The ad, in which Spears bares her belly but covers her breasts with her hands, is the same one used in the August issue of the American edition that hit US newsstands last month.

Tokyo Metro Co.'s obscenity screening team, however, initially raised objections to the nudity and asked HB Japan to modify the photograph during negotiations last month reports AP.

In other news, pop star Britney Spears says she can't wait to give birth and get back into shape.

The 24-year-old, who's expecting her second child in September, is reportedly desperate to start working out again and regain the toned physique she boasted prior to her first pregnancy almost two years ago reports Star Pulse Blog

"I feel like I've been pregnant for 10 years!" Britney Spears told American publication People. "I'm so excited about getting my body back and getting a routine scheduled. I'm definitely going to start working out in a huge way."

Britney also admitted to People that her second pregnancy was unplanned