Hmmmmm......I don't dispute that the adult film industry is very lucrative in a lot of ways, but, like Ceewan said, some documentation would make the statement easier to swallow.
Is it 400 billion gross or net profit? uzzled:
Of course, if any country's adult industry is raking in nearly half a trillion annually, it would have to be Japan. They make the most quality stuff. erfectplan:
Google it I read an article on the matter a year or so ago
. Unfortunately I do not remember on what site but will attempt to find it again to provide to you
I'm guess that's 4oo billion yen, which is around 4 billion USD if that is the case. I guess the porn industry is big in Japan. I mean where else in the world can you get female panties from a vending machine?andalaugh:
The amount of money Japan spends on national defense is equivalent to approximately 46 billion US dollars (2008) annually - less than 1 percent of their gross domestic product. This figure comes from Wikipedia in the following article :
As for annual revenues from pornagraphy and/or other sex related industries, I could find no references. I did, however, find this most interesting scientific paper :
Pornography, r*** and Sex Crimes in Japan.
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