Japan's Ruling Party Eyes Anti - Cyberbullying Steps
Members of Japan's ruling party have compiled draft measures to make it easier to identify people who have posted anonymous bullying messages online.
The move followed the death of Kimura Hana, a professional wrestler and reality TV star who is believed to have killed herself after being cyberbullied.
A Liberal Democratic Party taskforce called for an easing of the conditions for requesting information disclosure, in order to enable anonymous message posters to be quickly identified. It noted that in doing so, attention should be paid to the right to freedom of expression.
The team said their names, addresses and phone numbers should be disclosed.
It also proposed extending the period internet providers keep users' access logs from the current term of about three months, as well as harsher punishments for criminal contempt.
The party plans to submit the proposals to the government as early as next week.
