
Article 175 of the Penal Code is currently a hot topic in Japan. This law prohibits the dissemination or display of "obscene material" to an unspecified or large number of people. For example, selling uncensored depictions of genitalia, even in manga form, is highly likely to result in arrest and severe penalties. Overseas users may have also seen parts of Japanese content blacked out or blurred. Even Japanese people cannot explain what benefits these censorship practices bring to society. While I do not advocate for conforming cultural practices to those of other countries, this practice, which is inexplicable even to Japanese people, should be changed, and I would like to bring it up for discussion in the Diet.










