Japanese pornography has some unique features which separate it from pornography in other cultures, especially Western pornography. It is quite common and frequently translated and exported to Western cultures because of its large spectrum of themes and media. Japanese erotica has a reputation in the West as being sado-masochistic and youth-centered due to cultural differences and various taboos. Porn redirects here. ... Occident redirects here. ... Porn redirects here. ... Flogging demonstration at Folsom Street Fair 2004. ... For other uses, see Youth (disambiguation) Youth is defined by Websters New World Dictionary as, The time of life when one is young; especially: a: the period between childhood and maturity b: the early period of existence, growth, or development. ...

History

The concept of "pornography" may have emerged in the Edo period when every form of popular culture flourished. All forms of pornography flourished with the sole exception of figures and statues. This does not mean there were no works of erotica; these early works were by highly literate nobles and were often considered works of art. Both Japanese mythology and Shinto have few references to sexuality. An act of intercourse was an act of happiness without guilt or sin. The Edo period ), also called Tokugawa period, is a division of Japanese history running from 1603 to 1868. ... Look up Figure in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. ... This article does not cite any references or sources. ... Nobility is a traditional hereditary status (see hereditary titles) that exists today in many countries (mainly present or former monarchies). ... Japanese mythology is a very complex system of beliefs that embraces Shinto and Buddhist traditions as well as agriculture-based folk religion. ... Shinto ) is the native religion of Japan and was once its state religion. ... This article is about human sexual perceptions. ... “Guilty” redirects here. ... For other uses, see Sin (disambiguation). ...

In the Edo period, pornography flourished due to the unique characteristic of the city of Edo. In this period, men (who were the only consumers of pornographic material at that time) made up well over 60% of the population. These men came from all over Japan to work, and remained there for years before returning to their hometown to marry (or to their wives), having learned valuable skills like reading, writing, and crafts. The disproportionate population balance and excess of young males demanded means to fulfil their sexual needs. State controlled prostitutions like Yoshiwara were an answer, and pornography was another. Edo (Japanese: , literally: bay-door, estuary, pronounced //), once also spelled Yedo or Yeddo, is the former name of the Japanese capital Tokyo. ... Prostitutes on display in Yoshiwara during the Edo Period This movie set in Kyoto recreates the appearance of a red-light district such as Yoshiwara. ...

There were many pornographic materials. Shunga or pornographic wood-block pictures were printed with all imaginable situations. These were often made into a book with sentences to describe their situations as well as to offer brief descriptions of a scene. Near the end of the Edo period when foreigners became widely known and seen, even interracial sex acts with foreign males were drawn and sold. The actual use of shunga was not simple. Less explicit books with kimono covering most of the body were used for sex education, while some were probably used for masturbation and others were even viewed with a lover. In many places, these shunga were packed by parents of the wife for use in her marriage. In 1788, a shunga book Haikai Yobukodori had a single picture on each page with lengthy descriptions attached. These shunga were rented from a rental book shop. In 1808, there were 656 shops in Edo, 300 shops in Osaka. This means that there was about one shop for every 1500 people in Edo. Much softer materials were also available. There were wood-block pictures of celebrities like kabuki actors and geisha both completely clothed in kimono. Shunga ) is a Japanese term for erotic pictures. ... A traditional wedding kimono The kimono literally something worn) is the national costume of Japan. ... Woman masturbating, 1913 drawing by Gustav Klimt. ... 1788 was a leap year starting on Tuesday (see link for calendar). ... Year 1808 (MDCCCVIII) was a leap year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar (or a leap year starting on Wednesday of the 12-day slower Julian calendar). ... For other uses, see Osaka (disambiguation). ... The oldest Kabuki theatre in Japan: the Minamiza in Kyoto The Kabukiza in Ginza is one of Tokyos leading kabuki theaters. ... Typical nape make-up Geisha ) or Geigi ) are traditional, female Japanese entertainers, whose skills include performing various Japanese arts, such as classical music and dance. ...

After the Meiji restoration in the second half of the 19th century, the publication of pornographic materials declined under governmental pressure. It was still the early 20th century and the government feared that such an openly sexual culture could be seen as a sign of backwardness by European countries. The shunga production stopped and they were exported as "erotic arts" at a bargain price to any buyer from abroad. Pornographic novels were still produced underground as the language barrier would prevent them from becoming widely known abroad. Pornographic arts were still produced but by a general consensus rather than an enforcement and these came to be viewed as low arts. The Meiji Restoration ), also known as the Meiji Ishin, Revolution, or Renewal, was a chain of events that led to enormous changes in Japans political and social structure. ...

