yaoi. Typically features adult men with varying degrees of muscle, body fat, and body hair, akin to [[beefcake]] or [[Bear (gay culture)|bear]]s. Unlike Yaoi, Bara is normally made by actual homosexual men, for homosexual men, and tends to focus on the more realistic obstacles and challenges that come with being homosexual in Japan.
* [[Bara (genre)|Bara]] ("Men's Love"): A subgenre of Yaoi. Typically features adult men with varying degrees of muscle, body fat, and body hair, akin to [[beefcake]] or [[Bear (gay culture)|bear]]s. Unlike Yaoi, Bara is normally made by actual homosexual men, for homosexual men, and tends to focus on the more realistic obstacles and challenges that come with being homosexual in Japan.
* [[Yuri (genre)|Yuri]] ("Girl's Love"): Featuring two grown adult women in a homosexual/lesbian relationship. Target audience are mostly male or lesbians, but is much less popular than Yaoi.
* [[Yuri (genre)|Yuri]] ("Girl's Love"): Featuring two grown adult women in a homosexual/lesbian relationship. Target audience are mostly male or lesbians, but is much less popular than Yaoi.
* Porn for women: new subgenre targeting women, portraying "eromen" (erotic men) who are catering to women's needs.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://en.rocketnews24.com/2014/02/03/japanese-women-the-new-demographic-for-porn/|date=2014-02-03|title=Japanese women: The new demographic for porn|publisher=Rocketnews|access-date=2017-02-18|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170310195727/http://en.rocketnews24.com/2014/02/03/japanese-women-the-new-demographic-for-porn/|archive-date=10 March 2017|url-status=dead}}</ref><ref>{{cite video|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TrNAPBnR1Dw|format=Youtube|publisher=[[Vice (magazine)|VICE Japan]]|date=2014-01-30|access-date=2017-02-18 |script-title=ja:女の子のためのポルノ - JAPORN: Porn That Makes Girls Wet|language=ja, en}}</ref>
* Porn for women: new subgenre targeting women, portraying "eromen" (erotic men) who are catering to women's needs.


===Dōjin and parodies===
===Dōjin and parodies===
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===Games===
===Games===
{{Main|Bishōjo game|Eroge}}
{{Main|Bishōjo game|Eroge}}
Adult-oriented games are a genre for video games in Japan. The genre is somewhat unknown outside Japan because of several problems, cultural and translational. Known as "bishōjo games" or "pretty girl games" (alternately spelled "bishoujo") in Japanese, the games are known under several names used by English fans, including PC dating-sim game, [[hentai game]]/[[H game]], and so on. Companies such as [[JAST USA]] and [[MangaGamer]] are translating [[dating sim]]s and [[visual novel]]s into English for the fledgling market outside Japan. For adult video games in Japan, the rating of "18+" was coined by the [[Ethics Organization of Computer Software]] or Contents Soft Association. Rating of adult video games has not gone in [[Computer Entertainment Rating Organization]].
Adult-oriented games are a genre for video games in Japan. The genre is somewhat unknown outside Japan because of several problems, cultural and translational. Known as "bishōjo games" or "pretty girl games" (alternately spelled "bishoujo") in Japanese, the games are known under several names used by English fans, including PC dating-sim game, [[hentai game]]/[[H game]], and so on. Companies such as JAST USA and [[MangaGamer]] are translating dating sims and [[visual novel]]s into English for the fledgling market outside Japan. For adult video games in Japan, the rating of "18+" was coined by the Ethics Organization of Computer Software or Contents Soft Association. Rating of adult video games has not gone in Computer Entertainment Rating Organization.


===The Internet===
===The Internet===
[[Fanfiction]]s, commonly found in websites, are not limited to fictitious characters and often use real live people as well, though these works would make little sense to those who do not see Japanese TV programs. Dōjinshi writers typically use the Internet to market their products by offering previews of new works, a secret address where buyers can find additional works, and a sample of their games. They also recruit new writers and artists online. Several exclusively adult oriented search engines exist to let someone find a site they are looking for, without having to search through commercial websites that list all keywords. Many works of dōjinshi are featured in websites that collect the art and let people look for free.
[[Fanfiction]]s, commonly found in websites, are not limited to fictitious characters and often use real live people as well, though these works would make little sense to those who do not see Japanese TV programs. Dōjinshi writers typically use the Internet to market their products by offering previews of new works, a secret address where buyers can find additional works, and a sample of their games. They also recruit new writers and artists online. Several exclusively adult oriented search engines exist to let someone find a site they are looking for, without having to search through commercial websites that list all keywords. Many works of dōjinshi are featured in websites that collect the art and let people look for free.


