Robert Mapplethorpe Not Obscene in Japan

Robert Mapplethorpe Not Obscene in Japan Posted: 07 May 2011 06:21 PM PDT   Tokyo, Japan - The Supreme Court of Japan on Tuesday overruled a 2003 Tokyo High Court decision and decided that “Mapplethorpe,” a book of erotic photographs by Robert Mapplethorpe (1946-89),  did not violate obscenity laws, The Associated Press reported. The decision should pave the way for sale of the book in Japan for the first time in eight years.