Japan: Supreme Court Decision on Right to Be Forgotten
Progress
Current status
in force
31 Jan 2017 in force
Scope
Implementers
Japan
Policy Area
Content moderation
Policy Instrument
Content moderation regulation
Regulated Economic Activity
search service provider
Government Branch
judiciary
Government Body
supreme court
Implementation Level
national
Timeline of events
Ruling on right to be forgotten case between an individual and Google by Japanese Supreme Court
On 31 January 2017, the Japanese Supreme Court (JSC) ruled in a case between an individual and Google, where the individual had requested Google to remove search results in relation to being found guilty of being involved in child prostitution. The …
SourceEvent type
civil lawsuit
Action type
ruling
Government branch
judiciary
Government body
supreme court