Although pornography has a strong following across Asia, scholars rarely discuss amateur Asian pornography. When they do address it, analyses typically rely on seminal texts from porn studies research and employ theories which may not resonate well with East Asian audiences.

Asia, despite enacting laws banning sale, possession and viewing of pornography, boasts some of the longest viewing sessions ever.

Culture of Pornography in Japan or China

Tensions between China and Japan flared into nationalistic demonstrations across China this autumn, prompting some Chinese net users to vent their fury online. Pornography featuring Japanese content saw an upsurge in searches on popular sex – streaming website Pornhub; searches including terms such as ‘Japanese’ and ‘hentai’ rose rapidly (despite not ranking among top 10 most searched-for categories such as lesbian or MILF).

Japan produces sexually explicit material which is sometimes controversial – such as its wartime military prostitution system – but the government remains relatively compliant in regulating pornography, maintaining a robust adult industry in Japan and exporting this activity across East Asian nations where pornographic entertainment is popular with both men and women alike.

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