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The new Hong Kong national security law, the basis for Britain's admonition to Browder, provides for the indictment of anyone, anywhere, for speech seen as inimical to Chinese security interests. Wi-Fi access has been tied to mobile subscriptions in the past, which presents a barrier for users without contracts.7, Connectivity is occasionally restricted accidentally or due to network congestion and server outages. In November 2020, Capcom, a prominent video game company, reported that it paid a 1.1 billion ($9.9 million) ransom in exchange for the recovery of stolen materials.11 At the end of the coverage period, the government had not taken steps to restrict use of the platform. These distinctions, however, are not perfect. Censorship of pornography in Japan, be it animated, photographed or filmed, has always been superficial, focusing on blocking out or blurring the sex organs. Individuals can generally use the internet anonymously in Japan. These rights are generally upheld in practice, though some social and legal constraints exist, and several laws have negative implications for free speech. Score Change: The score improved from 5 to 6 because the government did not block any websites or platforms during the coverage period. A new player, e-commerce company Rakuten, which seeks to become Japans fourth major mobile service provider, launched its mobile service in April 2020.2. Observers argue that the industry has generally improved since the MIC was established in 2001, which resulted from the merger of the Ministry of Home Affairs, the Ministry of Posts and Telecommunications, and the governments Management and Coordination Agency.1, Nongovernmental organizations (NGOs) supported by the relevant companies in these three sectors perform a self-regulatory function. Depictions of genitalia are pixelated to obscure them for internet users based on a commonthough poorly articulatedinterpretation of Article 175 of the penal code, which governs obscenity.7 According to the Inclusive Internet Index 2021 report, Japan ranks 12th out of 100 countries surveyed for affordability, defined by cost of access relative to income and the level of competition in the internet market.1 However, recent developments in Japan have raised serious concerns about increased surveillance, including reports of opaque surveillance operations and the approval of a conspiracy law that may allow police to seek wiretap warrants in a wider range of circumstances. However, the ordinance did stipulate that the city would take measures to prevent the spread of hate on the internet.17 In addition, individuals who knowingly receive secrets from an administrative organ risk up to five years imprisonment if the disclosures are found to be intentional, and one year for disclosures made through negligence.1 Japan has three major mobile operatorsau, a KDDI brand; NTT Docomo; and SoftBank. Despite promises that the program will not target phones and personal computers, critics have expressed privacy concerns (see C5). In addition, some online news outlets struggle to sustain themselves financially. In March 2020, Japanese central bank Sumitomo Mitsui abolished the official dress code,5 In 2016, major Japanese news outlets reported that government officials pressured TEPCO not to use the term meltdown at a news conference shortly after the 2011 Fukushima Daiichi nuclear plant accident.5 The amendments expanded the scope of personal data and eliminated restrictions on the laws extraterritorial applications. The court indicated that points such as the content of the search results, the scope of disclosure, the social status of the persons involved, the social situation, and the necessity of disclosing facts were critical in deciding whether search engine results should be removed.13 Many people lost service for days or weeks, and mobile phone usage dropped by almost half in the affected areas.10. After a three-month delay in rollout due to the COVID-19 pandemic, Rakuten Mobile launched 5G services in September 2020.4 In June 2018, the government convened a panel to review potential legislation targeting websites that host pirated content. The court has up to six months to decide whether to order a content provider to disclose the senders information, and can also order access providers to retain senders information during the proceedings. Finally, the amendments established the Personal Information Protection Commission (PIPC) as an independent authority under the Cabinet Office, replacing the Consumer Affairs Agency.8, Changes to the legal frameworks surrounding privacy and surveillance are often considered in the ongoing digitization of citizens personal records. In June 2021, after the coverage period, the Fukuoka District Court sentenced Romi Hoshino to three years in prison and a fine of 10 million ($90,692) for allegedly operating the manga piracy website, Mangamura (see B1). This code sets the age of consent for sexual activity at 13 for girls and 14 for boys, and it has remained unchanged since then. In response, hashtags such as Tokyo Shimbun reporter restricted from asking questions, toward a country where we can freely ask questions, and we have the right to know trended on Twitter.9 Acknowledging that "one might think this is simply conjecture by the ACE Economic Research Center," Yasuda then cited five specific Western-oriented changes he believed were instrumental