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'Right to be forgotten' makes inroads into Japanese justice

By Sachiko Sakamaki ( March 22, 2016, 10:15 GMT | Insight) -- Amid growing awareness of cybersecurity and privacy issues in Japan in recent years, requests to delete personal information from the Internet have been rapidly increasing in the country. Now, a case ruled on late last year has drawn fresh attention to the so-called "right to be forgotten."Amid growing awareness of cybersecurity and privacy issues in Japan in recent years, requests to delete personal information from the Internet have been rapidly increasing in the country. The Tokyo District Court issued 711 temporary injunctions related to the Internet in 2013 — the most recent figures available, according to a report by Kyodo News — more than 20 times the number of such injunctions granted in 2009, when it handed out 33. Now, a case ruled on late last year has drawn fresh attention to the so-called "right to be forgotten."...

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