In Japan, the number of people charged with Internet-related crimes jumped more than 50 percent last year. The number of arrests jumped from 2,081 in 2004 to 3,161 in 2009. In November, a number of men were charged with slander for allegedly doctoring a photo by superimposing the face of a popular celebrity onto a nude body and distributing it over the Internet, the AP reports. In July, Japan increased Internet patrols due to a rise in attempted e-mail scams, according to the AP.”]
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