Criminal copyright infringement is new to Japan.

https://www.inverse.com/input/culture/report-japan-criminali...

Criminaloty of copyright is a tragic mistake a4ound the worls- it should be handled like patents -the accusor should file charges in civil court and demand compensation

The way things are, my tax dollars are being used to protect profits of companies that often themselves pay no tax.

Japan has a nearly 99% conviction rate, which tells you a lot about their justice process. It is not good to be arrested in Japan, even when you are innocent. You can be held for long periods without trial as well, essentially serving time with no certainty that you were actually in the wrong.

> Japan has a nearly 99% conviction rate, which tells you a lot about their justice process.

That's about the same as US federal prosecutors, but it mainly means they don't even bother prosecuting unless they think it's a sure thing.

This. Also doesn't help that many ordinary Japanese think that getting arrested basically equals they're guilty. So much for due process.

That said, the 99% conviction rate is a bit misleading in that the prosecution rate is pretty low (as low as 10%?). Seems as the prosecutors are picking and choosing slam dunk cases than sending cases through the courts to avoid not guilty verdicts.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Criminal_justice_system_of_Jap...