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Copyrighted Works Get Flimsy Protection from AI Under Japanese Law
A group of creative artists met with government officials in Tokyo this week to discuss legal prote...
April 29, 2023
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AI Conundrum Leaves Creatives Scratching Their Heads
The emergence of powerful artificial intelligence tools such as ChatGPT has triggered concerns amon...
April 28, 2023
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Samurai Japan to Receive Medal of Honor after WBC Win
TOKYO (Jiji Press ) —The government said Friday that it will give medals of honor this spring to a t...
April 28, 2023
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Video Camera of Japanese Journalist Killed in Myanmar Returned to Family after 15 Years
BANGKOK — The video camera being used by video journalist Kenji Nagai when he was shot dead by Myanm...
April 28, 2023
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Udon Soup Faucet Turned Back on at Airport in Japan
TAKAMATSU — A free “on-tap” service offering hot udon dashi — soup for udon noodle cuisine — has re...
April 28, 2023
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Japan Must Rethink Society in Face of Shrinking Population
The future population estimate released Wednesday shows a future vision of Japan in which the birthr...
April 27, 2023
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U.S. Woman Missing Near Pilgrimage Routes in Nara Pref.
NARA — An American woman has been missing for more than two weeks while traveling through Nara Prefe...
April 27, 2023
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Tokyo, Neighboring Prefs to Curb on Ad Trucks
TOKYO (Jiji Press) — Officials in Tokyo and three neighboring prefectures in Japan on Wednesday agre...
April 27, 2023
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VR Education Teaches How to Respond to Deadly Train Accident
MORIOKA — Kumamoto University and a production company have jointly developed virtual reality-based ...
April 26, 2023
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MPD Begins Use of Quick Test Kit for ‘Date Rape Drugs’
TOKYO (Jiji Press) — Tokyo police began in earnest this month to use a test kit that can determine i...
April 26, 2023
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Japan’s Population Projected to Fall to 87 M. in 2070
TOKYO (Jiji Press)—Japan’s population is expected to fall to 87 million in 2070, a decrease of about...
April 26, 2023
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Kengo Kuma-designed School in Ghana to Be Built By Japan NPO
A Tokyo-based nonprofit organization offering poverty reduction programs and other support measures ...
April 25, 2023
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Colorful Children’s Day Banners Prepared in Fukushima, Japan
A craftsman paints the deity Shoki, who repels evil, on a banner for Children’s Day in Sukagawa, Fuk...
April 25, 2023
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Shinkansen Train Suspended Between Okayama, Hakata as Suspicious Object Found in Hiroshima Station
The Sanyo Shinkansen high-speed train service has been suspended since around 2:45 p.m. Tuesday betw...
April 25, 2023
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Japan Remembers Those Lost in Deadly 2005 Train Wreck
Tuesday marked 18 years since a train derailment in Amagasaki, Hyogo Prefecture, killed 106 passenge...
April 25, 2023
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