I had no reason not to gawk however, and did so keenly. A man in a doctor’s coat stood beside a gorgeous young woman, naked but for a large area of pixelation stretching from hip to hip. Display of pubic hair is illegal in Japan, rendering the whole erotic industry impotent to achieve its objective. Even my Japanese teacher thought this was a stupid law, but it’s still in effect. One of my friends dated a girl who’s job it was to scratch the offensive areas out of every imported men’s magazine. And for this enormous task, her tool of trade was… a pin. Even manga are drawn with the pubic region whited out, like a brilliant burst of sunlight emanating from between the legs.