Can you believe it? The annual revenue of Japan's pornography industry has reached a staggering 70 billion US dollars, accounting for one percent of the total GDP of the whole year. All kinds of audio-visual products, books and periodicals emerge in an endless stream, not only taking root in their own countries, but also spreading to the whole world. So what is it that makes Japan's pornography industry so developed?
In this regard, we may be able to see a little bit of cattiness from the Japanese creation myth. In the "Ancient Chronicle", such a story was recorded. Legend has it that during the chaotic period, an egg suddenly appeared between heaven and earth. In this egg, a man and a woman and two brothers and sisters were born. One is called Izanagi and the other is called Izanami. They were born on a vast island with a large pillar in the middle that led straight to heaven and earth. In the process of chasing around the pillar, the two brothers and sisters found something that they did not have in each other, so they combined into a complete person and gave birth to the earliest Japanese ancestors.
In the book, when telling this matter, a large number of explicit or implicit sexual descriptions and sexual innuendo are added. Since mythological stories are the first ideology after the enlightenment of the human mind, they profoundly express the early culture of a nation. And preserved as a collective unconscious, it affected the development direction of the entire nation. Therefore, the Japanese people's tolerance and indulgence of sexual concepts have long been deeply rooted in ancient myths and legends.
At a time when Japan's human civilization has developed slightly, it is subject to the limitations of its own environment. The scramble for land and water has resulted in countless violence and wars, which have led to a once imbalance in the proportion of men and women. The best way to solve this problem is to dilute the concept of shame and encourage the birth of men, as Japan does. In addition, in ancient Japan, a female ninja was developed to replace the missing male soldiers.
This kind of specially cultivated female ninja is like a walking poison storehouse, and the general monitoring methods cannot detect the severe poison contained in their bodies. But as long as you have sex with a man, you will make the other person's whole body fester and die. Usually, one female ninja can infect and kill the enemy, hundreds of male soldiers. This kind of means can not be described as poisonous, compared with the average male soldier, there are extremely considerable benefits. Especially when dealing with enemy boss-level figures, it can play an amazing effect. From this, we can also see that the pornography industry has long had a basis for the development of ancient Japan.
During the Heian period and the Kamakura shogunate in Japan, due to years of conquest, the land was barren and the labor force was lacking. Some women from poor families had no choice but to sell their hue in exchange for survival. At this critical juncture of life and death, no moral or ceremonial restrictions exist.
In addition, the victorious side usually reduced the wives and daughters of the defeated party to prostitutes for the enjoyment of samurai and soldiers, thus forming Japan's earliest pornography industry. After a long period of development, this industry has gradually been accepted and recognized by people. Even in the Warring States period, this shame was completely wiped out.
In 1592, a rebellion sparked by Toyotomi Hideyoshi ended in a crushing defeat under the combined attack of Daimyō and Joseon. The perennial civil war and this defeat have almost completely withered the men in Japan. When Toyotomi Hideyoshi saw this, he felt that in the long run, the whole of Japan might perish. So he directly ordered that all women who could have children must carry a futon when they went out. Any man you meet outside, whether familiar or unfamiliar, women must sleep together as long as the other person wants to increase their chances of pregnancy and childbearing.
This is also why Japanese women wear kimonos and tie a small package behind their backs. However, with the development of the times, this package slowly became an ornament, no longer the previous role, but became a storage box for Japanese women. However, this extreme tolerance and even indulgence of sexual concepts has taken root in the hearts of Japanese people, and eventually caused the flood of Japanese pornography.
The real rise of The Japanese industry should have been after World War II. During World War II, Japan opened up a large number of "comfort stations", causing indelible harm to many Asian women. Moreover, Japan is a typical patriarchal country, and with the expansion of militarism, the status of men has become higher, while the status of women has plummeted. Therefore, in this case, the Japanese authorities called on all women to serve the men who went to war.
Under the influence of this kind of thinking, some women who are not deeply involved in the world, or because of their family situation, choose to act as military prostitutes, and have been allowed to play with them since then, becoming a tool for the Japanese army to release pressure. But when Japan was defeated, these Japanese prostitutes who were sent back to China had no means of livelihood for a while, and had to pick up their old ways again. Since then, it has fallen deeper and deeper, and my whole life has been ruined.
The Japanese soldiers who returned home after the defeat had nowhere to release their emotions because of their emotional repression, and most of them were immersed in the mood of alcoholism, quarrels and pleasure-buying. In order to revitalize the economy and restore the population, the Japanese authorities have mostly adopted a very tolerant attitude towards the development of this pornography industry. So under the influence of the general environment, Japan's pornography industry ushered in the spring of development.
In addition, after Japan's defeat, a large number of American troops entered Japan. From time to time, there are stories of U.S. troops stationed in Japan violating Japanese women. Faced with social panic and increasing violence. The Japanese cabinet held an emergency meeting, and after discussion, it was decided to open a large number of wind and moon places near the US military base in Japan for the US military to seek pleasure and entertainment, in an attempt to dispel social contradictions, and at the same time there was a willingness to borrow seeds from the US military. Japanese men are short in stature, American soldiers are tall and mighty, and Japan is delusional to improve the genes of the entire country through this move. It turns out that Japan did, but it was a staggering move.
