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CompaniesJapan’s Canon to Begin Selling Cameras Capable of Distinguishing Fake Images Made by Generative AI in 2024
The new cameras will meet a technological standard for securing trustworthiness of digital data. Ima...
December 28, 2023
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General NewsLarvae Found in Baked Confectionery Imported from France, Sold at Osaka Department Store
Larvae of an unspecified insect have been found in gingerbread sold at the Hankyu Department Store U...
December 27, 2023
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GlobalRules on ‘Killer AI’ Vital as Practical Usage Nears
WASHINGTON / BEIJING — It is of paramount importance to formulate rules on lethal autonomous weapons...
December 27, 2023
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Defense & SecurityU.S. Ship Salvages Wreckage Believed to Be Part of Crashed Osprey
YAKUSHIMA, Kagoshima — A U.S. ship on Wednesday salvaged what is believed to be part of the CV-22 Os...
December 27, 2023
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General NewsJapan Mulls Lowering Minimum Age for Train Driving License to 18
TOKYO (Jiji Press) — The transport ministry is considering lowering the minimum age for obtaining a ...
December 27, 2023
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Defense & SecurityU.S. Bases in Okinawa to Be Listed as Security-Linked Sites
TOKYO (Jiji Press) — The government plans to designate 184 sites in 28 of the country’s 47 prefectur...
December 27, 2023
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Asia-PacificChinese President Xi Jinping Praises Mao Zedong’s Achievements, Calling Him a ‘Hero’
SHAOSHAN, Hunan Province — Leadership figures from the administration of Chinese President Xi Jinpin...
December 27, 2023
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Politics & GovernmentFormer Lower House Speaker Yohei Kono Opposed Firms’ Political Donations
TOKYO (Jiji Press) — Yohei Kono, former speaker of the House of Representatives, called for abolishi...
December 27, 2023
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ReutersSoftBank Gets $7.6 Bln T-Mobile Stake Windfall, Shares Soar
TOKYO, Dec 27 (Reuters) - SoftBank Group Corp 9984.T said it would receive shares in telco T-Mobile ...
December 27, 2023
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Other SportsSponsors for 2025 World Athletics Championships in Tokyo to Be Directly Secured; Organizers Seeking Transparency and Fairness
The operating foundation for the 2025 World Athletics Championships to be held in Tokyo has drawn up...
December 27, 2023
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CompaniesSeven & i President Eager to Enter Europe, South America; Says No Drastic Job Cuts from Supermarket Woes
Seven & i Holdings aims to expand its convenience store business to Europe and South America, compan...
December 27, 2023
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ReutersWhisky and the Coal Mining ‘Shack’: Taiwan Election Is Not Only about China
TAIPEI, Dec 27 (Reuters) - As Taiwan's election approaches next month, it is not only fraught ties w...
December 27, 2023
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Japan In FocusSapporo Invites Foreign Influencers to Promote Scallops; Convenience Store Sells Hokkaido Scallop Curry
SAPPORO — Sapporo, hit hard by China’s measures to suspend imports of Japanese marine products, has ...
December 27, 2023
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Yomiuri EditorialExecution by Proxy for Henoko Base Project: Okinawa Prefecture Should Not Disregard Judicial Decision
As long as the governor of Okinawa Prefecture defies a judicial decision and refuses to more forward...
December 27, 2023
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Yomiuri Editorial
Statements Induced by Prosecutor: Are Improper Investigation Methods Nothing More Than Personal Failings?
If prosecutors think that some excesses can be tolerated in the name of uncovering wrongdoing, they ...
December 27, 2023