Also If the do censer any thing its usually only the vulva, but they do a crappy job at it. (other times if its like manga they don't even draw it)

What supernatural phenomenon do you mean? Like ghosts or what?

"Haunted" places are pretty popular - but I don`t think alien or conspiracy theories are very popular.

Little bit of both ( I stayed with a someone who said that they like ghosts others Ive met say that they don't like them) it goes both ways i think, But most Japanese (ones Ive met) do think there are such things.

A lot of the time they will have parades with the Kamisama (spirit or god) or of each district of a town. They do this to please the Kamisama so that it will continue to bring good luck, they do this not out of tradition but becasue they really think it will help ( I thing this way too)

sorry thats a close to supernatural as i can get. (or know XD)

I read somewhere that the Japanese view sex essentially as an entertainment commodity. Could this possibly have anything to do with the nature of the country's predominant religions (Shinto and Buddhism)? Supposedly these religions do not have any particular doctrines or moral standpoints with regard to what's "right and wrong" in sex.

~annelie

religion
 

I heard that Japanese are not religios so i dont know why they would believe in ghosts or have beliefes about sex based on religion.

People keep telling me that Japanese dont care much about nudity but i think this just applies to the same sex. Like, at public bath houses or onsens its only the same sex that can see eachother naked (unless its mixed bathing, but i think thats somewhat rare).

I have heard alot about censoring like it used to be that you werent aloud to draw pubic hair in Manga. I guess it was pre-hentai...also i have heard about Manga like "Rape Man" "Koroshiya Ichi" and anime like "Midori" being banned.

Oh, and by the way im not a pervert i just wanna know...

They do because most of the time it is out in the open. It isn't exactly like behind the counters or anything. I walked into the convenience store one time and one of my students was standing by the rack just flipping through one of the magazines. "Kenta, shouldn't you be studying English?"

tradion religion
 

I think they just practice tradion because they want to keep the asian feel of the countrie alive even when its so modern and western. Also because its fun.

Maybe Japanese do tend to believe in supernatural stuff but they just dont have the time to practice....it is a very busy place after all.