In the late Taisho period and early Showa period, an artistic movement called Eroguronansensu, lit. erotic-grotesque-nonsense, occurred influenced by decadence works of Europe. These words were used because they had an air of a new and modern feeling. Until the 1950s, pornography were still very limited in production. Open sexual expressions were permitted in novels and manga but a strict control was applied on photographs and films. During World War II, pornographic materials were banned altogether. History of Japan Paleolithic Jomon Yayoi Yamato period ---Kofun period ---Asuka period Nara period Heian period Kamakura period Muromachi period Azuchi-Momoyama period ---Nanban period Edo period Meiji period Taisho period Showa period ---Japanese expansionism ---Occupied Japan ---Post-Occupation Japan Heisei The Taisho period (大正 Taishō, lit. ... The Shōwa period (Japanese: 昭和時代, Shōwa-jidai, period of enlightened peace) was the time in Japanese history when Emperor Hirohito reigned over the country, from December 25, 1926 to January 7, 1989. ... Combatants Allied powers: China France Great Britain Soviet Union United States and others Axis powers: Germany Italy Japan and others Commanders Chiang Kai-shek Charles de Gaulle Winston Churchill Joseph Stalin Franklin Roosevelt Adolf Hitler Benito Mussolini Hideki Tōjō Casualties Military dead: 17,000,000 Civilian dead: 33,000...

Influenced by magazines like Playboy, pornographic magazines were printed soon after World War II. These magazines quickly branched to cover all genres and featured pornographic novels as well as pictures. Playboy itself, however, did not succeed in Japan. Its articles were about the American lifestyle; women were mostly non-Asian, interviews were with people largely unknown in Japan, and fashion and sport were about American ones. Instead, it spawned a fetish and a genre known as Yomono, lit. Western things. Playboy revamped its articles and style in the early 2000s in Japan by having Japanese writers write exclusively about Japan and dropping most of the original content. For other uses, see Playboy (disambiguation). ...

In the early 1960s, several movie studios began producing "pink movies" to be exclusively viewed in an adult-only movie theater. 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 Koji Wakamatsu. In 1971, the major studio Nikkatsu entered the pink film genre with its higher production values through its Roman porno (lit. romantic porno) series. From the 1960s to the late 1980s, ambiguous censorship laws resulted in hundreds of cases regarding erotica and pornography. At midnight, television stations mostly aired soft-core pornographic movies until their ratings dropped due to the pornographic movies. Pink film ) is a style of Japanese softcore pornographic films. ... Koji Wakamatsu (1 April 1936, Wakuya-machi, Tôda-gun, Miyagi, Japan) is a Japanese film director. ... The Nikkatsu Company ) is Japanese entertainment company well known for its film and television productions. ...

Homosexually-oriented magazines began to appear, starting with Barazoku in 1971, which continued publishing until 2004. 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. The websites of these magazines also feature videos produced featuring these respective body types. The front cover of the March 2004 issue Barazoku (薔薇族), which ceased publication in October of 2004 due to bankruptcy, was one of Japans oldest and longest running monthly magazines for gay men. ... March 2004 issue For other uses of Badi, see disambiguation. ... The front cover of the March 2004 issue Samson Monthly for Men (月刊サムソン) is a monthly Japanese magazine for gay men. ... The cover of the March 2004 issue G-men (ジーメン) is a monthly Japanese magazine for gay men. ...

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The proliferation of pornographic videos in the 1980s commonly called AV, short for adult video, eventually crashed the market for pornographic movie theaters. Rental video stores offered pornography at a price far below that of movie theaters. Because most Japanese families now had at least two television sets and VCRs, more videos were sold. It is rumored, but not supported, that VHS became popular over Betamax format because large numbers of AV were released in VHS format. Few AVs were sold in laserdisc format, but VCDs and later DVDs were used to distribute AV. Image File history File links No higher resolution available. ... Image File history File links No higher resolution available. ... Bottom view of VHS cassette with magnetic tape exposed Top view of VHS cassette with front casing removed The Video Home System, better known by its abbreviation VHS, is a recording and playing standard. ... Sonys Betamax is the 12. ... Not to be confused with disk laser, a type of solid-state laser in a flat configuration. ...

