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U.S. IT Firm Ordered to Pay Japanese Publishers ¥500 Million Over Pirated Manga

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By Shunpei Nakamura and Ryohei Fuji / Yomiuri Shimbun Staff Writers

17:28 JST, November 20, 2025

The Tokyo District Court on Wednesday ordered a U.S. information technology company to pay compensation of about ¥500 million to four major Japanese publishers for helping to facilitate illegal activities by providing data distribution services to manga piracy websites.

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