Many websites feature seasonal greeting pictures, often pornographic, from linked sites and friends who frequent their sites. A typical Christmas greeting picture on such sites features a Santa-girl in various stages of undressing. The twelve zodiac animals of [[Chinese astrology]] allow for variations on [[Catgirl (anime and manga)|catgirl]]s.
Many websites feature seasonal greeting pictures, often pornographic, from linked sites and friends who frequent their sites. A typical Christmas greeting picture on such sites features a Santa-girl in various stages of undressing. The twelve zodiac animals of Chinese astrology allow for variations on catgirls.


===Magazines===
===Magazines===
Magazines are, along with videos, popular media for pornographic materials. Magazines that contain pornographic manga or pictures are controlled, and feature age requirements for purchase. Many localities in Japan require pornographic magazines to be sealed when sold outside of adult bookstores. But it is not uncommon to find non-pornographic magazines that feature nudity. Many magazines, especially [[Shūkanshi|weekly tabloids]], include nude images and photo spreads similar to [[Page Three|page three]] girls featured in many western tabloids. So long as these images do not depict sexual organs or sex acts, they are not considered pornographic and, hence, are freely sold in public.<ref name="tough questions">{{cite book | last1 = Itasaka | first1 = Gen | title = 100 Tough Questions for Japan | chapter = Why are pornographic newspapers and magazines read on trains? |editor1= Itasaka Gen | work = Bilingual Books Series | publisher = Kodansha International | year = 1996 | birthplace= Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo, Japan | pages = 106–107 | ISBN = 978-4-7700-2091-8}}</ref>
Magazines are, along with videos, popular media for pornographic materials. Magazines that contain pornographic manga or pictures are controlled, and feature age requirements for purchase. Many localities in Japan require pornographic magazines to be sealed when sold outside of adult bookstores. But it is not uncommon to find non-pornographic magazines that feature nudity. Many magazines, especially [[Shūkanshi|weekly tabloids]], include nude images and photo spreads similar to [[Page Three|page three]] girls featured in many western tabloids. So long as these images do not depict sexual organs or sex acts, they are not considered pornographic and, hence, are freely sold in public.


Confessional writings by both genders are a popular topic in men's and pornographic magazines.
Confessional writings by both genders are a popular topic in men's and pornographic magazines.
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===Video===
===Video===
Many pornographic films ("Japanese adult video" or JAV) have titles that may suggest that they use minors, or suggest that they show the recording of an actual crime. However, titles that are circulated with the approval of [[Eirin]], the Japanese film industry's regulatory body, are in full compliance with and do not break any Japanese laws. A common ploy is to have a part of a title replaced with a character, or to use a phonetically similar neologism. For example, a video about "19-year-old Girls Sex Party!" may be sold with a title like "1X-year-old Girls Sex Party!". The word {{Nihongo|"[[Joshikousei (disambiguation)|joshi'''kō'''sei]]"|女子{{uline|高}}生|}}, lit. "high school girl", cannot be used as it would suggest a girl of 17 years or younger, who cannot legally act in a pornographic video. The homophonic neologism {{Nihongo|"joshi'''kō'''sei"|女子{{uline|校}}生}}, which can mean a "girl student", is used in a large number of titles to promote the product without breaking censorship laws. This may be seen in popular places of Japan such as [[Akihabara]] or Den Den Town at Tokyo and Osaka respectively.
Many pornographic films ("Japanese adult video" or JAV) have titles that may suggest that they use minors, or suggest that they show the recording of an actual crime. However, titles that are circulated with the approval of [[Eirin]], the Japanese film industry's regulatory body, are in full compliance with and do not break any Japanese laws. A common ploy is to have a part of a title replaced with a character, or to use a phonetically similar neologism. For example, a video about "19-year-old Girls Sex Party!" may be sold with a title like "1X-year-old Girls Sex Party!". The word "joshi'''kō'''se" |女子{高生|}}, lit. "high school girl", cannot be used as it would suggest a girl of 17 years or younger, who cannot legally act in a pornographic video. The homophonic neologism {{Nihongo|"joshi'''kō'''sei"|女子校生}}, which can mean a "girl student", is used in a large number of titles to promote the product without breaking censorship laws. This may be seen in popular places of Japan such as [[Akihabara]] or Den Den Town at Tokyo and Osaka respectively.