In 1983, the Nintendo Family Computer was released and a few pornographic games quickly followed. However, Nintendo wanted these machines to be family oriented and pornographic games were locked out of the market. Computer games with no limitation on content except for censorship laws became a popular way to distribute pornographic games. Early VCDs and DVDs were viewed on personal computers. Because so few Japanese people saw any reason to play games on these platforms, as opposed to video game consoles, playing computer games was sometimes viewed as being synonymous with playing Bishōjo games. Year 1983 (MCMLXXXIII) was a common year starting on Saturday (link displays the 1983 Gregorian calendar). ... “NES” redirects here. ... A computer game is a game composed of a computer-controlled virtual universe that players interact with in order to achieve a defined goal or set of goals. ... A bishōjo game (美少女ゲーム bishōjo gÄ“mu); more often spelled bishoujo game), also known as a girl game/gal game is a type of Japanese video game centered around interactions with attractive anime-style girls. ...

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. From the mid 1990s, the dōjinshi market also began making and selling pornographic games. Dōjinshi ) are self-published Japanese or English works, usually manga or novels. ... Cover of Selfish Love by Naduki Koujima. ...

In 1980s, magazines oriented towards a mature male audience began to offer more explicit content. This was not immediately a major social issue because magazines oriented towards a mature female audience already existed and their content was in some ways more explicit.

Laws and movements

Japanese pornography has diversified to fill a vast number of categories and needs, with some themes being so obscure that the appeals and differences are too subtle for anyone but the most devoted to recognize. These diversities occurred because of three major reasons: to entertain by developing new methods of expression, to fill niche markets, and to work around censorship laws. Neither religious conservatism nor feminism had been a powerful factor in pornography in Japan. In Japan the showing or depiction of sexual organs is illegal. ...

Censorship laws

The religious and social taboo against nudity has historically been weaker in Japan than in the West: "pillow books" detailing sexual acts were widely sold in the Edo era, and women and men routinely worked in the nude and bathed in public up to, and even after, the Meiji Restoration^{[citation needed]}. While in Western society nudity has typically been a taboo, that idea entered Japan only after Meiji-era and how deep that idea is rooted is argued. Extreme public nudity, such as showing the genital area, would nevertheless be prosecuted in Japan (except in public baths). Oddly enough, Japan has only had one or two nudist beaches, and these were private. Nude redirects here. ... The Pillow Book (枕草子, makura no sōshi) was a book of observations and musings recorded by Sei Shōnagon during her time as court lady to Empress Sadako during the 990s in Heian Japan. ... History of Japan Paleolithic Jomon Yayoi Yamato period ---Kofun period ---Asuka period Nara period Heian period Kamakura period Muromachi period Azuchi-Momoyama period ---Nanban period Edo period Meiji period Taisho period Showa period ---Japanese expansionism ---Occupied Japan ---Post-Occupation Japan Heisei The Edo period (江戸時代) is a... The Meiji Restoration ), also known as the Meiji Ishin, Revolution, or Renewal, was a chain of events that led to enormous changes in Japans political and social structure. ... For alternative meanings for The West in the United States, see the U.S. West and American West. ... Fashion line Imitation of Christ incorporated toplessness in its public fashion show, which brought comparisons to Vanessa Beecrofts art. ...

In Japan, it is illegal for any commercial work to display the human vulva and phallus in an explicit manner. This law dates back to the Meiji period, and has never been amended^{[citation needed]}. There are illegal photobooks on sale in Japan, called binibon because of their shrink-wrapping. However, it is not uncommon for pictorial magazines to depict nude women with their genitalia airbrushed over in black, and video pornography routinely depicts explicit sex scenes with the participants' genitalia obscured by mosaics. Until 1991, the entire pubic region, including hair, was deemed obscene and unpublishable. The publication of Kishin Shinoyama's Waterfruit book marked the first widely distributed publication to feature pubic hair. Many video production companies belong to ethical associations which provide guidance on what is acceptable and what not. Biderin is the oldest and the most strict. In 2007, the police have started to prosecute webmasters who allow uncensored pictures on their sites. The external genital organs of the female are collectively known as the vulva (plural vulvae or vulvas)[1]. In common speech, the term vagina is often used improperly to refer to the vulva or female genitals generally, even though, strictly speaking, the vagina is a specific internal structure, whereas the... This article is about the symbol of the erect penis. ... This article is about the graphical editing/censorship technique. ...

