TOKYO -- Japan has taken a step toward policing foreign technology companies under the same communication privacy rules that govern domestic companies, responding to a string of personal data breaches around the globe.
Breaches by foreign tech companies currently escape punishment

Japan is moving to beef up data protection rules in the face of major breaches at global tech companies. © Reuters
TOKYO -- Japan has taken a step toward policing foreign technology companies under the same communication privacy rules that govern domestic companies, responding to a string of personal data breaches around the globe.