Cybersecurity Bill Submitted To Diet

The Japanese Government Submitted To Parliament Friday A Bill Allowing Police And The Self-Defense Forces To Neutralize Enemy Servers In The Event Of A Cyberattack Targeting Critical Infrastructure, In A Bid To Strengthen The Nation's Preemptive Cyber Defense Capabilities.

ABBA Bjorn Ulvaeus Among 11,000 Artists Issuing AI Warning

Thousands Of Artists Including ABBA Singer Bjorn Ulvaeus, Hollywood Actress Julianne Moore And Nobel Laureate Kazuo Ishiguro Have Signed A Statement Warning About The Unlicensed Use Of Artificial Intelligence.

Japan, China Reaffirm Push For Strategic, Mutually Beneficial Ties

Japan And China Reaffirmed In A Series Of High-level Talks In Beijing On Wednesday That They Will Promote "strategic And Mutually Beneficial" Relations, Highlighting Their Regional And Global Responsibilities Amid Continuing Bilateral Tensions.

Japan May Require More Elderly People To Foot 30% Of Their Medical Costs

The Government Will Consider Requiring More Elderly People To Bear 30% Of Their Medical Costs In An Outline Of Measures To Deal With The Aging Population Adopted Friday.

Meta AI Turns Pictures Into Videos With Sound

Meta On Friday Provided A Look At A Generative Artificial Intelligence Model It Is Working On That Lets People Create Short Videos, Complete With Audio, From Text Prompts And Photos.