It is also illegal to bring pornographic material into Japan, and customs agents are known for checking videotapes in international mail and hand baggage. Extreme cases, like multiple offenders or attempts at commercial importation, could be punished by fines but most merely have their contraband confiscated. Applications of this law did not change in recent years, but more offenders are caught in recent years as checks became tighter to prevent the drug trade and terrorism. Contraband consists of items of which possession may be illegal, depending on the variety and the country or the age or sex of the possessor. ...

There is also a thriving genre of underground pornography in Japan (called urabon) that ignores these censorship laws: it has become especially prevalent on the Internet, as there are no mechanisms in place to prevent its transmission from Japanese nationals to the outside world. On November 1, 1999, Japan introduced laws to outlaw child pornography in an attempt to converge with the U.S. and other western countries. is the 305th day of the year (306th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... This article is about the year. ... Child pornography refers to pornographic material depicting children. ...

Religion and pornography

Religions are not a factor in regulations of pornography nor defining of immorality in Japan. It is instead defined by a consensus. This is due to the fact that the separation of religion and state was complete before the proliferation of pornography. In the Edo period, Tokugawa shogunate limited religions' activities to organizing ceremonies such as funerals and marriages. This is because during the Sengoku period, religions like Buddhism and Christianity served as ideological backbones to rebellions. The shogunate recognized the danger of religious fanaticism and stopped a participation of religious leaders in policy making. The Edo period ), also called Tokugawa period, is a division of Japanese history running from 1603 to 1868. ... “Sengoku” redirects here. ...

Culture

There is a pornographic culture just as there is a culture for foods or sports. Not all cultural aspects are equally represented, some are simply illegal or taboo in other countries. An expression of sexuality is more widely accepted in the mainstream media. Thus in many cases, scenes acceptable to Japanese audiences are unacceptable in other countries. Ribaldry is quite common even in child oriented materials and expressions that in most other cultures would not be acceptable for general audiences are shown without a warning. For example, in an early chapter of Dragon Ball, to find an invisible opponent, Muten-Rôshi is shown Bulma's bared breast, eliciting a fountaining nose bleed that drenches the invisible man. Ribaldry is a third, and somewhat neglected, genre of sexual entertainment. ... This article does not cite any references or sources. ... Muten-Rôshi ) (in English, Old Master Martial Sky) is a fictional character and supercentenarian in the Dragon Ball metaseries by Akira Toriyama. ... Bulma ) is a fictional character who first appears in the Dragon Ball manga created by Akira Toriyama, followed by an identical anime, including Dragon Ball Z and Dragon Ball GT. She is originally a secondary main character, but her role is quickly downplayed as the series continues, even though she...

Japanese erotica has many of the same themes as its western counterpart such as heterosexual and homosexual intercourse, group sex, and sexual bondage. Similarly to western erotica the Japanese version may also portray various sexual fetishes such as foot fetishism, or a focus on a certain type of clothing such as uniforms or costumes as anime, manga or video game characters. (See cosplay for more details, note that the term cosplay itself does not relate to pornography) Peter Fendi, 1835 Group sex is sexual behaviour involving more than two participants at the same time. ... A model in bondage cuffs with a leg spreader In the context of BDSM, bondage involves people being tied up or otherwise restrained for pleasure. ... Sexual fetishism, first described as such by Sigmund Freud though the concept and certainly the activity is quite ancient, is a form of paraphilia where the object of affection is a specific inanimate object or part of a persons body. ... Foot fetishism is a pronounced fetishistic sexual interest in human feet. ... Animé redirects here. ... This article is about the comics published in East Asian countries. ... Namcos Pac-Man is one of the most popular video games ever made. ... Cosplayers Cosplay ), a portmanteau of the English words costume and play, is a Japanese subculture centered on dressing as characters from manga, anime, tokusatsu, and video games, and, less commonly, Japanese live action television shows, fantasy movies, Japanese pop music bands, Visual Kei, fantasy music stories (such as stories by...

The Dream of the Fisherman's Wife by Hokusai.

