Outstanding challenges include ethnic and gender-based discrimination and claims of improperly close relations between government and the business sector. Japanese residents exercise some self-censorship online, often on historical and social issues. However, several cases of online harassment were documented during the coverage period. However, there is some criticism that the ongoing price war has prevented smaller companies from entering the market.4 There are periodic reports of arrests under the copyright law, which carries possible prison terms for both uploading and downloading content without the permission of the copyright owner (see C2). No citizens faced politically motivated arrest or prosecution for their online activity during the coverage period. Due to Tokuras previous position and his lobbying efforts on behalf of JASRAC, his appointment sparked concerns about his ability to balance protecting the rights of artists and creators while also ensuring the freedom of individuals who use copyrighted works.8. Washington, DC 20036, Scores are based on a scale of 0 (least free) to 100 (most free). In 2002, industry associations produced guidelines designed to protect ISPs from legal liability within the jurisdiction of the Japanese courts. 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 In Japan it is now against the law to be mean on the internet. It is a troubling sign of the times in Japan when the government fails to unequivocally condemn threats of violence that target freedom of expression while politicians grandstand on censoring art. One thing that's quickly noticeable is how Japanese adult videos are censored. While Article 21 of the Constitution of Japan guarantees freedom of expression and prohibits formal censorship, effective censorship of obscene content does exist and is justified by the Article 175 of the Criminal Code of Japan.Historically, the law has been interpreted in different waysrecently it has been . Censorship in Japan has taken many forms throughout the history of the country. Those who violate the revised law face up to two years imprisonment, a 2 million ($18,138) fine, or both. 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. The Act on Prevention of Improper Use of Mobile Phones (2005) requires mobile voice communication carriers to verify the identity of subscribers when a contract was terminated or transferred, in order to prevent a situation in which cell phone subscribers cannot be identified. The Tokyo-based Safer Internet Association (SIA) reported that it was asked to manage over 7,276 cases of nonconsensual sharing of intimate images in 2019 and secured the deletion of the content in 6,771 (93 percent) of those cases.2, Previously, inflammatory, nationalist speech targeting Japanese residents of Korean origin and other minority groups was also subject to removal. Are individuals subject to extralegal intimidation or physical violence by state authorities or any other actor in relation to their online activities? which attempts to crack the passwords of about 200 million internet-connected devices in homes and offices, starting with webcams, routers, and sensors, in order to better secure vulnerable devices with stronger passwords. Asymmetric regulation, which creates stricter rules for providers with a higher market share, has helped diversify the industry.6, Beginning in 2014, the government required mobile service providers to unlock SIM cards at user request; this has made it easier for users to switch providers and use third-party prepaid SIM cards.7 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 However, in June 2018, Okamoto Kenichiro, known as Hagex online, was murdered in Fukuoka after presenting a seminar on best practices to deal with online disagreements and abuse, among other topics.7 Some companies report on data requests they receive from government agencies. 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 February 2020, data communication was unavailable for a few hours for mobile virtual network operator (MVNO) Mineo customers.9 The telecommunications, internet, and broadcast sectors are regulated by the Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications (MIC) rather than an independent commission. The origin of the term "censor" is traced to the office of censor created in ancient Rome, around 443 BC. In 2017, two people were sentenced to 18 months in prison, a three-year suspension, and a 500,000 ($4,534) fine for copyright-related offenses.2, Journalists who report on sensitive topics also face government and authorities pressure in the form of defamation lawsuits. The law gives a range of officials the discretion to indefinitely restrict public information pertaining to national security.2 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 Explicit images of genitalia are forbidden in Japan . In 2007, the MIC ordered mobile service providers to install filtering software that would enable parents to control the content seen by their children. : spring pictures) that are banned in present-day Japan and were printed and published in the USA. In a survey by the Japan Medical Association, there were 700 incidents between October and December 2020 where medical staff treating COVID-19 patients were subject to online harassment.1 It is a point of pride in the US that freedom of speech is written into the Constitution. According to a summary by the Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications (MIC), since 2014, there have been fewer severe outages - specifically three to eight per year- compared to the previous decade.8 Scientifically speaking, it depends on how the original censorship mosaic . 