Japan
Japanese Manga Industry Hit by Credit Card Companies' Anti-Porn Restrictions
Japanese manga retailers are reporting pressure from multinational credit card companies — many based in the U.S. and targeted by anti-porn religious conservatives — to censor their content if they wish to maintain their current payment processing arrangements.
'90s Japanese Performer Sues to Remove Titles from Streaming Site
Former Japanese performer Miyuki Ariga is suing adult streaming site Fanza to remove four titles in which she appeared in 1994.
Japanese Performers, Stakeholders Rally to Save Industry From Controversial Law
Hundreds of protesters marched alongside Japanese adult industry professionals on Friday to protest a controversial 2022 law that regulates the country’s adult video (AV) sector, and which they contend has destabilized the industry.
Japanese 'Silver Porn' Performer Emi Toda Profiled by The Guardian
British newspaper The Guardian has profiled 65-year-old Japanese adult performer Emi Toda, noted for her work as a leading talent in the Japanese adult video (JAV) “silver porn” genre.
Vice Profiles 'World's Oldest Porn Star' Ogasawara in New Documentary
Vice has released a short documentary about Yuko Ogasawara, who is often billed as “the world’s oldest Japanese adult video star.”
Hong Kong Performer Erena So's Japanese AV Debut Hailed as Groundbreaking
Erena So’s debut in Japan is being hailed across Asia as a groundbreaking phenomenon for Chinese performers unapologetically promoting their sex content in the region’s premier adult video market.
Japanese JAV Site R18.com to Shut Down
Japanese JAV site R18.com has announced through its homepage that it will cease operations on Jan. 31, 2023.
New Japanese Regulations Already Harming Adult Performers
Weeks after the Japanese parliament passed a law purporting to protect female talent from supposedly predatory adult industry contracts, noted performer and “JAV idol” Sakura Tsukishima has revealed on Twitter that she was forced to give up her apartment due to unreasonable changes the legislation is forcing on the local adult industry.
Japanese Proposal Enabling Adult Performers to Void Their Own Contracts Becomes Law
A Japanese legislative proposal passed into law on Wednesday, allowing anyone who signs a contract to appear in “pornographic productions” to void that contract at any time for any reason.
New Japanese Law Would Enable All Porn Performers to Void Contracts
A legislative debate about lowering the age of legal majority in Japan, which quickly devolved into a sensationalist campaign about adult performers aged 18-19, has now morphed into a proposed new law under which anyone who signs a contract to appear in “pornographic productions” could void that contract at any time for any reason.
Japan Moves Forward With Regulation of Porn Without Input From Adult Industry
A controversial bill that will effectively change the way adult content is produced in Japan, and which has sparked protest among the Japanese adult video community, passed the Japanese Lower House today on its way to being signed into law.
Porn Complicates Japan's Debate on Lowering Age of Legal Majority to 18
As Japan debates lowering the age of legal majority from 20 to 18, a legislator has asked the prime minister to create an exception in the new laws so that 18- and 19-year-olds employed as performers in the adult industry can still get out of their contracts without a penalty, as has been the case until now.
Svakom Reports Successful 2022 FemTech Health Expo Japan Experience
Svakom is reporting a successful experience with the 2022 FemTech Health Expo in Japan.
Japanese Webmaster Arrested for 'Unblurring' Pirated Porn
A Japanese webmaster was arrested last week for posting copyrighted content by local studios after unblurring the pixelated areas around the genitals, which the country’s peculiar obscenity laws mandate.
Shibari to Bitcoin: A Look at Adult in Japan
Japan has always been a world of its own, existing in both a distant past and far future at the same time. Its culture hangs onto conservative practices and age-bound hierarchies whilst its tech sector blasts ahead.
Japan Faces Calls to Criminalize Non-Consensual Posting of 'Sexualized' SFW Pictures
Japanese privacy activists concerned about the online sharing of images without the subject’s approval are attempting to create criminal liability over the posting of SFW images “in a sexualized manner," using the upcoming Tokyo Olympics as justification.
Japan: Adult Magazines Face Trouble Ahead of Tokyo Olympics
Social pressure surrounding the upcoming Tokyo Olympics has resulted in distribution troubles for traditional Japanese adult magazines, which have drastically harmed the already dwindling sector.
Adult Time, Prestige Japan Ink Content Partnership
Adult Time has inked a content partnership with Japanese adult studio Prestige, starting with this week's release of the first episode of "Close-Up Eroticism" starring AV idol Mizuho Uehara.
Australian Customs Authorities Block Hentai Imports Amidst Calls for Censorship
Japanese pop culture retailer J-List was informed earlier this month by shipping company DHL Japan that “Australian customs have started rejecting packages containing any adult product,” among vocal calls by local politicians to crack down on hentai anime and manga and to fully enforce Australia’s vaguely worded anti-porn import rules.
Japan-Based Will Co. Sues Avgle.com for Copyright Infringement
Japan-based adult entertainment company Will Co., Ltd. has filed a lawsuit against Avgle.com and its operators for infringing on 50 of its U.S. registered copyrights.