Urahon - Urabon

Japanese: 裏本 - うらぼん
Urahon - Urabon

...Pornography is something that is underground, as opposed to something that can be made public. In that case, terms such as "underground books" and "underground videos" in modern Japan would also be appropriate for pornography. However, there is no absolute standard for distinguishing the two.

*Some of the terminology explanations that refer to "underground books" are listed below.

Source | Heibonsha World Encyclopedia 2nd Edition | Information

Japanese:

…表に出せるものに対して,裏のものをポルノグラフィーというわけである。とすれば,〈裏本〉〈裏ビデオ〉などという現代日本におけるいい方もポルノグラフィーにふさわしいことになる。 しかし両者を分ける絶対的な規準はない。…

※「裏本」について言及している用語解説の一部を掲載しています。

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