Modern artist: Igarashi speaking during a briefing with her lawyers in Tokyo. — AFP
TOKYO: A Japanese artist who makes objects shaped like her vagina was convicted after a high-profile obscenity trial, in a decision likely to reignite accusations of heavy-handed censorship.
The Tokyo District Court slapped Megumi Igarashi with a 400,000 yen (RM14,906) fine, but the penalty was half what prosecutors had demanded as she was also cleared of one of several charges.
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