MONOLITH LAW OFFICE+81-3-6262-3248Weekdays 10:00-18:00 JST

MONOLITH LAW MAGAZINE

Tag: Mitigating Reputational Damage

Explaining the Causes and Risks of Ignoring 'Japanese Search Suggestion Pollution

Explaining the Causes and Risks of Ignoring 'Japanese Search Suggestion Pollution

When you type keywords into the search boxes of Google or Yahoo! JAPAN, related phrases are predicted and displayed. These are referred to as 'sugg...

Internet

Online Slander (Defamation) and Infringement of Honor and Dignity

Online Slander (Defamation) and Infringement of Honor and Dignity

Regrettably, on anonymous internet forums and personal blogs, there are not a few cases where slander and defamation against others are posted. Whe...

Internet

How to Identify the Perpetrator Who Posted Defamation on 'Host Love' (Hosurabu)

How to Identify the Perpetrator Who Posted Defamation on 'Host Love' (Hosurabu)

Host Love (hereinafter referred to as "Host Love") is used as an information exchange site for all aspects of the so-called night jobs, such as hos...

Internet

How Insurance Companies Can Remove Negative Reviews Through Provisional Measures

How Insurance Companies Can Remove Negative Reviews Through Provisional Measures

With the proliferation of smartphones, more and more people are looking at reviews of insurance companies when considering insurance. Given the nat...

Internet

Reputational Damage Affecting Public Listing Reviews - Explaining Specific Examples and Countermeasures

Reputational Damage Affecting Public Listing Reviews - Explaining Specific Examples and Counterm.

When a company applies for the listing of its own shares on various exchanges such as Mothers, JASDAQ, and the Tokyo Stock Exchange, it is necessar...

Internet

Not Prosecuted Due to Insufficient Suspicion After Arrest: Is It Possible to Delete Arrest Reports from Search Results?

Not Prosecuted Due to Insufficient Suspicion After Arrest: Is It Possible to Delete Arrest Repor.

Being arrested is often equated with being guilty, but this is not always the case. If a person is found to be wrongfully accused or innocent after...

Internet

Countermeasures for the Issue of Other Companies' Advertisements Appearing in Search Results for Your Company Name

Countermeasures for the Issue of Other Companies' Advertisements Appearing in Search Results for.

There may be instances where, when you search for your company name, your products, or your materials on a search engine, advertisements from other...

Internet

Does Aggregate Websites Have Legal Responsibility? Deciphering the 'Kyoto Animation Incident

Does Aggregate Websites Have Legal Responsibility? Deciphering the 'Kyoto Animation Incident

On the morning of July 18, 2019 (Heisei 31), a 41-year-old man broke into Kyoto Animation's first studio, spread gasoline from a bucket on the firs...

Internet

Is it Acceptable to Reward Reviews for Cosmetic Surgery? Legal Risks Lurking in Site Operation

Is it Acceptable to Reward Reviews for Cosmetic Surgery? Legal Risks Lurking in Site Operation

Beauty review websites often receive numerous reviews and feedback from patients who have undergone cosmetic surgery. Recently, the number of such ...

Internet

Points to Note When Posting Patient Reviews and Before-and-After Comparison Images on Cosmetic Surgery Review Sites

Points to Note When Posting Patient Reviews and Before-and-After Comparison Images on Cosmetic S.

"What kind of treatment do I need to achieve my ideal face?" "I want to know about the experiences of those who have undergone procedures." "I want...

Internet

Is 'Impersonation' on Twitter Illegal? A Crime? What Kind of Offense Does It Constitute?

Is 'Impersonation' on Twitter Illegal? A Crime? What Kind of Offense Does It Constitute?

Twitter, a tool that allows people to casually tweet about their interests, is widely used by many. Despite its global popularity, it's a fact that...

Internet

What is Defamation (Insult Crime)? Explanation with Examples from Weekly Magazine Reports

What is Defamation (Insult Crime)? Explanation with Examples from Weekly Magazine Reports

Honor, or the subjective evaluation one has of their own personal worth, is a benefit that should be protected by law. Expressions that are extreme...

Internet

What are the Cases Where Damages for Defamation Become High Due to the Maliciousness of the Offending Act?

What are the Cases Where Damages for Defamation Become High Due to the Maliciousness of the Offe.

When defamation is recognized, the victim is granted the right to claim damages against the perpetrator, with the main focus being on consolation m...

Internet

Explaining the Method of Scrutinizing Negative Articles on the Internet: A Prerequisite for Reputational Damage Control

Explaining the Method of Scrutinizing Negative Articles on the Internet: A Prerequisite for Repu.

When it comes to eradicating web pages related to past corporate scandals, flame wars, arrests, and criminal records, the first prerequisite is to ...

Internet

What Should Companies Do in Response to Online Backlash?

What Should Companies Do in Response to Online Backlash?

"Flaming" refers to a situation where "criticism floods the internet towards a specific target and becomes uncontrollable," or "a state where bashi...

Internet

What are the Cases Where Online Defamation Falls Under the Japanese 'Credit Damage Crime' and 'Business Obstruction Crime'?

What are the Cases Where Online Defamation Falls Under the Japanese 'Credit Damage Crime' and 'B.

In order to remove web pages or bulletin board posts that constitute defamation on the Internet, or to identify the poster, it is necessary to clai...

Internet

Return to Top