Investigative situations in Japan There are huge cultural differences in circumstances of private investigation industry between Japan and Western countries. Almost all the government registry records are not open to the public, except for real estate registry records and company registry records. And the Act on protection of personal information enacted in 2005 which had been pressured to install by EU countries is causing greater counter reactions to privacy matters

UNSCRUPULOUS GUMSHOES TARGETED LDP moving to clamp down on private eyes The Japan Times: March 20, 2005 People in general may have a positive image of private detectives. After all, they’re often the heroes of TV dramas, righting wrongs and helping the disadvantaged. But the work of private eyes in Japan is usually not romantic at all — and many of the detectives are not necessarily good guys. Indeed, an