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Originally Posted by Nachtschleicher
Hey, I've got a question that's a bit off topic... why do the Japanese censor their porn?
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Here is the reason:
Senses of Cinema - The Unkindest Cut of All?
http://www.sensesofcinema.com/conten...12/senses.html
"Japanese censorship laws (...) allowed graphic representations of
violence (...) but forbad the explicit display of sexual organs and
pubic hair. This taboo originated in the Meiji era and was connected
to the campaign of the Japanese state to be accepted by the Western
powers as a modern civilized state"
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