Maybe some of you will disagree, but from my experience (a foreigner living in Japan for several years) porn consumption is very normalized and accepted in Japan. Porn does not seem to be taboo or frowned upon at all. I’m sure there are some that do, but it general it seems to be a normal part of life/society. It seems to be widely accepted that all guys watch porn, and women don’t seem to have an issue with their boyfriends/husbands watching porn.
This surprised me considering Japan is such a conservative and traditional country. In my experience many western/liberal countries that are less traditional than Japan have a more taboo/conservative approach to porn (I’m not saying they are conservative about porn, but more so than Japan). For example, people in other countries/cultures on average seem to be much less open and accepting about porn consumption (even if they probably do consume just as much porn).
by Independent_Bill_793