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‘AI Script’ Event in Tokyo Canceled Due to Plagiarism Criticism
A performance featuring popular voice actors reading out an “AI script” had to be canceled last m...
April 28, 2024
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JR Chuo Line Suspended Operation between Mitaka and Kunitachi Stations Due to Accident (Update1)
JR Chuo Line's rapid service has been suspending operation between Tokyo and Takao Stations on bo...
April 27, 2024
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Japanese Slow to Resume Foreign Travel as Weak Yen Bites; April Marks 60 Yrs since Nationals Allowed to Sightsee Abroad
April marks 60 years since Japanese people were officially allowed to make pleasure trips abroad....
April 27, 2024
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Golden Week Holiday Begins; Over 80% Seats Reserved for Major Airlines
Airports and train stations across the nation were crowded with people heading for their hometown...
April 27, 2024
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Yomiuri Proposal on Declining Population Receives Wide Support; Govts, Businesses Agree to Support Childcare, Child-Rearing
A proposal to address the nation’s declining population, which was published by The Yomiuri Shimb...
April 27, 2024
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5 SDF Members Disciplined for Leaking Specially Designated Secrets; Kihara: “I Take the Cases Very Seriously”
Two cases of leaking specially designated secrets, or classified security information, were detec...
April 27, 2024
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JR Tokaido Line Suspending Operation Due to Accident; Keihin Tohoku, Saikyo and Shonan Shinjuku Lines Affected
JR Tokaido Line has been suspending operation between Tokyo and Atami Stations due to an accident...
April 26, 2024
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Yokosuka Releases Video of AI-Generated Avatar Speaking English That Looks Just Like Mayor
The Yokosuka city government released a video on its website Tuesday of an avatar of Mayor Katsua...
April 26, 2024
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Population Decline Unavoidable, Must be Managed; Regional Areas Hit First, but Problem Affects Nation
Even if the trend of low birthrates can be controlled to some extent, long-term population declin...
April 26, 2024
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BOJ Decides to Maintain Monetary Policy after Dramatic Shift in March
The Bank of Japan decided to maintain its monetary policy at its meeting Friday, guiding overnigh...
April 26, 2024
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47 Cases of Children Being Abused by Religious Parents, Guidance Centers Say; ‘Inciting Fear, Restricting Freedom’ Most Common Form
Forty-seven cases of religious group members abusing their children were recorded by child guidan...
April 26, 2024
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Japanese Women Struggle to Balance Work, Finances, Family amid Sinking Birthrate
To curb the acceleration of declining birthrates and stem population decrease, it is crucial to o...
April 26, 2024
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A Yomiuri Shimbun Proposal: All Hands on Deck to Address Declining Population
The decline in Japan’s population shows no sign of reversing or even stopping. Some estimates sug...
April 26, 2024
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News Organizations Worldwide Discuss Generative AI at INMA Conference; Outline Role in Fact Checking
LONDON — Representatives from major news organizations around the world gathered to discuss how t...
April 26, 2024
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Saga Town Assembly OKs Petition for N-Waste Site Survey
Genkai, Saga Pref., April 26 (Jiji Press)—The assembly of Genkai, Saga Prefecture, approved a pet...
April 26, 2024
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