Many genres of Japanese erotica evolved because of censorship laws. Tentacle rape, an animated portrayal of rape fantasies involving a human female and a science fiction-like creature originated in the Edo era. The Dream of the Fisherman's Wife, a wood print of a woman in a sexual act with a giant octopus is one example of tentacle rape. It emerged as an alternative to depicting the male penis in the 1980s, and it became famous for its depiction in the anime, Legend of the Overfiend. Image File history File links No higher resolution available. ... Image File history File links No higher resolution available. ... The Dream of the Fishermans Wife by Hokusai. ... Katsushika Hokusai, (葛飾北斎), (1760—1849[1]), was a Japanese artist, ukiyo-e painter and printmaker of the Edo period . ... The Dream of the Fisherman’s Wife, an 1820 Hokusai woodcut depicting a woman engaging in sex with a pair of octopodes. ... Science fiction is a form of speculative fiction principally dealing with the impact of imagined science and technology, or both, upon society and persons as individuals. ... The Dream of the Fishermans Wife by Hokusai. ... Legend of the Overfiend (Japanese: Chôjin densetsu Urotsukidôji 超神伝説うろつき童子) is the first in a series of Japanese hentai OAV (original animated video) films. ...

Dōjin and parodies

Main article: Dōjinshi

Dōjinshi, "fan works", are widely known as pornographic imitations of popular anime, games and manga. They are technically a violation of copyright law and can be prosecuted if the owner of copyrighted material chooses to have them prosecuted. But in many cases, owners officially ignore their existence. This attitude is at odds with the concept of copyright. However, this practice is common as it is a good way to measure how large the core of consumers are, the number of dōjinshi published is representative of the number of consumers who would spend liberally on the title, increase and decrease shows rise of interest and its decline. Dōjinshi ) are self-published Japanese or English works, usually manga or novels. ...

It is increasingly common for original dōjinshi to portray underage characters; in the United States, this is known as lolicon, a contracted form of "lolita complex." Lolicon art often depicts childlike characteristics with likely double meanings. ...

Anime

Main article: H anime

Animated erotica (known in the West as hentai, but in Japan as 'adult anime') is a popular but a minor genre in Japan and generally maintains the same style of animation seen in other popular forms of Japanese animation (anime). Many of these anime are originally a game, a manga, or a novel. H anime is hentai anime. ... Hentai tankōbon on display in Japan Hentai )   is a Japanese word that can be used to mean metamorphosis or abnormality. In Japan hentai has a strong negative connotation, and is commonly used to mean sexually perverted. In the West the term is used as slang for sexually explicit or... Animé redirects here. ... This article is about the comics published in East Asian countries. ...

Games

Main articles: Bishojo game and H game

Adult oriented games are a popular genre for computer games in Japan, comprising some 25% of all software titles published annually.^{[citation needed]} The genre is somewhat unknown outside Japan because of several problems, cultural and translational, but their artworks are well known on internet websites often illegally copied and shown as "adult anime pictures". Known as "bishojo 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 Peach Princess, JAST USA and G-Collections are translating dating sims and visual novels into English for the fledgling market outside of Japan. Adult video games in Japan are rated "Z" by the CERO, from now on. A bishōjo game (J. 美少女ゲーム bishōjo gēmu; often spelled bishoujo game), also known as a girl game/gal game is a type of Japanese video game centered around interactions with attractive anime-style girls. ... An H game is a Japanese video or computer game that features pornographic content, usually in the form of anime-style artwork. ... An H game is a Japanese video or computer game that features pornographic content, usually in the form of anime-style artwork. ... An H game is a Japanese video or computer game that features pornographic content, usually in the form of anime-style artwork. ... JAST USA is a licensor and distributor of English-language Bishōjo games, some of which are as dating sims or eroge. ... Dating simulations (dating sims) are a video game subgenre of simulation games, usually Japanese, with romantic elements. ... A visual novel is an interactive fiction game featuring mostly static graphics, usually with anime-style art. ... This article or section is incomplete and may require expansion and/or cleanup. ...

Internet

Pornographic material has existed from the earliest day of computer networking and the internet has helped to connect those interested in specific genres. In those early days, the presence of pornographic materials often resulted in heated arguments between those who did not want any such material available for anonymous access and those who believed that individuals can choose for themselves. The matter was eventually resolved by having either warnings or a password before most pornographic materials.

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. Fan fiction (also spelled fanfiction and commonly abbreviated to fanfic) is fiction written by people who enjoy a film, novel, television show or other media work, using the characters and situations developed in it and developing new plots in which to use these characters. ...

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 offer challenging and entertaining examples of Catgirl. Chinese astrology is the divination of the future from the Chinese calendar, which is based on astronomy, and ancient Chinese philosophy. ... Wikipe-tan as a catgirl. ...

