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Archive Home > 2009 > May > 18 > Old maps on Google Earth prompt a backlash in Japan

Old maps on Google Earth prompt a backlash in Japan

By Jay Alabaster / The Bulletin
May 18, 2009

TOKYO — When Google Earth added historical maps of Japan to its online collection last year, the search giant didn’t expect a backlash. The finely detailed woodblock prints have been around for centuries, they were already posted on another Web site, and a historical map of....

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