Censorship in Japan

Law

Censorship in Japan

Edited by Heung Wah Wong · Hoi Yan Yau
Routledge November 2020

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ISBN-13
9781138222007
Publisher
Routledge
Publication
November 2020
Format
Hardback
Jurisdiction
U.K. ? Countri(es) for reference only

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This book explores censorship, particularly film and video censorship, in Japan in modern times. It shows how most censorship has been the film and video industry exercising self-censorship, but how this system has been problematic in that it has allowed dominant players in the industry to impose their own standards and exclude independent film makers. It outlines notable obscenity cases, and discusses how industry self-censorship bodies have been undermined both by industry outsiders setting up their own alternative regimes, and by the industry self-censorship bodies themselves being prosecuted for obscenity.

The book also examines the conflict between the obscenity law, introduced in Meiji times when Japan was importing Western models, and the freedom of speech law, which was put in place by the American Occupation administration after the Second World War. The book concludes by assessing the current state of censorship in Japan and likely future developments.

Table of Contents

List of Figures and Tables
Acknowledgements
Glossary
1. Introduction
Major Analytical Themes
Conceptual Schemes
Organization of the Book
Methodological Difficulties
Organization of Chapters
2. A Brief History of Censorship in Japan
Introduction Early censorship in Imperial Japan
Meiji Period
Taisho and Showa Periods
Post-war Japan
From State Censorship to Self-regulatory or industrial Inspection
Conclusion
3. What Is Japanese Adult Video?
Introduction
A Brief History of Japanese Adult Videos
Tantai and Kikaku AVs
Kikaku AVs
The Saviour Ideology
Conclusion
4. Society of Japanese Adult Video Industry: AV studios, regulators and distributors
Introduction
The Organization of AV Makers Wholesalers and Rental Shops
Biderin as a the Most Dominant Self-regulatory Body in the AV industry
Conclusion
5. How Biderin Regime Was Founded? Biderin was the self-regulatory body in the AV industry in the 1980s and 1990s
Introduction
Biderin was a Self-regulatory Body
The Organization of Biderin
The Relationship between Biderin and the State (Police) Control of Wholesalers and Rental Shops
Biderin and AV Makers Inspection Process
Conclusion
6. Medirin: the Emergence of a New Regime in the AV Industry
The Concept of Social Drama
The Breaching Stage
The Crisis Stage: Medirin Getting Recognition
Conclusion
7. From Biderin Via Medirin to Eizorin: The collapse of Biderin and the Return of Order
Introduction
Redressive Stage: Biderin Incident
The New 'Censoring' body: Eizorin Reintegration
The Search for a New Order
Conclusion
8. Adult Video Inspection at Eizorin
Introduction
Inspecting Adult Video at Eizorin
Conclusion
9. Changing Landscapes: The Emergence of a New Categorical Classification of Japanese AVs
Introduction
Medirin and AVs-for-Sale
The Changing Adult Video Landscapes
Conclusion
10. Conclusion
Bibliography
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