Magazines

Magazines are, along with videos, popular media for pornographic materials. Unless a magazine contains pornographic manga or pictures, there is a no age requirement for its purchase. Many non-pornographic magazines have some glamour photography and as long as women are in something more than a swimsuit, it is considered a non-pornographic photograph. Several non-pornographic magazines have some nude photographs of women as a part of their articles but as long as they have an artistic quality and do not show men, it is not considered pornographic. Furthermore, a female and male doll may be partially clothed or even nude as long as it is a work of art and is not in an act of sex. Glamour photography is the photographing of a model (usually female), in a way that is intended to be erotic, yet not pornographic. ...

Confessional writings by both genders are a popular topic in men's and pornographic magazines. Quite often, these writings are fictional stories written by professional authors. Other popular topics in men's and pornographic magazines are erotic manga and novels, reviews of pornographic videos, and reports of sex services.

Women's magazines also have most of the writings of men's and pornographic magazines. Except for a few glamour photographs of men (who are usually clothed), they lack graphic pornographic contents. Few, if any, of magazines targeted for women are considered pornographic or have an age requirement as they lack any graphic content^{[citation needed]}.

Manga

See also: Josei, Seinen, and H Manga

Manga with a pornographic content target both male and female audiences and both male and female mangaka (manga authors) write pornographic works. Josei manga (Japanese: , lit. ... Seinen not to be confused with adult )) is a subset of manga that is generally targeted at an 18–30 year old male audience, but the audience can be much older with some comics aimed at businessmen well into their 40s. ... H manga is ero manga, which refers to any adult-themed comic books. ... This article is about the comics published in East Asian countries. ... Mangaka ) is the Japanese word for a comic artist. ...

The dividing line for manga on what is pornography and what is not, can be summed up by a simple rule: that which requires age verification to purchase is pornography, and that which does not require an age verification are not pornography. Pornographic manga are often sealed, so that one cannot take a peek and most of such manga are sold in an adult oriented store. The general attitude to pornography is closer to that of literature. If a sex scene has relevance in the progression of the storyline and not simply an attempt to offer sex for sex's sake, it is not considered pornography. However, this would be unacceptable in most cultures and it breaks many of censorship codes and laws outside of Japan.

A manga that does not target mature audiences may also have a page or two of what looks similar to glamour photography. These nude or semi-nude scenes with objects or hands covering breast and genital area are called a "service scene". These scenes are often a part of comical sequence.

Video

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Pornographic video (called "adult video" or "AV" in Japan or sometimes "Japanese adult video" or "JAV" outside of it) covers wide themes and its only limit is censorship laws. It is predominantly male oriented. This has led to popular beliefs that many females who appear in AV are forced by yakuza for an outstanding debt or that Japanese women appear in these videos because they are masochistic. Image File history File links Download high-resolution version (427x610, 92 KB) Licensing This image is of a DVD cover, and the copyright for it is most likely owned by either the publisher of the DVD or the studio which produced the DVD in question. ... Image File history File links Download high-resolution version (427x610, 92 KB) Licensing This image is of a DVD cover, and the copyright for it is most likely owned by either the publisher of the DVD or the studio which produced the DVD in question. ... For other uses, see Yakuza (disambiguation). ...

Many videos have a title that may suggest that they use minors or the actual recording of a crime, but no titles that are circulated with the approval of Eirin, a self-censor organization of productions, breaks any 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 years old girls Sex Party" may be sold with a title like "1X years old Girls Sex Party!". The word Joshikosei (女子高生, Joshikosei^?) can be lit. The term "High school girl" cannot be used as it would suggest a girl of 17 years or younger, who cannot act in a pornographic video. The homonymic neologism Joshikosei (女子校生, Joshikosei^?) which can mean a female student is used in many titles to promote the product without breaking censorship laws. This fact may be seen in popular places of Japan such as Akihabara or Den Den Town at Tokyo and Osaka respectively.

Japanese AV also caters to many more fetishes than might be imagined (or thought legal) by non-Japanese. Schoolgirl or uniform themed AV dovetails with the aforementioned 'non-consensual' genre—rape (レイプ, reipu^?)—are common. SM, rope bondage, bestiality, virgins (or at least ones with the girl bleeding from her vagina), internal male climax or cream-pies (中出し, nakadashi^?), lesbians (レズ, rezu^?), along with more eccentric fetishes (soap, office ladies, game shows) are all covered. Instead of using the term 'high school girl' the generic label 'schoolgirl' is used (although Attacker's Shark label has a long-running schoolgirl rape series titled Hi-School Girl Confinement and Rape in Turn, at least in the earlier entries of the series).

