>>714417647>>714417404>>714416781Japan had an economic downturn in the 90s, and a bunch of prudes got into power and blamed it on declining morals. You know those whiny religious right types in America who tried to censor media in the 80s and 90s? they actually won in Japan.
Obviously the economic decline had nothing to do with morals, but media was an easy target. It's why you have 90s era shows rebroadcast with baffling censorship, like reduced or removed nudity, and removing people flipping others off or gore.