Japanese vagina kayak artist found guilty of obscenity
by Justin McCurry in Tokyo from Technology | The Guardian on (#1D5D5)
Megumi Igarashi fined after distributing data that would allow 3D printing of her genitals in order to raise funds for boat
A Japanese artist who made a kayak modelled on her vagina has been found guilty of breaking the country's obscenity laws, in a case that has invited widespread ridicule of attitudes towards images of female genitalia.
Megumi Igarashi, who works under the pseudonym Rokudenashiko - or good-for-nothing girl - was arrested in July 2014 after she distributed data that enabled recipients to make 3D prints of her vagina.
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