==Types of publications==
==Types of publications==
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*''Actress'' (Riidosha)
*''Actress'' (Riidosha)
*''Action Camera Stinger'' (Wani Shuppan)
*''Action Camera Stinger'' (Wani Shuppan)
*''[[Bejean]]'' (GOT Corp.)—big seller
*''Bejean'' (GOT Corp.)—big seller
*''Beppin School'' (Eichi Shuppan)
*''Beppin School'' (Eichi Shuppan)
*''Best Video'' (Sanwa Shuppan)
*''Best Video'' (Sanwa Shuppan)
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*''Nessha Booi'' (Tokyo Sanseisha)
*''Nessha Booi'' (Tokyo Sanseisha)
*''Nyan Nyan Club'' (Core Magazine)
*''Nyan Nyan Club'' (Core Magazine)
*''[[Weekly Playboy]]'' ([[Shueisha]])—big seller
*''Weekly Playboy'' (Shueisha)—big seller
*''The Best Magazine'' (KK Best Sellers)
*''The Best Magazine'' (KK Best Sellers)
*''Uoo!'' (Sun Shuppan)
*''Uoo!'' (Sun Shuppan)
*''[[Urecco]]'' (Mirion Shuppan)
*''Urecco'' (Mirion Shuppan)
*''[[Video Boy]]'' (GOT Corp.)
*''Video Boy'' (GOT Corp.)
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*Bauhaus
*Bauhaus
*Bunkasha
*Bunkasha
*[[Core Magazine]]
*Core Magazine
*C's Publishing
*C's Publishing
*Eichi publishing
*Eichi publishing
*France shoin
*France shoin
*[[Futabasha]]
*Futabasha
*Futami Shobou
*Futami Shobou
*Issuisya
*Issuisya
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*Sakuramomo Syobo
*Sakuramomo Syobo
*Sanwa Erotica
*Sanwa Erotica
*[[Shinchosha]]
*Shinchosha
*Shinkosha Publishing
*Shinkosha Publishing
*Shobunkan
*Shobunkan
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*Tsukasa Shobou
*Tsukasa Shobou
*Wailea Publishing
*Wailea Publishing
*[[Wani Books]]
*Wani Books
*[[Wanimagazine]]
*Wanimagazine
*Yaziyo
*Yaziyo
</div>
</div>
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===Studios===
===Studios===
<div style='-moz-column-count:2; column-count:2;'>
<div style='-moz-column-count:2; column-count:2;'>
*[[Alice Japan]]
*Alice Japan
*[[Atlas21]]
*Atlas21
*[[Attackers]]
*Attackers
*Bauhaus
*Bauhaus
*Big Morkal
*Big Morkal
*[[CineMagic Co.]]
*CineMagic Co.
*[[Cross (studio)|Cross]]
*Cross
*[[Crystal-Eizou]]
*Crystal-Eizou
*DOC
*DOC
*[[Dogma (studio)|Dogma]]
*Dogma (studio)
*Garomage—nudity-only videos
*Garomage—nudity-only videos
*Giga
*Giga
*[[Glory Quest]]
*Glory Quest
*[[h.m.p. (Japan)|h.m.p.]]
*h.m.p. (Japan)
*[[Hokuto Corporation]]
*Hokuto Corporation
*[[Hot Entertainment]]
*Hot Entertainment
*[[IdeaPocket]]
*IdeaPocket
*Indies Media
*Indies Media
*[[Japan Home Video]]
*Japan Home Video
*Kasakura Shuppansha
*Kasakura Shuppansha
*[[KM Produce|KMP]]
*[[KM Produce|KMP]]
*[[Kuki Inc.]]
*Kuki Inc.
*Lahaina Tokai
*Lahaina Tokai
*[[Madonna (studio)|Madonna]]
*Madonna (studio)
*[[Max-A]]
*Max-A
*[[Million Film]]
*Million Film
*[[Moodyz]]
*[[Moodyz]]
*[[Muteki]]
*Muteki
*Next 11
*Next 11
*Premium
*Premium
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*Reddo Totsugekitai
*Reddo Totsugekitai
*[[S1 No. 1 Style]]
*[[S1 No. 1 Style]]
*[[Try-Heart Corporation|SexiA]]
*SexiA
*Shai Kikaku
*Shai Kikaku
*[[Soft On Demand]]
*Soft On Demand
*Take Shobou
*Take Shobou
*[[Total Media Agency]]
*Total Media Agency
*Uchu Kikaku—major studio associated with Eichi Shuppan publishers
*Uchu Kikaku—major studio associated with Eichi Shuppan publishers
*[[V&R Planning]]—includes V&R Products & V&R International
*V&R Planning—includes V&R Products & V&R International
*[[Wanz Factory]]
*Wanz Factory
*Yellow Box
*Yellow Box
</div>
</div>
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===Personalities===
===Personalities===
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{{See also|:Category:Japanese pornographic film actors}}
{{div col|colwidth=30em}}
*[[Ai Iijima]]
*[[Ai Iijima]]
*Azumi Kawashima
*Azumi Kawashima
*[[Bunko Kanazawa]]
*[[Bunko Kanazawa]]
*[[Chocoball Mukai]]
*[[Hiroshi Mukai|Chocoball Mukai]]
* [[Ken Shimizu]]
*[[Maria Ozawa]]
*[[Maria Ozawa]]
*Riko Tachibana
*[[Riko Tachibana]]
*[[Sora Aoi]]
*[[Sora Aoi]]
*[[Yua Aida]]
*[[Yua Aida]]
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* [[Chronology of adult videos in Japan]]
* [[Chronology of adult videos in Japan]]
* [[Eirin]]
* [[Eirin]]
*[[Ecchi|Ecchi (エッチ)]]
* [[Ecchi|Ecchi (エッチ)]]
* [[Pornography in Europe]]
* [[Pornography in Europe]]
* [[Pornography in the United States]]
* [[Pornography in the United States]]
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*[[The Great Mirror of Male Love]]
*[[The Great Mirror of Male Love]]
</div>
</div>
==References==
 