22/2021, which came into force in February 2021, simplifies the licensing and certain other procedures required . However, the LDP ultimately decided not to submit a bill on LGBT+ equality due to strong opposition by some conservative lawmakers.8, In early 2019, users rallied behind a Tokyo Shimbun reporter who was targeted by the government. An online petition that received 145,000 signatures called for the resignation of the chairman of the Tokyo Organizing Committee for the Olympic and Paralympic Games, Yoshiro Mori, after he made sexist comments. Some observers said this was an attempt to control public discourse, though deletions were not widespread. 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. Authorities have used the law to convict the operators of manga piracy site Mangamura (see C2 and C3). 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. (Kotaku also says that Japanese porn is painstakingly censored by hand, earning the highly skilled laborers $15 per hour.) In other words, even after the new law goes into effect, a . Censorship has followed the free expression of men and women like a shadow throughout history. Twitch: https://www.twitch.tv/revuwuPatreon: https://www.patreon.com/RevsaysdesuTwitter: ht. The J-NSC remained active during the coverage period.2. Some self-regulatory bodies also manage content and other issues. Service providers protect themselves from civil liability by adhering to voluntary guidelines on takedown requests.8 Japan is a multiparty parliamentary democracy. An earlier Intercept report from 2017 analyzed leaked documents that suggested Japanese police and intelligence agencies were involved in in regional surveillance operations managed by the US National Security Agency (NSA). 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. Do infrastructural limitations restrict access to the internet or the speed and quality of internet connections? 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. A 2014 law addressed the issue of content removal and intimate images shared without consent (see B2 and C2). 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. Some of those arrested were fined 100,000 ($906).5 Japan's laws on censorship have become a more frequent topic of discussion among anime fans in the past few months. Internet freedom continued to improve in Japan during this reporting period. Arbitrariness And Censorship Are Back In The West Written by Thierry MEYSSAN on 02/01/2021 When we founded the Voltaire Network in 1994, our first concern was to defend freedom of expression in France, and then around the world. 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. An online petition in support of the journalist also gathered more than 17,000 signatures.10. Major mobile service providers require customers to present identification documents in order to subscribe. 22 of 2021 on Environmental Protection and Management ("GR No.22/2021"). The East Asia Summit which includes the 10 ASEAN members plus Australia, China, India, Japan, New Zealand, the Republic of Korea, Russia, and the United States issued several statements in 2021, including one on Women, Peace, and Security, noting the importance of women's roles to addressing root causes of terrorism. In a 2015 lawsuit, the Tokyo High Court ordered Yahoo Japan to delete 11 search results that linked a mans name to criminal behavior. The Hungarian winner of the MTV EMA Generation Change Award says an anti-LGBTQ law passed in June is enticing 'fear and censorship.' Hungarian MTV Award Winner on Life Under Country's LGBTQ Law . Share Share. After NTT Docomo became a wholly owned subsidiary of NTT in December 2020,4 Three men and three women, who acted as instructors and executors alongside Hoshino, were also convicted of violating the Copyright Act.1 Some private companies occasionally accept the governments requests to remove content. The report notes that the NSA provided XKEYSCORE, a surveillance tool that can search through a range of content and metadata online, to the DFS.17. In March 2020, Japanese central bank Sumitomo Mitsui abolished the official dress code,5 But in the eyes of . Some municipal governments have also introduced local ordinances on hate speech, including the government of Osaka in 2016. March 23, 2021, 2:30 PM Japan granted asylum to less than 1 percent of refugees and asylum-seekers who applied in 2019, despite having the third-largest economy in the world. Individuals and public figures who break this social convention risk censure and even attacks from right-wing extremists, who notoriously attempted to assassinate the mayor of Nagasaki on these grounds in 1990. In 2016, the law was expanded to include fraud, theft, and child sexual abuse images.9 A number of initiatives sprang up in response to the 2011 Fukushima disaster. In March 2020, the government approved a revision of the Copyright Act, making it illegal to download manga, magazines, and academic publications, in addition to music and videos including in the previous version, without the copyright holders permission. In February 2021, protests erupted against then chairman of the Tokyo Organizing Committee for the Olympic and Paralympic Games, Yoshiro Mori, after he said "board meetings involving many women are lengthy and that women on the organizing committee all [knew] their place. Protestors, particularly women, used the hashtags #WomenWhoRefuseToKnowTheirPlace and #DontBeSilent in a show of solidarity and in defiance of sexism. However, in February 2020, he was convicted and received a 100,000 ($906) fine, after the Tokyo High Court overturned the acquittal.7 During the previous reporting period, a number of users were charged with virus-related offenses (see C3). In May 2021, Aren Hachimura, the younger brother of NBA basketball player Rui Hachimura, received racist messages over SNS. The laws authors struggled to balance restrictions on racial and ethnic slurs with freedom of expression guarantees in the constitution.5 No third party can do so. Internet censorship is the suppression of information online or access to the internet by a regulatory body. Kisha clubs provide essential access to officials in Japan, but they have been accused of denying such access to young journalists and new media outlets; the system may also limit some reporters access to certain locations, such as areas affected by the 2011 Fukushima disaster. Does the government exercise technical or legal control over internet infrastructure for the purposes of restricting connectivity? If a device is successfully hacked, its owner will be advised to strengthen security measures, for instance by making their passwords more complex. Authorities typically do not order service providers to block or filter content in Japan. Messaging apps, such as WhatsApp and Viber, are often. For this article, we consider these bodies to be government entities. 