in contributing to the brand's slow march towards self-destruction: 1. In 2016, the IHC began providing reports to Safe-line, a website maintained by the SIA.17 In May 2020, MICs minister Takaichi Sanae, voiced her interest in amending the Provider Liability Limitation Law.3 If a device is successfully hacked, its owner will be advised to strengthen security measures, for instance by making their passwords more complex. Messaging apps, such as WhatsApp and Viber, are often. The amendments are set to come into effect in 2022.1, In May 2021, the government launched an investigation into the data management polices of LINE, a messaging application with servers based in Japan, after a report revealed that Chinese engineers had accessed LINEs data without the companys knowledge. The provider notifies the individual who posted the content and fulfills the request with the posters permissionor without it if the individual fails to respond. In recent years, content removals have focused on hate speech and illegal content, including child sexual abuse images and intimate images shared without the subjects consent. In 2007, the MIC ordered mobile service providers to install filtering software that would enable parents to control the content seen by their children. he age of consent in Japan is 13 years old because it is based on the Napoleonic Code, which was introduced to Japan in the late 19th century. GR No. Under the amended law, overseas companies are also obligated to notify the government of data breaches that involve sensitive information, cause financial injury, or affect more than 1,000 users. Mori resigned a week after the petition was created (see B8). Shortly after NTT announced that it would comply with the governments request, a customer sued the company on the grounds that the blocking violated privacy guarantees.3, In the wake of the blocking attempts, the government indicated that it would introduce new legislation to expand its authority to formally order blocking, which current legislation allows only for sites found to host child sexual abuse images.4 Do infrastructural limitations restrict access to the internet or the speed and quality of internet connections? Share Share. A coalition of groups, including the Japan Internet Providers Association and the Movement of Internet Active Users, an organization that advocates for users rights, lobbied against the mandate, and mobile users can now select voluntary filters.9, Right to be forgotten cases increased around the same time as a landmark 2014 decision on the topic by the Court of Justice of the European Union. Police can request these details, along with usage logs, if they detect illegal online activity. The law is scheduled to take effect by the end of 2022. A 2016 law outlined measures that authorities could take to educate the public about hate speech, while also combating such speech when directed against people of overseas origin and their descendants.4 Under the Act on the Protection of Specially Designated Secrets, intentional leaks can draw penalties of up to 10 years imprisonment, while unintentional leaks can be punished with up to two years in prison. Google reported 145 requests for user data between January and June 2020 and produced some data in 83 percent of cases.16 A number of initiatives sprang up in response to the 2011 Fukushima disaster. Cyberattacks occasionally target civil society and private companies, although none were reported during the coverage period. In the future, says one pundit, that will change. I don't know a whole lot about japanese censorship stuff, I know Sony itself likes to censor though. The move raised serious concerns over whether blocking was constitutionally allowed, and the government later indicated that it would introduce legislation to broaden its blocking authority (see B3). In November 2018, the amended Telecommunications Business Act and the Act on the National Institute of Information and Communications Technology (NICT) came into effect.3 Art censorship in Hong Kong is "very much real," an expert said after the city's much-anticipated art gallery opened recently without showcasing some expected artworks by a Chinese dissident. Does the state block or filter, or compel service providers to block or filter, internet content, particularly material that is protected by international human rights standards? Just as in ancient Grecian communities, the Roman ideal of good governance included shaping the character of the people. In the United States, codified law can be found at all jurisdictional levels, and may control the outcome of a dispute. Once the SIA receives a report, it will either file a police report or make a request for removal to the relevant domestic or overseas provider.18. In May 2021, the NICT released a summary of NOTICE-related activities, disclosing that it attempted to access 112 million IP addresses, and that the NOTICE alert detected 1,817 targets and notified service providers.6, The conspiracy law passed in 2017 raised the possibility of more government surveillance. Article 175 of the Criminal Code of Japan is to prevent the distribution and sale of of indecent material, and its current interpretation includes pornography. In one significant instance, government officials and the Tokyo Electric Power Company (TEPCO) withheld data about pollution after the 2011 Fukushima nuclear disaster. 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