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== References ==
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== Notes ==
==Further reading==
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* {{cite journal |last=Berry |first=Paul |title=Rethinking ''Shunga'': The Interpretation of Sexual Imagery of the Edo Period |year=2004 |journal=[[Archives of Asian Art]] |volume=54 |publisher=Brepols, for the Asian Society |issn=0066-6637 |pages=7–22 |oclc=486236671 |jstor=20111313|doi=10.1484/aaa.2004.0002 }}
*{{Cite book |last=Constantine|first=Peter |author-link = Peter Constantine |title=Japan's Sex Trade: A Journey Through Japan's Erotic Subcultures|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=NgrRAgAAQBAJ |location=Tokyo |publisher=[[Yen Books]] |year=1993| ISBN = 978-4-900737-00-6}}
* {{Cite news |last=Ferrari |first=Paige |title=Meet the Hardest Working Man in Porn |url=http://www.details.com/culture-trends/celebrities/201503/shimiken-japanese-porn-star-interview |work=[[Details (magazine)|Details]] |date=March 2015 |access-date=17 April 2015}}  The current status of live-action Japanese pornography.
* {{cite journal |last1=Fornander |first1=Kjell |date=July 1992 |title=A Star is Porn |journal=[[Tokyo Journal]] |issue=130 |url=http://blog.yahoo.com/_7DZXNXBSVRDUYJVEEWLYTOQMA4/articles/704454 |access-date=5 August 2012}} An overview of the Japanese pornographic film and video industry.
* {{cite web |author=James |url=http://www.japanprobe.com/?p=16 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20060515002843/http://www.japanprobe.com/?p=16 |url-status=dead |archive-date=May 15, 2006 |title=Why is Japanese Porn Censored? |date=January 31, 2006 |publisher=Japan Probe |access-date=5 August 2012 }}
* {{cite book |last1=Weisser |first1=Thomas |title=Japanese Cinema Encyclopedia: The Sex Films |last2=Mihara Weisser |first2=Yuko |year= 1998 |publisher=[[Vital Books]] |location=Miami |ISBN=978-1-889288-52-9}}


