The 36-year-old has reportedly admitted to committing the crimes at the heart of the ongoing investigation, while providing the justification that he did it to earn a living. According to Automaton, the suspect could face up to five years imprisonment, and/or a fine of up to 5 million yen (over $32,600).
Seems pretty intense but I can’t say I’m surprised. If I recall correctly Japan also has laws against console modding
iirc its the sale specificly of moddified content. you can do services yourself, but the sale of mod services, content and tools is illegal.
so modding a game, console is okay.
modding to seek profit is not okay.
Til learned Japan has pokemon data integrity laws
“Today I learned learned”
I’m going to believe that the thumbnail is the detective that solved the case.
Is it illegal in Japan to break a corporation’s EULA?
This seems bizarre.
No idea, but it wouldn’t surprise me. The corporations are basically the modern gods of Japan.
