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Japan's $55bn piracy price tag drives new legal muscle at home and abroad

By Toko Sekiguchi ( October 31, 2025, 07:24 GMT | Comment) -- The issue of digital piracy, which costs Japanese content creators about $55 billion annually, is quickly shifting from whether Japan can act against offshore operators, to how fast courts and platforms can convert domestic law into cross-border outcomes.Eight and a half trillion yen ($55 billion). That was the annualized price tag for global “free-reading” of Japanese books and manga on piracy sites, according to a recent finding by the anti-piracy group ABJ....

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