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Law to Prevent and Assist AV Performance Victims

A law passed in Japan to protect adult video performers by requiring contracts, disclosing expectations, and granting the right to withdraw consent.

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Jan 30, 2026
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Do Japan’s criminal laws or the Entertainment Businesses Control Law (風営法) contain separate age restrictions for adult entertainment performers?

’s criminal code and the (風営法, often called Fueiho or the Entertainment Business Act) regulate venues and acts but do not, in the reporting provided, create a distinct statutory minimum age solely for...

Feb 1, 2026

How does Japan regulate online pornography and obscenity on digital platforms?

regulates online pornography and obscenity primarily through an older criminal obscenity statute—Article 175 of the Penal Code—which has been interpreted to require the censorship of explicit genitali...