The Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry will organize a private group of publishers and producers of music, movies, games and other software in June to deal with rampant piracy in China, South Korea and Taiwan, METI officials said.
The government also plans to hold a three-way meeting in China on the issue with its Chinese and South Korean counterparts in October.
Industry organizations like the National Association of Commercial Broadcasters in Japan and publisher Shogakukan Inc., which have an obvious interest in protecting the copyright on its popular Pokemon character for example, are expected to take part, the METI officials said.