TOKYO -- Japan came in fourth out of 45 countries in the U.S. Chamber of Commerce's latest ranking of intellectual property protection, moving up from ninth place a year ago.
The U.S. business lobby now rates Japan the highest in Asia, ahead of Singapore, South Korea and Taiwan. Japan was lauded for improving its intellectual property framework as part of its effort to join the Trans-Pacific Partnership free trade agreement. The index also highlighted Japanese authorities' work to combat software piracy.
