TOKYO -- Japan will consider partnering with the U.S. and Europe to restrict exports of advanced surveillance technology that enables authoritarian states to violate human rights on a wide scale, Nikkei has learned.
International push to combat human rights abuses spurs Tokyo to action

Surveillance cameras in Shanghai. China has been accused of abusing surveillance technology. © Reuters
TOKYO -- Japan will consider partnering with the U.S. and Europe to restrict exports of advanced surveillance technology that enables authoritarian states to violate human rights on a wide scale, Nikkei has learned.