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Japan's Asahi Shimbun newspaper to halt Saturday evening edition from August
The Asahi Shimbun Co., one of Japan's major newspaper publishers, will from August suspend its Saturday evening edition ...
The Japan News3d
Newspaper Group Calls on AI Companies to Get Permission to Use News Content; Says Unauthorized Training Could Amount to Copyright Infringement
The Japan Newspaper Publishers and Editors Association on Wednesday released a statement calling for generative artificial ...
The Japan News2d
Japan Newspaper Association Condemns Social Media Harassment to Journalists: Warns Attacks Threaten Democracy
The Japan Newspaper Publishers & Editors Association published a statement Thursday condemning harassment to journalists on ...
Media renews criticism of AI firms ignoring copyright laws
A major Japanese mass media association is accusing artificial intelligence companies of violating copyright protections by ...
The Japan Times4d
Media firms launch election fact-checking initiative
The collaboration between Jiji Press, the Yomiuri Shimbun group, Saga Shimbun and Nippon Television Network aims to enhance ...
Private sector continues to import record amounts of rice
Not only is Japan eating more rice grown overseas, the Finance Ministry reported the private sector imported a record 3,000 ...