“Save game editors and console modding now illegal in Japan”

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Due to an amendment in December 2018 of the Unfair Competition Prevention Act in Japan, certain gaming-related activities and services have now been declared illegal. This includes:

- Distribution of tools and programs for modifying game saves

- Selling product keys and serials online without the software maker's permission

- Game save and console modding services

As such, sales of products such as Pro Action Replay and Cybergadget's "Save editor" have been discontinued.

Here is a (Japanese language) page describing the new restrictions:

http://www2.accsjp.or.jp/activities/2018/pr6.php

As well as a general news article on the topic:

http://psgamenews.net/1218