Jusletter IT

Internet blocking in Japan

Blocking as a means of averting present danger

  • Author: Takashi Izumo
  • Category: Short Articles
  • Region: Japan
  • Field of law: Internet law, IP Law
  • Citation: Takashi Izumo, Internet blocking in Japan, in: Jusletter IT 26 September 2018
On 13 April 2018, the Japanese government issued an official decision on domain name system (DNS) blocking. There are various opinions both for and against DNS blocking in such a case because interested parties evaluate it from their own perspective. Many Internet service providers and scholars take a negative attitude towards the government’s policy, because the secrecy of communications is guaranteed by the Constitution of Japan. In this paper, I introduce the current discussion in Japan about DNS blocking of pirated digital contents and so-called leech sites on the Internet.

Table of contents

  • 1. Introduction
  • 2. Background of the decision
  • 2.1. Early history
  • 2.2. Secrecy of communications in Japan
  • 2.3. Averting present danger as emergency measure
  • 3. Responses of interested persons in the decision
  • 3.1. Internet service providers
  • 3.2. Publishers
  • 3.3. Scholars
  • 3.4. Private organisations
  • 4. Conclusion

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