Japan Contents Review Center

The Japan Contents Review Center (JCRC) (日本コンテンツ審査センター, Nihon Kontentsu Shinsa Sentā) is a Japanese video and game rating organization. It is a voluntary organization to ensure adherence to Japanese obscenity laws, which prohibit any display of genitals. This is accomplished by a mosaic pixelation applied to videos and games being sold in Japan.

Japan Contents Review Center

日本コンテンツ審査センター
Pronunciation	Nihon Kontentsu Shinsa Sentā
Predecessor	Nihon Ethics of Video Association Content Soft Association
Formation	December 1, 2010; 14 years ago (2010-12-01)
Type	self-regulatory
Purpose	Ensuring adult videos and games adhere to Japanese obscenity laws
Headquarters	Shinjuku, Tokyo, Japan
Location	Japan
Area served	Japan
Website	eizorin.or.jp

History

JCRC was founded on December 1, 2010 as Ethics Organization of Video (映像倫理機構, Eizō Rinri Kikō) after the dissolution of both the Nihon Ethics of Video Association (NEVA) and the Content Soft Association (CSA).^[1][2]

JCRC was interviewed by the organization Human Rights Now (HRN) about its policies.^[2]