Pornography in Asia is pornography created in Asia, watched in Asia, or consumed or displayed in other parts of the world as one or more genres of Asian porn. Internet pornography was outlawed in the People's Republic of China effective , when state censors issued guidelines requiring that all websites remove any pornographic material. Since , the production of pornographic films has been banned by state censors, the State Administration of Radio, Film and Television 's prohibition on pornography has been complete, and the government has shown no signs of changing course.
Directors, producers, and actors involved in pornographic films have been barred from competing in any film competitions. Any film studio found in violation may have its license revoked. In Hong Kong , pornography is illegal if sold or shown to children under 18 years of age, if it is publicly displayed except within the confines of and only visible from inside a "bona fide art gallery or museum" , or if it is sold without being wrapped completely with an "easily noticeable" warning stating that the material may be offensive and may not be distributed to minors.
Pornography in Japan includes pornography ranging from well-known sex acts such as bukkake to sexual fetish pornography such as tamakeri. As in Europe, photographs of nudes are not uncommon in the mainstream media. In the s and s, the strongest prohibition was against showing pubic hair or adult genitalia.
Imported magazines would have the pubic hair scratched out, and even the most explicit videos could not portray it. Starting around , photobook publishers began challenging this ban to the point where pubic hair is now fairly well accepted. Close-ups of genitalia remain proscribed. In , the government enacted a law banning photos and videos of naked children.
Manga and anime remain largely unregulated, although large publishers tend to self-censor or specify that characters are at least 18 years of age. The s, in Japanese pornography, was the era of the independent Pink film. In the years since the end of World War II, eroticism had been gradually making its way into Japanese cinema. The first kiss to be seen in Japanese film—discreetly half-hidden by an umbrella—caused a national sensation in Takechi would remake Daydream as Japan's first theatrical hardcore film in , starring Kyoko Aizome.
