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Media Organization Says Copyrighted News Illegally Used to Develop Generative AI
NEW YORK — News/Media Alliance has stated that generative artificial intelligence is based on the il...
November 2, 2023
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JOC President Yasuhiro Yamashita Suffers Cervical Spine Injury
The Japanese Olympic Committee announced Thursday that JOC President Yasuhiro Yamashita has been hos...
November 2, 2023
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Victim Recounts Terror of Japan Bear Attack; 71-Year-Old Man Suffered Fractured Skull, Neck Lacerations
AOMORI — “The bear hit me right in the vital spot,” a 71-year-old man told The Yomiuri Shimbun, reco...
November 2, 2023
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Japan, South Korea Governors Vow Cooperation on Challenges
Fujikawaguchiko, Yamanashi Pref., Nov. 1 (Jiji Press)—Japanese prefectural and South Korean provinci...
November 2, 2023
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Novelist Higashino, Poet Tawara to Receive Japan’s Medal of Honor
Tokyo, Nov. 2 (Jiji Press)—The Japanese government said Thursday that it will award the Medal of Ho...
November 2, 2023
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Bear Attacks on People Hit Record High in Japan
Tokyo, Nov. 1 (Jiji Press)—The number of people attacked by bears in Japan between April and October...
November 2, 2023
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Pod of 30 Dolphins Spotted Swimming Off Coast of Kobe
A pod of dolphins was spotted near the mouth of Muko River swimming toward Kobe on Wednesday morning...
November 1, 2023
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Digital Technology Revolutionizing Urban Farming in Tokyo
Small-scale farmers in Tokyo are increasingly expanding the boundaries of agriculture through the us...
November 1, 2023
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Halloween in Tokyo Shibuya: Few Halloween Costumes in Shibuya
Tokyo (Jiji Press)—Tokyo’s Shibuya Ward, where local officials and police have been on high alert in...
November 1, 2023
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14-Year-Old Go Player Nakamura Seeks Tougher Environment, Aims to Improve in Go Powerhouse of South Korea
The Yomiuri Shimbun Sumire Nakamura smiles at a press conference in Chiyoda Ward, Tokyo, on Monday. ...
November 1, 2023
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Japan to Develop Domestic Fast Reactor with Support from US Nuclear Firm TerraPower
A next-generation fast reactor in Japan will be developed in cooperation with a U.S. government-supp...
October 31, 2023
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Japan Newspaper Assn Calls for Rules on Generative AI
Tokyo, Oct. 30 (Jiji Press)—The Japan Newspaper Publishers and Editors Association on Monday called ...
October 31, 2023
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Jobless Rate Falls to 2.6％ in Sept.
TOKYO (Jiji Press) — Japan’s seasonally adjusted jobless rate in September fell 0.1 percentage point...
October 31, 2023
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Officials’ Chats To Be Handled as Administrative Documents; Vital Materials to be Preserved At Least 1 Year
Central government officials’ chat communications via platforms such as Microsoft’s Teams will be tr...
October 31, 2023
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Tokaido Shinkansen Ends Food Cart Service Due to Falling Sales and Labor Shortage
The Tokaido Shinkansen line connecting Tokyo and Shin-Osaka stations discontinued its food cart serv...
October 31, 2023
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