For an explanation of Japanese censorship, see
"Ask John: What’s the Current Status of Japanese Censorship Law?", and in particular the essay (linked in the column)
"Obscenity and Article 175 of the Japanese Penal Code: A Short Introduction to Japanese Censorship".
A bit more from the AnimeNation Hentai forum (read the rules—in
brief here—before posting there!):
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Nunsploitation on 04.20.2008, 05:17 PM in post #6359484:
I saw this post on Adult DVD Talk and it reminded me of this thread. It's about live-action hentai, but he does talk about computers decensoring videos which is the topic of this thread. The original poster was netmonkey and I'm just copying and pasting what he wrote (sans links):
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ALL Japanese porn (AV) is produced without censorship... the cameras don't magically add mosaics. That's done later. So potentially, any movie might be available, but in reality, most studios are locked up tight.
There's UNCENSORED (NO MOSAIC) and DECENSORED (MOSAIC REMOVED) Japanese AV.
DECENSORED involves stripping the mosaic via computer and is only possible in cases where the method for applying the mosaic is known. These titles can be low-quality and evidence of the mosaic can often still be seen. May also be referred to as "decoded" or other terms.
UNCENSORED films are sold outside Japan often through third party companies and are full quality. This is growing, and there's lots of good stuff - i.e. the entire Kokeshi and Kokeshi Cowgirl series is available uncensored, as are many others.
The problem is, many companies haven't bothered to make deals for outside distribution. Also, a lot of stuff perfectly legal in Japan won't make it past American censors, or, when there are US versions released, they're butchered (House of Gommora - Night Nurses Gone Wild was one brutal hack job for example). Harder JAV titles have a lot of SM/Bondage/watersports etc. scenes.
The mosaic now needs to censor only male and female genitals, in the past few years pubic hair became fair game, and the anus need not be censored, although some companies will censor anal penetration with toys - but recently many have dropped this practice [actually in 1991—DW]... and yeah smaller producers are pushing the envelope.
oh and ironically, animal genitalia need not be censored, only human, and bestiality flicks are legal in Japan... so it's a-OK to show a chick blowing a dog, just not a human without the mosaic.
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(I've added quote tags, the link to the original post, and a comment.) The essay "Fogging, Editing and Censorship" in
Japanese Cinema Encyclopedia: The Sex Films, by Thomas Weisser & Yuko Mihara Weisser (Miami: Vital Books, 1998; ISBN 1889288527) gives another brief history of censorship in Japanese cinema.
As for the ban on the importation of (uncensored) porn into Japan, the specific culprit here is Article 21 of the Customs Tariff Law / Fixed Tariffs Law / Customs Standards Law (関税定率法, "Kanzei Teiritsu Hou"), Law No. 54, 1910.
Download a provisional translation here; see page 36:
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(7) Books, drawings, carvings, and any other articles which corrupt, pervert or subvert public security or morals. (excluding those that fall under the category of goods prescribed in the succeeding sub-paragraph);
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