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How Japan created its naphtha supply bottleneck

With no end in sight for the Iran war, supply chain bottlenecks for the oil-derived material are set to continue, prompting calls for government-enforced energy saving measures.

Nagoya court recognizes AI-created explicit images as child pornography

The sentence marked the first case in Japan in which the law has been applied to the possession of AI-generated sexual deepfakes.

Lower House set to pass ¥3.11 trillion extra budget to ease Mideast war impacts

The budget will create a new reserve fund to respond to developments in the conflict while aiding impacted energy users and replenishing the existing reserve fund.

North Korea’s Kim says ‘newly inaugurated’ nuke site opens door to ‘larger plans’

Kim Jong Un said the suspected uranium-enrichment facility will help create an "environment for going into the new next-stage of bolstering up the nuclear forces."

Japan electronics sellers Yamada, Edion plan merger to create industry giant

Japan, Britain, Italy eye observer scheme for next-generation fighter

TOKYO (Kyodo) -- Japan, Britain and Italy are preparing to create an observer framework for countries interested in buying the next-generation fighter

Editorial: Japan's new intelligence bureau may open back door to surveillance of public

To strengthen Japan's intelligence capabilities, a law to create a national intelligence council chaired by the prime minister has been enacted. The C

Realistic AI-created content to require labels during Japan’s election campaigns

The requirement will apply to videos and images that may be mistaken for those not generated by AI, while those that can be clearly identified as made using AI will be excluded.