The amazing Britney Spears was once deemed “too stimulating” for the youth of Japan. I can think of many ways to poke fun at that, but for now lets just stick to legal talk. The October 2006 issue of Harpers Bazaar showed Brit very pregnant, very nude, and covered in jewels. This picture was taken by photographer Alexi Lubomirski and is intended to be a picture of a glowing pregnant woman. The cover was shown as a poster on subways all over Tokyo. However, the poster was only supposed to show Britney from the elbow up and would have the tagline saying “We apologize for hiding part of a beautiful image of a mother-to-be.” The subway authorities decided to drop its plan to censor the photo. This whole issue began when a Tokyo Metro Company obscenity screening team asked the publishing company of Japans Harpers Bazaar to modify the photograph. The Metro company felt it was “too stimulating for young people”.  The publisher for Japans Harpers Bazaar actually wanted to modify the picture and write in the blacked out parts “in this place we are not allowed to exercise the same level of freedom of expression as the original Harpers Bazaar.” The metro company decided to show the picture as is because they now understand Harpers Bazaar wanted to portray the pop sensation as a mother-to-be in a happy non sexual way.