Damn, it's the Tokyo Olympics again.
Japanese media reported yesterday that 7-Eleven and Lawson have decided to remove adult magazines from their shelves by the end of August. The reasons are simple: some women might feel uncomfortable reading them, and to prevent underage children from receiving health education in the stores, the most important reason is the upcoming Tokyo Olympics; they don't want to leave a bad impression on tourists coming to watch the games…
Sigh, if I have nothing to do now, I won't be able to browse new releases in convenience stores while simultaneously practicing my face recognition skills. But there's nothing I can do; for the Japanese government, hosting a successful Tokyo Olympics is paramount. Besides building the best infrastructure, they also need to change negative international perceptions, and unfortunately, the adult industry has become their target.
Seeing adult magazines being removed from convenience stores, I think everyone knows who's behind making the censorship so much bigger and thicker, and why so many people in the uncensored industry have been arrested. The Japanese government just wants to host a successful Tokyo Olympics.
c4f3e2fe9247b3dd58c906fe8964a6.jpgOkay, now that I've vented a bit, let's talk about adult culture in convenience stores:
Actually, Japanese convenience stores have been selling magazines introducing adult videos for a long time. In the early days, you could even browse them freely. Back in the dial-up era before the internet was widespread, many people would hide in convenience stores and get hard. However, later, because underage children were seen reading them in stores, and some female customers felt uncomfortable having those magazines on convenience store shelves for everyone to browse, they were eventually sealed off and no longer allowed to read them…
Of course, the biggest problem is that the rise of the internet has gradually caused these magazines to lose their market, and many businesses have closed down. When I went to Japan on a business trip recently, I noticed those magazines lying alone on the shelves, completely ignored. So, strictly speaking, this move to force them to withdraw from convenience stores won't significantly harm the businesses (they're already badly injured, so one more move won't make a difference); its symbolic significance is much greater.
As for what other moves the Japanese government might make before the Tokyo Olympics, we'll have to wait and see.
Photo of actress: Aira