==External links==
==External links==
* {{cite web|url=http://eiga9.altervista.org/articulos/obscenity.html|title=Obscenity and Article 175 of the Japanese Penal Code: A Short Introduction to Japanese Censorship|last1=da Silva|first1=Joaquín|date=29 March 2016|publisher=EigaNove}}
* https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Pornography_in_Japan&oldid=1100863397
* [http://eiga9.altervista.org/articulos/obscenity.html Obscenity and Article 175 of the Japanese Penal Code: A Short Introduction to Japanese Censorship]
* [http://old.app-jp.org/english/index.html Anti-Pornography-&-Prostitution Research Group (APP-JP)] (pro-censorship)
* [http://old.app-jp.org/english/index.html Anti-Pornography-&-Prostitution Research Group (APP-JP)] (pro-censorship)
 
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Pornographic magazines on shelves in Japan, 2009
Adult videos in a Japanese rental shop, 2008
Hentai manga sold in Japan
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Pornography in Japan has unique characteristics that readily distinguish it from Western pornography.[1] Reflecting Japan's views on sexuality and culture, Japanese pornography delves into a wide spectrum of heterosexual, homosexual, and transgender sexual acts in addition to unique fetishes and paraphilias.

Starting with erotic stories and wood block prints from before the 20th century, Japanese pornography evolved into distinct subcategories. In addition to pornographic videos and magazines featuring live actors, there are now categories of pornographic manga (within Japanese comics), pornographic computer games (for both PC and game consoles), and pornographic anime (animated depictions of sexual activity).

By Japanese law, any lawfully produced pornography must censor the genitals of actors and actresses and up until the mid-1990s so was the depiction of pubic hair. Anuses are only censored at contact or penetration. This type of censoring also extends to hentai comics, video games, and anime. In the attempts to circumvent this type of censoring (and to cater to particular fetishes), actors and producers have featured subject matter unseen or rarely depicted in western pornography. Bukkake, gokkun, omorashi, and tentacle erotica are a few uniquely Japanese genres. Lolicon and its contribution to the controversy regarding the regulation of pornography depicting minors has been a major issue concerning child protection, free speech, and public morality both inside and outside Japan.

History

Before the 20th century

Shunga or pornographic wood-block pictures were printed with all imaginable situations. The actual uses of Shunga in the period are still debated, but probably resembled modern uses of pornographic materials, including masturbation and shared viewing with a lover.

After the Meiji Restoration in the second half of the 19th century, the publication of pornographic materials declined under government pressure.

In the 20th century

In the late Taishō period and early Shōwa period, an artistic movement called Eroguronansensu, literally "erotic-grotesque-nonsense", occurred influenced by decadence works of Europe. Open sexual expressions were permitted in novels and manga but a strict control was applied on photographs and films.[2] After World War II, the law against 'obscenity', Article 175, was the only official censorship law that remained in force.[3]

Influenced by magazines like Playboy, pornographic magazines were printed soon after World War II. While Playboy articles were about the American lifestyle; women were mostly non-Asian, interviews were with people largely unknown in Japan, and fashion and sport were American, it thereby spawned a fetish and a genre known as yōmono (literally "Western things").[4]

In the early 1960s, several movie studios began producing "pink films". With censorship laws prohibiting genitals from being seen but otherwise free to express anything, these movies quickly diversified to fill all genres, including rape and bondage. Throughout the 1960s, the "pink films" were mainly produced by low-budget, independent filmmakers such as Kōji Wakamatsu. In 1971, the major studio Nikkatsu entered the pink film genre.

Starting in 1971, homosexually-oriented magazines began to appear, including Barazoku. Homosexual magazines tend to be tailored to particular segments of the population, such as Badi, which features younger adult males, Samson, devoted to chubby men, and G-men, featuring muscular men.

1980s

The proliferation of pornographic videos in the 1980s commonly called A/V (short for adult video) sold more videos because most Japanese families now had at least two television sets and VCRs. It is rumored, but not supported, that VHS became popular over Betamax format because large numbers of A/V were released in VHS format.[5] Few A/Vs were sold in laserdisc format. Playing games on personal computers with no limitation on content except for censorship laws was sometimes viewed as being synonymous with playing bishōjo games, because so few Japanese people saw any reason to play video games on these platforms, as opposed to video game consoles.