Impacts on other cultures

Copyright infringement has created a problem in places where legal copies are purchased such as Asia, U.S. and Europe. To avoid spending money on hiring translators for conversations that often precedes an act of sex, it has become normal to cut and piece together a video filled with various scenes of sex and nothing else. Further, to avoid the need for explaining a scene, especially on infringing copies in countries where violence in pornography is heavily censored, videos with simulated rape scenes became a niche of Japanese pornography. What resulted was that outside of Japan, Japanese pornography came to be synonymous with violence in sex, with those watching believing that such fantasies are disproportionately represented in Japan^{[citation needed]}.

The West

Animated "hentai" pornography, especially of the more extreme sorts, is often regarded as one of Japan's major cultural exports by North Americans and Europeans. Hardcore pornography is the most popular, and Japanese pornography is widely regarded as being violent and extreme. On the other hand, softcore pornography and idol artbooks have a small and separate following. The market for Japanese pornography is still growing in the West^{[citation needed]}. Hentai tankōbon on display in Japan Hentai )   is a Japanese word that can be used to mean metamorphosis or abnormality. In Japan hentai has a strong negative connotation, and is commonly used to mean sexually perverted. In the West the term is used as slang for sexually explicit or...

Types of publications

Magazines

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

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
• oks-online
• Odysseus Publishing
• 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 Bukkusu
• Wanimagazine
• Yaziyo

Studios

• Arisu Japan
• Atlas 21
• Bauhaus
• Big Morkal
• Garomage - nude photography videos
• Giga
• h.m.p.[1] - publishes Tiffany label
• Indies Media
• Japan Home Video
• Japanese 18
• Kasakura Shuppansha
• Kuki[2]- major studio
• Kurisutaru Eizou
• Lahaina Tokai
• Moodyz
• Next 11
• Reddo Totsugekitai
• S1 No.1 Style
• SexiA [3]
• Shai Kikaku
• Soft On Demand - former indie studio turned major, I Energy is one of their labels
• Take Shobou
• Total Media Agency
• Uchu Kikaku - major studio associated with Eichi Shuppan publishers
• Yellow Box

Moodyz is one of Japans largest adult film producers, featuring a popular catalog of VHS and DVD titles. ... Japanese adult video company specializing in Bukkake. ...

Personalities

• Ai Iijima
• Aika Miura
• Anna Ohura
• Azumi Kawashima
• Bunko Kanazawa
• Chocoball Mukai
• Keiko Nakazawa
• Sakura Sena
• Sora Aoi
• Maria Ozawa
• Yuka Koide
• Hikaru Koto

See also Category:Japanese porn stars Ai Iijima ) (born 31 October 1972 in Tokyo, Japan) is a Japanese media personality. ... Yuu Hasegawa (長谷川優), or Aika Miura (三浦あいか) as Westerners might put it, (born November 2, 1975) in Kanagawa Prefecture, Japan), was a Japanese pornography model and actress, now apparently retired. ... Anna Ohura ) is a Japanese AV (adult video) performer and model, known for her prodigious (100-centimeter, metric I-cup) natural breasts. ... Azumi Kawashima in a Japanese idol magazine in one of her quintessential roles as schoolgirl. ... Bunko Kanazawa ) is a prolific and well-known Japanese adult film actress, who has been called one of the biggest AV idols in Japan. ... Chocoball Mukai is a Japanese pornography actor and professional wrestler. ... 1980s Japanese AV actress Keiko Nakazawa in a gracefully erotic pose. ... Sakura Sena , , born January 31, 1975) is a big-busted Japanese glamour model known for her prodigious 32 G cup breasts and wispy 23 waist. ... Sora Aoi ) (also known as Sola Aoi) is a Japanese AV idol, nude model, and media personality. ... Maria Ozawa ), also known as Miyabi ) (born January 8, 1986), is a popular Japanese AV idol. ... Hikaru Koto or Hikaru Coto (古都 ひかる, Koto Hikaru) is a Japanese adult movie actress and model. ...

