The culprit apparently monetized the videos in violation of Japanese law while also uploading videos that summarized and spoiled popular anime shows.
En juillet 2019, un homme mettait le feu au studio 1 de Kyoto Animation. Les audiences, prévues jusqu’en octobre, permettront peut-être de comprendre un geste à l’origine d’une des pires tragédies survenues au Japon ces dernières années.
The government of Japan has approved a new bill aimed at reducing the downloading of pirated content from the Internet. The new law, which is targeted for Jan 1, 2021, will criminalize the downloading of manga, magazines and academic material with prison sentences of up to two years. Operators of pirate linking sites will also face up to five years behind bars.
E-commerce billionaire Yusaku Maezawa has backtracked on his bizarre plan to find a girlfriend to take into space by way of reality TV show.
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En quinze ans, plusieurs dizaines de talents français ont emménagé à Tokyo pour travailler dans le cinéma d’animation. Une expérience inouïe, mais dans des conditions parfois très difficiles.
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I played with the J-Music Ensemble and talked with their frontman Patrick Bartley about what drew him to J-Pop and anime music as an American jazz musician, and what the differences and similarities are between the two genres as performing musicians.
Alors que le Japon s’apprête à connaître son premier changement d’ère en trente ans, mercredi, celui-ci pourrait avoir, à l’heure du tout informatique, des conséquences dans les entreprises et administrations du pays.
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Japan's government has decided to not to proceed with its controversial anti-piracy law. The proposals would have rendered the downloading of all copyrighted content illegal while criminalizing offenders with jail sentences of up to two years. The reforms will now go back to the drawing board.
More than 80 academics, researchers, lawyers, and other experts have issued an 'emergency statement' urging the government to reconsider the scope of new proposals that would criminalize downloading of any 'pirate' content from the Internet, screenshots included.
Unlike countries in Europe where legislation has already been tested, there is no legal basis in Japan to block 'pirate' websites and the country's constitution forbids censorship. Now, however, the Japanese government has presented a draft report which indicates that blocking websites on copyright grounds should be considered as a policy option.