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How Japan's news publishers score for photo metadata, October 2026

Japan ranks #10 of 34 countries for keeping photo metadata. IPTC Metawatch, October 2026.

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How Japan's news publishers score for photo metadata, October 2026. 1 The Japan Times (20 photos) 79; 2 Japan Today (19 photos) 46; 3= Japan Industry News (10 photos) 0; 3= Asahi Shimbun (20 photos) 0; 3= Iza (19 photos) 0; 3= Livedoor News (20 photos) 0; 3= News On Japan (20 photos) 0; 3= Kyodo News (10 photos) 0; 3= Nikkei Shimbun (12 photos) 0; 3= Mainichi Shimbun (20 photos) 0. Japan ranks #10 of 34 countries, average 6.9. 16 of 18 publishers scored zero.

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