Genres

• Bukkake
• Futanari
• Gokkun
• Group sex
  • Gang bang
• Hamedori
• Japanese bondage
• Lotion play
• Sexual fetishism
  • Foot fetishism
• Roshutsu
• Tamakeri
• Zenra
• Nakadashi

For the Japanese noodle preparation method, see udon. ... Futanari (二成, 二形; ふたなり; a compound word meaning two form in Japanese) can mean both the subjects of a special type of pornographic anime or manga (commonly known in the West as hentai), or the genre itself. ... This article or section does not cite any references or sources. ... Peter Fendi, 1835 Group sex is sexual behaviour involving more than two participants at the same time. ... For other uses, see Gang bang (disambiguation). ... Hamedori (ハメ撮り) is a way to film a pornographic video and it is done by having the male actor film as he is in the act of sex. ... Cover of Shibari, the Art of Japanese Bondage Shibari ) is a Japanese word that literally means to tie or to bind. It is used in Japan to describe the artful use of twine to tie objects or packages. ... Lotion-Play is a popular form of erotica in Japan involving the use of copious amounts of sex lubricant which in the Japanese language is referred to as lotion ). Typically it involves sexual intercourse in a pool or bath filled with lotion, or lotion being poured over the participants during... Two women in handcuffs and latex miniskirts and tops - Latex and PVC fetishism Wikinews has related news: Dr. Joseph Merlino on sexuality, insanity, Freud, fetishes and apathy Sexual fetishism is the sexual attraction for material and terrestrial objects while in reality the essence of the object is inanimate and sexless. ... Foot fetishism is a pronounced fetishistic sexual interest in human feet. ... Roshutsu is a genre of pornography in Japan featuring getting naked outdoors, and by extension, often having sex outdoors in places like parks. ... Tamakeri is a recently introduced type of Japanese fetish pornography. ... // General term Zenra ( 全裸 ) is a Japanese expression whose literal translation is completely nude. It is a genre of pornography whose title seems redundant (completely nude pornography). Zenra differentiates itself from other proclivities in that the subjects are usually groups of women participating in everyday tasks that they might otherwise perform...

See also

• Chronology of adult videos in Japan
• Eirin
• Hadaka Apron
• List of Japanese sex terms
• Pornography in the United States
• European pornography

This is a chronological history of the AV (adult video) industry in Japan. ... Eirin ) is the abbreviated name for Eiga Rinri Kanri Iinkai ), Japans movie regulator. ... Hadaka apron (裸エプロン), from the Japanese word hadaka, meaning nude, and the English word apron, is the word for a small niche clothing fetish. ... This is a list of Japanese sex terms. ... Pornography may use any of a variety of media — written and spoken text, photos, movies, etc. ... Pornography in Europe is dominated by a few pan-European producers and distributors, the most notable of which is the Private Media Group that had successfully claimed the throne of Color Climax Corporation in early 1990s. ...

Further reading

• Constantine, Peter (2004). Japan's Sex Trade: A Journey Through Japan's Erotic Subcultures. Tokyo: Yen Books. ISBN 4-900737-00-3. 
• Weisser, Thomas, and Yuko Mihara Weisser. Japanese Cinema Encyclopedia: The Sex Films. Miami: Vital Books, 1998. ISBN 1889288527.

Peter Constantine (born 1963, London, United Kingdom) is a British and American award-winning literary translator who has translated literary works from German, Russian, French, Modern Greek, Italian, Albanian, Dutch, and Slovene. ...

External links

• Japanese Porn
• "The Emergence of Japanese Pornography into the United States", by Christina Kinney. Paper, 14 December 1999.
• Japan: From xyclopedia - "the history of pornography and sexual expression" in Japanese film.
• "Pornography, Rape and Sex Crimes in Japan", by Milton Diamond, Ayako Uchiyama. International Journal of Law and Psychiatry 22(1): 1–22. 1999.
• "Why is Japanese Porn Censored?" A Japan Probe article (January 31, 2006 2:51 am).
• "A Star is Porn", by Kjell Fornander. Tokyo Journal, July 1992. An overview of the Japanese pornographic film and video industry.
• "Obscenity and Article 175 of the Japanese Penal Code: A Short Introduction to Japanese Censorship", by Joaquín da Silva.
• "The DVD list of Japanese Pornography in Japan", by ryohin(Japanese), 27 September 2007.
• Anti Japanese Pornography (pro-censorship)