Japan-made sexual media, such as pornography including adult videos, comics (manga), animation (anime) and games, are now quite popular in all over the world. As you may know, Japan is a big exporter of pornography which is called "Japorn" or "Hentai." You also may have heard the term "yellow fever."
In late years, the young people in your country (probably!) are able to see Japan-made sexual contents more frequently by the spread of the Internet.
The characteristics of Japanese pornography is that women represented there are always passive and obedient to men.
However, this situation often causes troubles for Japanese women in overseas. While I lived in Canada, I have heard that Japanese women tend to be seemed easy to hook up with, and be asked abnormal sexual play by Canadian men.
In order to deal with this, Media Literacy education for Japan-made pornography would be necessary not only in Japan but also in foreign countries. Media Literacy means the ability to analyze media critically.
We should teach the watchers of Japan-made
pornography that it is different from reality and its expression violates women’s
human rights. I hope this approach would lead to the world of gender equality.
Facing the coming opening of the Tokyo Olympics, as a president of the Association of Sexual Media Literacy Education in Japan, I am going to discuss some more about pornography in this country. Stay connected!
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