Japan’s Digital Minister Taira has expressed the need to consider legal measures in response to potential foreign interference in elections through disinformation campaigns on social media.
Planning a trip to Japan sounds dreamy until you're knee-deep in browser tabs, comparing train schedules and wondering if squeezing in both Kyoto and Hakone is even feasible.
In this segment of Mōsate Wakaran—a series that revisits questions and lingering uncertainties from viewers of Mōsate and Mōsate Premium—we take a closer look at the recent meteoric rise of AI stocks.
SoftBank Group Chairman and CEO Masayoshi Son announced at a corporate event in Tokyo that the company aims to create 1 billion autonomous AI agents in-house by the end of this year. These agents are designed to operate independently without human instructions.
近年、日本でも外国為替（FX）や差金決済取引（CFD）の取引スタイルが進化しています。その中でも世界的に広がりを見せているのが、ソーシャルトレーディングと海外fx キャッシュバックです。
Japan continues to lag behind other countries in digital transformation (DX), including in the use of generative AI. However, one local government has emerged as a leader in implementing effective DX initiatives, offering valuable lessons for overcoming the nation’s status as an AI laggard.
A growing number of consumers in Japan are falling victim to fake online ads that falsely claim endorsements from well-known companies and universities. In one such case, a licensed psychologist in Nagoya paid approximately 4,500 yen for an "AI robot dog" that turned out to be little more than a cheap toy resembling something from the Showa era.
Sexual deepfakes, created using generative AI, are rapidly emerging as a new form of digital abuse, with cases increasing across Japan. Without their knowledge, individuals—especially minors—are finding their photos misused to produce sexually explicit images or videos, often in under a minute.