And those Japanese right-wingers who were frantically clamoring in World War II have now turned into mercenary businessmen, earning money for the skin and flesh of these prostitutes. Although the resolution was repealed after only one year of existence, it was during this year that hundreds of thousands of pornography practitioners were produced, and the power of the Japanese industry has been out of control ever since.
In the 1960s, feminist ideas spread around the world, and Japan's self-proclaimed total Westernization naturally had to keep up with this trend. However, in reality, Japan's male-dominated society for thousands of years cannot be transformed by a change in policy. However, the Japanese authorities cannot manage so much, regardless of their own national conditions, and insist on connecting with Western society. Even all kinds of jobs and social benefits are forced on women. And this will undoubtedly seriously infringe on the interests of men.
And with the further vigorous development of the women's movement, the status of women has ushered in earth-shaking changes, and has formed a serious confrontation with the entire patriarchal society. Someone once jokingly said that if you accidentally touch a woman's hand on the subway, then you might as well give her a punch. Because then you are committing only minor intentional injuries, not more serious indecency, which is much heavier than the former.
Therefore, in Japanese men's society, a "misogyny" has gradually formed. They neither deal with women nor fall in love with women. It can be said that in their entire real life, they are completely detached from the existence of women. One by one, they have become otaku, through various "small films" and various sex toys, to satisfy their own desires, which has further led to the development and growth of the pornography industry.
Those women who have just ushered in liberation, because of the wave of feminism set off by the whole society, their rights and interests have been unprecedentedly strengthened. At a time when Japan's economy was booming, many companies were willing to pay women much more than they valued. At this time, women occupied a very powerful position not only in economic but also in social thought. They are no longer dependent on men and are able to rely on themselves. And because of the development of the pornography industry, men are no longer needed and can satisfy their own desires.
However, at this time, women did not put the mighty women's movement on the right track, but became increasingly lost in the moneyistic society, buying famous brands, carrying famous bags, driving luxury cars, going in and out of various high-end places, and spending money. The supremacy of money, brand-name worship and the pursuit of high-priced goods have become consumer trends, and nearly half of the world's luxury goods are sold to Japanese women. However, all of this was completely destroyed by the outbreak of a crisis.
In the 1990s, a financial crisis broke out in Japan. The securities market collapsed, thousands of banks closed their doors, the real estate industry came to a near standstill, a large number of companies went bankrupt, and all walks of life were severely affected. The situation of women has fallen into a trough. Due to the sudden emergence of the economic crisis, many companies had to lay off employees, and the first to be laid off were these shiny vases.
These unemployed women suddenly cut off their financial resources, but the luxurious life has not changed. In order to continue to maintain a high-end life, they chose to go to the sea to sell art. From the people who sat and made money, they have become the people who are now lying down to make money, but such money is really easy to earn. The economic downturn has led many people to seek joy and pleasure and gain spiritual comfort. Against this backdrop, the pornography industry became the only industry that stood firm and flourished during the financial crisis.
For them, the booming pornography industry is not only a huge source of income, but also a panacea for many Japanese people to alleviate mental stress. Now they take it as a pleasure to challenge traditional sexual morality. The view that sexual reticence is no longer appropriate and should be abandoned. Sex became a topic that could be easily discussed. The pornography industry has become the largest pillar industry in Japan. AV movies, female worries have become synonymous with Japan. So what serious impact has such a widespread pornography industry had on the social development of Japan?
First of all, the biggest harm of this industry is the destruction of young people's values. Because of the seduction of money and the influence of social climate, many young people have developed a hedonistic concept of the supremacy of money. Reluctance to engage in formal work that is hard and requires a lot of energy. One by one, the "cowherds" and "princesses" who became the places of the wind and moon sold their hues in exchange for corresponding rewards.
Secondly, the pornography industry has also caused serious damage to the married life and conjugal relations in the family. Many couples have weak feelings, usually playing their own and not disturbing each other. When my husband came home, he would shout that I was back, so as not to disturb his wife, who was doing things at home. It is not uncommon for a seventy-year-old man to ignore his elderly wife and spend all day with a young and beautiful silicone doll. About one in six Japanese women have had extramarital affairs, and they have no shame about this practice, but take it for granted.
In addition, many young people of marriageable age have lost interest in marriage and their sex life because of the influence of pornography. As a result, the fertility rate of the entire Japanese nation is very low, and the aging is very serious. Those Japanese men who are immersed in pornography are not only getting worse and worse physically, but also corroded by pornography, becoming muddy and unenterprising, and facing double encroachment on their bodies and spirits. In the long run, the whole of Japan may perish.
Now that all kinds of pornography products are widely popular, you must not be deceived. Always remember to stay angry and develop the good habit of self-love. Even if you don't want to get married and have children, I hope you can harvest happy love. Even if you are still enduring the oppression of life at this time, without a definite goal, I hope that you will not give up on yourself, persevere, and eventually find the meaning of life, achieve great success, and live the life you want to live.