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Japan's legal age for adult videos

Japan's legal minimum age to perform in adult videos was lowered to 18 in April 2022, with new protections for young performers

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Jan 9, 2026

What is the legal age of consent for pornography in Japan compared to other countries?

Japan raised its national age of sexual consent from 13 to 16 in 2023, bringing the statutory baseline closer to many Western countries, while a patchwork of prefectural bylaws and separate statutes r...

Jan 9, 2026

Are there any specific regulations for foreign adult film actors working in Japan?

There are no Japan-specific rules that single out “foreign adult film actors” for separate criminal treatment, but a patchwork of criminal obscenity law, immigration/visa rules, industry self-regulati...