In the late 1980s, the dōjinshi market expanded. It is estimated that about half of this market consists of pornography. Copyright problems plague the market, yet the dōjinshi market was a common place for one to start before making a debut in a professional magazine. Yaoi began in the dōjinshi market.

1990s

According to John Carr, a United Kingdom government adviser on Internet safety policy for children, two-thirds of all pedophilic images on the Internet in the late 1990s may have originated in Japan. He further commented, "We think that child pornography, in any form, promotes values and sends the message that it is OK to sexually abuse children. It helps pedophiles to justify their ideas or behavior and it desensitizes society as a whole." Since the law against child pornography in 1999, the proportion is now believed to be less than 2%. ECPAT believes that many child pornography producers have simply turned to producing anime or films featuring adults dressed as children.

21st century

Women in Japan are reporting being tricked into 'modeling contracts' and being coerced into performing in pornography.[6] There have been calls for greater regulation of the industry.[7]

A new guideline has been proposed that women pornographic actors have the right to prohibit the sale of videos in which they appear after five years from initial release date.[8]

Laws and movements

Censorship laws

See also [ Censorship in Japan ] Under Article 175 of the Criminal Code of Japan people who sell or distribute obscene materials can be punished by fines or imprisonment. Article 175 was included in the original document in 1907 and remains relatively unchanged. Showing pubic hair and adult genitalia was once considered obscene. Video pornography routinely depicts explicit sex scenes with the participants' genitalia obscured by pixelization. The amount of censorship of the penis can vary. The publication of Waterfruit and Santa Fe by Kishin Shinoyama was likely the first publication that featured pubic hair. Many video production companies belong to ethical associations which provide guidance on what is acceptable and what is not. The Nihon Ethics of Video Association, the Ethics Organization of Computer Software and the Contents Soft Association are examples of three such organizations.

Religion and pornography

See also [ Religion in Japan ] Japan's indigenous religion, Shinto (Kami-no-Michi), is based in animism, with a belief that supernatural beings dwell in nature. The gods and goddesses of Shinto are not repositories of morality or perfection; instead, they exist within nature and thus, sexuality is an innate part of life itself. Therefore, religious attitudes are no obstacle to the presence of pornographic material in Japan's society.

Child pornography

Fleur-12.jpg Main article: Child pornography laws in Japan

Possession of child pornography depicting real children is illegal in Japan since June 2014. Distribution of child pornography was made de jure illegal in 1999 after international pressure from the United Nations, UNICEF and other international organizations, although the law made a distinction between hardcore pornography and the softcore pornography that is widely available in Japan, such as at junior idol and lolicon media centers like Akihabara and Nipponbashi, and at most konbini, or Japanese convenience stores. Prosecutions have been made under the new law by prosecutors under Japan's unique legal system, resulting in some financial verdicts, with relative strictness of enforcement continuing to vary by prefecture.

In June 2008, a bill that proposed the imposition of a ban on child-pornography possession was submitted to the House of Representatives of Japan where it was brought before the Diet in September but failed to pass. On July 15, 2014 penalties were added to the simple possession of child pornography as a result of the revision of the law.

Sexual assault

In 1999, Milton Diamond[Note 1] and Ayako Uchiyama postulated that the rise of pornographic material in Japan from the 1970s onwards creates a decrease in reported violence.

In 2016, the campaign group Human Rights Now reported allegations that some women appearing in pornographic films had been forced to do so against their will. The group called for the introduction of legislation to regulate production companies and for help for any performers who had experienced abuse.

Subgenres of Japanese porn

Among the various subgenres of Japanese pornography are the following:

  • Lolicon (short for "Lolita complex") ロリコン: This genre involves prepubescent and adolescent girls between the ages of 6–11. It is typically animated pornography, as the legal age to be featured in a pornographic film in Japan is 18.
  • Shotacon (short for "Shoutarou Complex"): Similar to Lolicon, this genre involves prepubescent or under-aged boys between the ages 6–11. It is typically animated pornography, as the legal age to be featured in a pornographic film in Japan is 18.
  • Yaoi ("Boy's Love"): Featuring two grown adult men in a homosexual/gay relationship. Target audience is typically young adult women. Typically features a feminine 'uke,' or submissive, and a masculine 'seme,' or dominant.
  • Bara ("Men's Love"): A subgenre of Yaoi. Typically features adult men with varying degrees of muscle, body fat, and body hair, akin to beefcake or bears. Unlike Yaoi, Bara is normally made by actual homosexual men, for homosexual men, and tends to focus on the more realistic obstacles and challenges that come with being homosexual in Japan.
  • Yuri ("Girl's Love"): Featuring two grown adult women in a homosexual/lesbian relationship. Target audience are mostly male or lesbians, but is much less popular than Yaoi.
  • Porn for women: new subgenre targeting women, portraying "eromen" (erotic men) who are catering to women's needs.