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 Criminal sanctions for misusing personal data and restrictions on the transfer of personal data to overseas jurisdictions that lack equivalent safeguards were also strengthened.7 Media scrutiny of reportage involving the 2011 disaster has continued. Censorship by the government is unconstitutional. There are few obstacles to internet access, no blocks on websites, and the legal framework provides strong protections for various forms of expression. 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 Critics say the law does not prevent the systematic storage of intercepted communications or protect innocent parties.10 NTT, formerly a state monopoly, was privatized in 1985 and reorganized in 1999 under a law promoting functional separation between the companys mobile, fixed-line telephone, and internet services.5 However, in October of 2012, the Japanese government stated that Article 23(1) was abolished and, therefore, same-sex . 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. During Diet sessions, when questions were raised as to whether the Ministry of Defense and the Cabinet Intelligence and Research Office were intercepting phone calls and e-mails, the government declined to answer.12. In June 2020, the Tokyo High Court reversed a lower court ruling that Twitter must remove posts which detailed the plaintiffs arrest records (see B3). It was not clear how much of the monitoring involved digital as opposed to physical surveillance.14. In February 2020, the Defense Ministry reported that some sensitive information may have been leaked as the result of the Mitsubishi breach.8 During the current ordinary session of the Diet, the Japanese government plans to revise the Immigration Control and Refugee Recognition Act in order to prevent the long-term detention of foreign. Every country has, at one time or another, been guilty of grievous acts of censorship. Happily, if history is a guide, this accelerating spread of censorship will. Heightened awareness of nonconsensual sharing of intimate images and online harassment culminated in the adoption of a law criminalizing such activity in 2014. For ISPs to block particular websites, they must monitor their customers' online activity to determine whether they are accessing the sites in question, which could violate the constitutional right to secrecy of communications.1 Some tabloid newspapers and online news outlets have reportedly harassed journalists who disagreed with the government more broadly.4, Women also continue to face targeted online harassment. One book is by Hokusai and the other is by Utamaro.8 An American scholar of Japanese descent 43 Analysis of about half a million sample tweets posted before and after Japan's 2014 general election revealed that most posts were near-duplicates or retweets of those posted by bots, including many that disseminated nationalist or progovernment messages.3 I don't know a whole lot about japanese censorship stuff, I know Sony itself likes to censor though. The server is misbehaving. Such posts have attacked critics of the LDP government and have at times initiated negative campaigns against opposition lawmakers.1 No major foreign operators have successfully penetrated the telecommunications market independently. Article 3. In 2017, several municipalities asked for a clearer definition of hate speech under the law.7 It can be done by various methods and for a range of justifications. 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 who are half-black and half-Japanese, continue to face racism online. Japanese individuals, particularly women, have used the internet to protest against gender-based discrimination and effect tangible change. Many people lost service for days or weeks, and mobile phone usage dropped by almost half in the affected areas.10. Do national regulatory bodies that oversee service providers and digital technology fail to operate in a free, fair, and independent manner? Under the guidelines, anyone can report material that infringes directly on their personal rights to the service provider, either to have it removed or to find out who posted it. No third party can do so. Today, however, this concept is, in our view, distorted and fought against. Japans antistalking law, originally enacted in 2000, was revised in 2013 to address email harassment, and further revised in 2016 to penalize repeated blog posts or messages on social networking services.15. According to Article 23(1) of Japan's Public Housing Law, it only applies to married and unmarried different-sex couples. Look at western porn, the most fucked up shit that they make is incest and adults that looks like teens, in the other hand Japanese porn has the most fucked ul shit that you can ever see in porn, from rape to gruesome torture and pedophilia, just to show how the dumbness of governments is unlimited. There are concerns that disclosure requests will be misused as a means to suppress the transmission of information.4. In 2021, Japan faces some of the biggest social, political, and economic changes of a lifetime. The article does not define what constitutes obscenity, leading to concerns that it could be invoked against artistic expression or used to curtail the rights of LGBT+ people.12. Google reported 145 