The report added that the government will hold an anti-crime cabinet meeting, with an official announcement expected within the month.
The government is also considering a law against “leech sites,” which aggregate and provide links to other sites that host pirated content.
According to the report, the hit counts on the three pirated sites has increased since last August when the sites became more well known.
Sales of digital comics in Japan began to drop in the same month, after seeing a steady rise since 2012.
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