A reason not to live in Japan

The title gets you to a Mainichi-MSN article about theaters in Japan being allowed to show a motion picture that depicts human genitals. Apparantly, this is something forbidden by the country's Administration Commission of Motion Picture Code of Ethics, or "Eirin". From the story, I gather that when a film is submitted to the board, Eirin can alter the film as it sees fit, including blocking out the offensive bits. Given the content of some of the Japanese comics I've read, I wouldn't have expected something like this. Huh. Do they then also have a rating system? Anyway, I've concluded, if nothing else, that it's a reason I don't want to live in Japan.