requests for user data between January and June 2020 and produced some data in 83 percent of cases.16 Rakuten, in an effort to gain a competitive edge, launched cheaper plans in April 2021 compared to those offered by the other three mobile service providers. Do restrictions on the internet and digital content lack transparency, proportionality to the stated aims, or an independent appeals process? The NTT group remains dominant in practice, though hundreds of other providers offer services including fiber-optic connections and fixed-line or wireless broadband access.1 The 2001 Provider Liability Limitation Act directed ISPs to establish a self-regulatory framework to govern takedown requests involving illegal or objectionable content, defamation, privacy violations, and copyright infringement.9 the use of Googles Person Finder web application to facilitate rescue and recovery,2 Amidst the Covid-19 pandemic and its toll on everyday life, the country has transitioned to new political leadership. Following her death, the Minister of Internal Affairs and Communications announced her intention to amend the Provider Liability Limitation Law (see C4).5 In June 2008, the law was amended to prohibit the transfer of SIM cards without permission and to require rental companies to verify the identity of customers.1, There are no explicit restrictions on encryption. Kisha clubs include reporters covering institutions such as government ministries or major corporations but are only open to traditional media companies.1 Though exceptional, such incidents still exert a chilling effect on Japanese online expression. 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 In the United States, codified law can be found at all jurisdictional levels, and may control the outcome of a dispute. Internet caf users are required to produce formal identification documents such as a drivers license, and to register their name and address. 1850 M St. NW Floor 11 Observers have accused MIC officials and the prime minister's office of trying to restrict or influence content under the broadcast law.3, There are substantial concerns that MIC officials are increasingly influenced by business executives who use gifts to garner favor for their policies from government officials. Are websites, governmental and private entities, service providers, or individual users subject to widespread hacking and other forms of cyberattack? In April 2021, CrowdStrike, a US cybersecurity company, stated that the risk of cyberattacks at the event was low because of the restrictions on audience.3. In May 2020, MICs minister Takaichi Sanae, voiced her interest in amending the Provider Liability Limitation Law.3 Sharp regional cost disparities exist; service was more expensive in Japans major cities in 2020, with customers paying an average of 3,835 ($36.89) per month. 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. A 2012 legal revision targeting copyright violators applies to any internet users who download content they know has been illegally copied, as opposed to just those engaged in piracy for commercial gain.3 The brothers father is from West Africa. In February 2021, weekly news magazine Shukan Bunshun reported that NTT's president and other executives had repeatedly treated officials from the Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications, including Deputy Director General Yasuhiko Taniwaki, to lavish dinners.6 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. Under the law, all online dating services must register with the police, verify their customers ages with a drivers license or credit card, and delete or block content that appears to involve someone under 18; most services voluntarily monitor messages in real time to ensure compliance. Mosaics cover genitalia. This year, China's National Film Board tightened regulations on foreign films requiring that they now undergo a second round of reviews by the Chinese Communist Party. The information collected is reportedly stored for around two months, during which it is analyzed to determine if it is of interest to the DFS. While both uploading and downloading pirated material was already illegal under the copyright law, with uploaders subject to 10 years imprisonment or fines of up to 10 million ($90,692), the version in effect since 2012 added two years in jail or fines of up to 2 million ($18,138) for downloading a single pirated file.4, In response to the attempted blocking of manga piracy sites in early 2018 (see B1), the Cultural Council of the Cultural Affairs Agency discussed amending the copyright law to expand the types of content that would be illegal to download or reproduce beyond pirated music and videos, to include material such as social media posts showing animated characters or personal blogs with icons containing copyrighted images.5 Authorities have used the law to convict the operators of manga piracy site Mangamura (see C2 and C3). The platform provided data in 42 percent of cases.17. Hana Kimura was subject to harassment, primarily because of her gender, after she appeared on the reality television show "Terrace House. In May 2020, Kimura committed suicide. Overseen by government officials rather than an independent body, it offers no protection for whistleblowers who reveal wrongdoing.3. and Japan Airlines changed its dress code, allowing female flight attendants to wear pants and flat shoes.6, Four civil society organizations, J-ALL, Athlete Ally, All Out, and Human Rights Watch jointly called for online signatures for a petition calling for the government to adopt legislation that protects members of the LGBT+ community from discrimination; the petition, which was submitted to the LDP in March 2021, had over 40,000 signatures from Japanese individuals.7 //Www.Patreon.Com/Revsaysdesutwitter: ht order service providers require customers to present identification documents in order to.! 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