A Japanese industry organization says 22 other people have been exposed for operating overseas-based Japanese anime and manga piracy sites over the past three years.
The Overseas Content Distribution Association, or CODA, says the Chinese government has taken action against 18 more people for running piracy sites. Thirteen of them were arrested through a public security bureau in Jiangsu province between January and June.
Four other people were exposed to an anti-piracy operation in Brazil, which resulted in the closure of 36 piracy websites.
CODA claims that as Japanese anime and manga gain popularity around the world, an increasing number of foreign operators are publishing works translated into foreign languages without permission for profit.
In its 2022 survey, the estimated monetary loss from those internet sites is approximately 1. 9 trillion yen to 2. 2 trillion yen, or approximately $12 billion to $14 billion.
CODA says that in recent years there have been losses in France and other European countries. He says he will work intensively with foreign governments and take strict measures.