Dōjin and parodies

Fleur-12.jpg Main article: Dōjinshi

Dōjinshi (often transliterated as doujinshi) or literally "fan works" often (but not always) contain pornographic imitations of popular anime, games and manga.

Anime

Fleur-12.jpg Main article: Hentai

Animated erotica (known in the West as hentai but in Japan as "adult anime") is a popular genre in Japan and generally maintains the same style of animation seen in other popular forms of Japanese animation (anime). The term hentai literally means "metamorphosis" or "transformation", but in alternate use and in context to the situation of lewdness, it means "perverse manner" or "pervert".

Games

Fleur-12.jpg Main article: Bishōjo game

Adult-oriented games are a genre for video games in Japan. The genre is somewhat unknown outside Japan because of several problems, cultural and translational. Known as "bishōjo games" or "pretty girl games" (alternately spelled "bishoujo") in Japanese, the games are known under several names used by English fans, including PC dating-sim game, hentai game/H game, and so on. Companies such as JAST USA and MangaGamer are translating dating sims and visual novels into English for the fledgling market outside Japan. For adult video games in Japan, the rating of "18+" was coined by the Ethics Organization of Computer Software or Contents Soft Association. Rating of adult video games has not gone in Computer Entertainment Rating Organization.

The Internet

Fanfictions, commonly found in websites, are not limited to fictitious characters and often use real live people as well, though these works would make little sense to those who do not see Japanese TV programs. Dōjinshi writers typically use the Internet to market their products by offering previews of new works, a secret address where buyers can find additional works, and a sample of their games. They also recruit new writers and artists online. Several exclusively adult oriented search engines exist to let someone find a site they are looking for, without having to search through commercial websites that list all keywords. Many works of dōjinshi are featured in websites that collect the art and let people look for free.

Many websites feature seasonal greeting pictures, often pornographic, from linked sites and friends who frequent their sites. A typical Christmas greeting picture on such sites features a Santa-girl in various stages of undressing. The twelve zodiac animals of Chinese astrology allow for variations on catgirls.

Magazines

Magazines are, along with videos, popular media for pornographic materials. Magazines that contain pornographic manga or pictures are controlled, and feature age requirements for purchase. Many localities in Japan require pornographic magazines to be sealed when sold outside of adult bookstores. But it is not uncommon to find non-pornographic magazines that feature nudity. Many magazines, especially weekly tabloids, include nude images and photo spreads similar to page three girls featured in many western tabloids. So long as these images do not depict sexual organs or sex acts, they are not considered pornographic and, hence, are freely sold in public.

Confessional writings by both genders are a popular topic in men's and pornographic magazines.

Manga

Template:See also Manga with a pornographic content targets both male and female audiences, and both male and female manga artists write pornographic works. This is more commonly referred to as hentai.

Video

Many pornographic films ("Japanese adult video" or JAV) have titles that may suggest that they use minors, or suggest that they show the recording of an actual crime. However, titles that are circulated with the approval of Eirin, the Japanese film industry's regulatory body, are in full compliance with and do not break any Japanese laws. A common ploy is to have a part of a title replaced with a character, or to use a phonetically similar neologism. For example, a video about "19-year-old Girls Sex Party!" may be sold with a title like "1X-year-old Girls Sex Party!". The word "joshise" |女子{高生|}}, lit. "high school girl", cannot be used as it would suggest a girl of 17 years or younger, who cannot legally act in a pornographic video. The homophonic neologism "joshisei" (女子校生), which can mean a "girl student", is used in a large number of titles to promote the product without breaking censorship laws. This may be seen in popular places of Japan such as Akihabara or Den Den Town at Tokyo and Osaka respectively.

