Questions tagged [japan]
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How far does Japanese censorship law go?
Japan has some really strange censorship laws, where porn or other pornographic material needs to be censored at all times.
However, there are uncensored versions of Black Bible available. Apparantly, it's because the original studio licensed it to…
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What if a law creates a dangerous situation?
In Saitama (not sure of city or prefecture) they created a law that if a cyclist rings a bell at a pedestrian then they can get a 10000 yen fine. So if you are a cyclist and you down a pedestrian because they don't know you are there because you are…
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Do genitals need to be censored even in non-pornographic works in Japan?
Building on this question, I want to know how the law is interpreted for things that just happen to feature nudity, but aren't meant to be consumed as "pornographic material". Example: sculptures, images or 3d models of naked people. How does the…
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