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5.1 Eroticism and the adult industry in Japan: sexuality, pornography, and shibari

Estimated reading time: 26 minutes.

Sexuality and pornography are two different things, but if we want to fully understand shibari, we must approach them through a single critical lens. Their contemporary context in Japan, anchored in a historical and cultural legacy, explains much of the “perversion” this practice involves and helps us distinguish between artistic creation, fiction, and tragic real events.

5.1.1 Sexuality in the Edo period

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5.1.2 The complexity of feelings in shibari and rape culture in Japan

5.1.2 Rape culture in Japan

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5.1.3 A history of striptease theaters in Japan (1946–2000)

5.1.3 Striptease in Japan

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5.1.4 The AV Law and its impact on Japanese shibari

5.1.4 The new AV Law

The new AV Law (AV新法, AV shinpo) came into force in Japan on June 23, 2022, and completely upended the country’s pornography industry and, with it, the professional shibari sector.

Estimated reading time: 14 minutes.

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5.1.5 Shame: exposure and vulnerability

In erotic shibari, shame only arises when there is a chance that another person may gain access to a private part of us that makes us vulnerable, and exposure goes far beyond showing the body.

Estimated reading time: 12 minutes.

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5.1 Eroticism and the adult industry in Japan: sexuality, pornography, and shibari

5.1.1 Sexuality in the Edo period

5.1.2 Rape culture in Japan

5.1.3 Striptease in Japan

5.1.4 The new AV Law

5.1.5 Shame: exposure and vulnerability

Sign Up for the Online Erotic Shibari Course in English

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