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Manga Industry Threatened: Chasing Pirate Site Operators (2018x10)

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Thousands of manga titles are available online for free ― and pirate manga websites are causing creators severe financial damage. In a search that took us from the United States to Ukraine, NHK tried to track down the operator of one such site. We discovered how the people who run such websites cleverly conceal their identity, as they make money fraudulently. Guests: Kensaku Fukui (Lawyer) Ken Akamatsu (Manga Artist)