Types of publications

Magazines

  • Actress (Riidosha)
  • Action Camera Stinger (Wani Shuppan)
  • Bejean (GOT Corp.)—big seller
  • Beppin School (Eichi Shuppan)
  • Best Video (Sanwa Shuppan)
  • Cream (Wailea Shuppan)
  • Don't (Sun shuppan)
  • Dr. Piccaso (Eichi Shuppan)
  • Gokuh (Eichi Shuppan)
  • Nessha Booi (Tokyo Sanseisha)
  • Nyan Nyan Club (Core Magazine)
  • Weekly Playboy (Shueisha)—big seller
  • The Best Magazine (KK Best Sellers)
  • Uoo! (Sun Shuppan)
  • Urecco (Mirion Shuppan)
  • Video Boy (GOT Corp.)

Publishers

  • Akaneshinsha
  • Asukii
  • Bauhaus
  • Bunkasha
  • Core Magazine
  • C's Publishing
  • Eichi publishing
  • France shoin
  • Futabasha
  • Futami Shobou
  • Issuisya
  • John Howard Xtreme Publishing
  • Kaimeikan
  • Kasakura Publishing
  • Kindai Eigasha
  • Kousaisyobo
  • Myway Publishing
  • Oakla Publishing
  • Odysseus Publishing
  • oks-online
  • Saibunkan Shuppan
  • Sakuramomo Syobo
  • Sanwa Erotica
  • Shinchosha
  • Shinkosha Publishing
  • Shobunkan
  • Softmagic
  • Studio Pot
  • Taiyō Publishing
  • Take Shobou
  • Terra Publications
  • Tokyo Sanseisha
  • Tsukasa Shobou
  • Wailea Publishing
  • Wani Books
  • Wanimagazine
  • Yaziyo

Studios

  • Alice Japan
  • Atlas21
  • Attackers
  • Bauhaus
  • Big Morkal
  • CineMagic Co.
  • Cross
  • Crystal-Eizou
  • DOC
  • Dogma (studio)
  • Garomage—nudity-only videos
  • Giga
  • Glory Quest
  • h.m.p. (Japan)
  • Hokuto Corporation
  • Hot Entertainment
  • IdeaPocket
  • Indies Media
  • Japan Home Video
  • Kasakura Shuppansha
  • KMP
  • Kuki Inc.
  • Lahaina Tokai
  • Madonna (studio)
  • Max-A
  • Million Film
  • Moodyz
  • Muteki
  • Next 11
  • Premium
  • Prestige
  • Reddo Totsugekitai
  • S1 No. 1 Style
  • SexiA
  • Shai Kikaku
  • Soft On Demand
  • Take Shobou
  • Total Media Agency
  • Uchu Kikaku—major studio associated with Eichi Shuppan publishers
  • V&R Planning—includes V&R Products & V&R International
  • Wanz Factory
  • Yellow Box

Personalities

Genres

See also

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See also [ Articles related to Japanese erotic cinema ]

Related Japanese erotic cinema topics

Articles related to Japanese erotic cinema
See also Category:Japanese culture and/or Category:Japanese subculture

References

  1. (1984) Pornography and Sexual Aggression. Elsevier, 173–183. 
  2. Ero guro nansensu (erotic-grotesque-nonsense), http://www.jahsonic.com/EroGuro.html
  3. Obscenity and Article 175 of the Japanese Penal Code: A Short Introduction to Japanese Censorship, http://redsiglo21.com/eiga9/articulos/obscenity.html  article status: dead  (Publisher: Cine Japonés)
  4. Template:Cite thesis
  5. Next-Gen DVD's Porn Struggle, http://www.businessweek.com/globalbiz/content/jan2007/gb20070122_279828.htm
  6. 'It was like rape': Women in Japan tricked into pornography http://www.abc.net.au/news/2017-06-10/increasing-number-of-japanese-women-forced-into-pornography/8602288 10 June 2017
  7. More Japanese women being forced into porn, report finds http://www.abc.net.au/news/2016-10-08/japanese-women-coerced-into-porn-calls-for-stricter-regulation/7915166 10 June 2017 ABC News
  8. New rules allow Japanese Pornographic film actresses to stop the sale of their videos after five years Retrieved 2017-12-29

Notes

  1. an American Professor Emeritus of anatomy and reproductive biology at the University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa with a career in the study of human sexuality,

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