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Re:Abe Passes Controversial Bill Boosting Japan Surveillance... by eugeniub on Thursday June 15, 2017 @11:09AM (#14561073)
Doubt it. Lobbying influence varies from industry to industry. Both countries try to take extreme steps from time to time on copyright (see SOPA and PIPA attempts in the US), so I'm not sure if copyright lobbying in Japan is worse. I am sure that military, pharmaceutical, oil, and health insurance industry lobbying for example is worse in the US than in Japan.
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Re:Abe Passes Controversial Bill Boosting Japan Surveillance... by mc32 on Thursday June 15, 2017 @11:14AM (#14561124)
The economy of Japan wasn't dubbed "Japan inc." for no reason. There was and still is high degree of coordination btwn govt and industry in Japan. See METI.
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