Japan

5 banned books·Ranked #38 of 76 countries

Banned books

Cover of A Handful of Sand

A Handful of Sand

Ishikawa Takuboku

Literary fictionPolitical

Government / national · 1910 · lifted

Cover of Barefoot Gen

Barefoot Gen

Keiji Nakazawa

Graphic novelViolence

Government / national · 2013 · lifted

Imperialism: The Spectre of the Twentieth Century

Imperialism: The Spectre of the Twentieth Century

Kōtoku Shūsui

Non-fictionPolitical fictionPolitical

Government / national · 1901 · lifted

Lady Chatterley's Lover (Japanese translation)

Lady Chatterley's Lover (Japanese translation)

D.H. Lawrence

Literary fictionSexualOther

Government / national · 1950 · lifted

Cover of The Factory Ship

The Factory Ship

Takiji Kobayashi

Literary fictionPolitical

Government / national · 1929 · lifted