While there is no general doctrine of ‘fair use’ in Japan, there are some equivalent exemptions provided by the Copyright Act, such as: • quoting from and ex

While there is no general doctrine of ‘fair use’ in Japan, there are some equivalent exemptions provided by the Copyright Act, such as: • quoting from and exploiting a work already made public fairly and to the extent justified by the purpose of the quotations; • private use, to a limited extent; • reproduction in libraries; • reproduction in school textbooks,schools and other educational institutions; • use for those with disabilities; and • reproduction for judicial proceedings. https://www.aplawjapan.com/archives/pdf/file/GettingtheDealThroughCopyright2012Japan.pdf https://www.aplawjapan.com/archives/pdf/file/GettingtheDealT... I'd say a use by any other name is just as fair.