Japan's new digital chief in copyright gaffe


Yoko Ishikura apologised after posting an image in breach of copyright rules.- YOKO ISHIKURA/TWITTER

TOKYO (Reuters): The chief of Japan's Digital Agency, which launched this week to propel creaking government infrastructure into an online future, apologised on Friday (Sept 3) after posting an image in breach of copyright rules.

Yoko Ishikura, an academic and consultant picked as chief digital officer at the new agency, last week wrote a blog post on her personal website commenting on the disruption caused by the Covid-19 pandemic.

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