I have visited Japan regularly since 1981 and worked in Tokyo for a couple of years. That's the only reason I know something about the country.Originally Posted by Jellybean
As for pixilation, itтАЩs simply a matter of obeying the law! During the 20th century, censorship was always applied to naked images. Post World War II this took the form of blacking out genitalia and public hair. Eventually, producers of such materials got partly round the law by introducing pixilation which at least gives an idea of what is going on. Around the mid-1990s, the law changed and now only applies to genitals.
ItтАЩs all very typical of JapanтАЩs archly conservative society. A great deal is permissible provided it takes place behind closed doors. Indeed, much of this is more graphic than anything to be seen in Thailand. In public, though, the vast majority of Japanese conform strictly to societyтАЩs rules. Breaking those rules is a definite no-no. But a lot of producers now stretch the limits even further and the pixilation/masking is almost negligible. Some entrepreneurs invented anti-pixelation devices and they now do a roaring trade! Also, the internet makes it easier for some producers to get round the law and it is now possible to obtain vdos without any form of pixilation. But there are very few producers doing this, as far as I am aware.