Google Japan Case Raises Issue of “Right to Be Forgotten”

Google Japan Case Raises Issue of “Right to Be Forgotten”

Man Who Won Order for Google to Remove Certain Search Results Asks Court for Fine

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MEGUMI FUJIKAWA

TOKYO—Could the “right to be forgotten” be coming to Asia?

In the latest development that highlights how countries around the region are starting to grapple with the issue, a Japanese man asked a Tokyo court Tuesday to fine Google Inc., saying it failed to remove certain Internet search results referencing him, even after it was ordered to do so.

That order, issued by Tokyo District Court Judge Nobuyuki Seki on Oct. 9,...