Japan’s Agency of Cultural Affairs has revealed that they are now planning to impose penalties who illegally download manga, magazines, novels, essays, and photographs from the internet.
The Japanese government has also intensified crackdowns and arrests for those who upload illegal content as well.
They recently arrested Chinese nationals, shut down the illegal manga site, Mangamura, and even hired a “Pirate Hunter” to track down these illegal sites.
As for the site-blocking, the Japanese government aim to create new legislation which will expand the site-blocking rules by next year.