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Tons of used books in Japan being bought up by someone or something

• Master Blaster
  Sep 28, 2026
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The purchasers are unknown, so let’s call them “anonymous individuals” or “AI” for short.

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• Japan
• (AI • artificial intelligence • bookstores • business • copyright • law • society • used books)

Ghibli’s Toshio Suzuki not impressed by generative AI images, Hayao Miyazaki thinks even less of them

• Casey Baseel
  Sep 10, 2026

As usual, Miyazaki doesn’t have time for anything that runs counter to his artistic principles.

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• Japan
• (AI • anime • artificial intelligence • generative AI • Hayao Miyazaki • manga • Studio Ghibli • Toshio Suzuki)

YouTube’s AI Japanese translation calls for Jimmy Kimmel’s death on his own show【Video】

• Casey Baseel
  Sep 26, 2025

Another bang-up job from AI translation!

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• Internet, Japan, USA
• (A.I. • AI • AI translation • artificial intelligence • auto translation • crazy • funny • Japanese language • Jimmy Kimmel • Jimmy Kimmel Live • linguistics • translation • video • weird • YouTube)

Can the Japanese government make AI-generated Ghibli images illegal?

• Casey Baseel
  Apr 18, 2025

Politicians discuss the sudden surge in “Ghibli-style” AI-generated images.

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• Internet, Japan
• (AI • AI art • AI images • AI-generated images • anime • artificial intelligence • ChatGPT • crime • manga • Studio Ghibli)

Goku’s voice actress’ voice to be converted to AI for “non-acting” projects in Japanese, English

• Casey Baseel
  Oct 9, 2024

AI project with major anime talent agency will allow for recreation of voice actors’ voices and translation into other languages.

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• Japan
• (AI • anime • Aoni Production • artificial intelligence • Dragon Ball • Dragon Ball Z • Goku • manga • Masako Nozawa • Son Goku • voice actors • voice actresses)

Governor of Tokyo releases official AI version of herself as she seeks reelection next month

• SoraNews24
  Jun 18, 2024

Yuriko Koike turns to generative AI to share her policy stances and goals with mixed audience reactions.

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• Japan
• (AI • artificial intelligence • election • generative AI • Tokyo Governor • Tokyo Metropolitan Government • twitter • X • Yuriko Koike)

Japan Association of Translators condemns A.I. manga translation

• Casey Baseel
  Jun 7, 2024

Organization releases statement outlining its opposition to machine translation.

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• Japan
• (A.I. • anime • artificial intelligence • COK • Japanese language • linguistics • manga • translation)

Japanese telecom giant to make AI filter to soften angry customers voices at call centers【Video】

• Master Blaster
  May 30, 2024

New system lets AI take a piece of someone’s mind and passes on the rest to a human.

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• Japan
• (AI • artificial intelligence • call centers • customer harassment • customer service • employment • rude customers • Softbank • technology • University of Tokyo • working)

ChatGPT vs. loving wife: Who can pick better Valentine’s Day chocolate for a husband?【Experiment】

• Casey Baseel
  Feb 14, 2024

Our reporter’s spouse takes on the AI program in a battle to find the fastest way to his heart through his stomach.

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• Japan
• (AI • artificial intelligence • chocolate • experiment • food • sweets • Valentine's Day • valentine's day chocolate • Yuichiro Wasai)

Japan’s biggest dating app says young people not interested in romance, creates AI girlfriend app

• Casey Baseel
  Jan 18, 2024

Designers hope it can be a stepping stone to relationships with human women.

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• Japan
• (AI • anime • artificial intelligence • COK • dating • otaku • relationships • romance)

New canned cocktail designed to perfectly pair with Japanese food, created with AI【Taste test】

• Casey Baseel
  Oct 20, 2023

Kirin’s Jojo Shochu Soda is here, but did the AI know what it was doing?

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• Japan
• (AI • alcohol • artificial intelligence • canned cocktails • cocktails • COK • drinks • food • Japanese food • Kirin • shochu • SNJO • taste test)

Japanese tea commercial actress created by AI, has some wondering if it’s the scandal-free future

• Casey Baseel
  Oct 17, 2023

No chance of your spokesperson causing off-camera scandals if they don’t exist off camera.

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• Japan
• (AI • artificial intelligence • commercial • green tea • Ito En • Itoen • Oi Ocha • tea • technology • video)

Japanese swimsuit model/former adult actress releases AI-generated photo album of herself

• Casey Baseel
  Jul 1, 2023

Says AI presents a new opportunity.

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• Japan
• (AI • AI image generation • AI images • Ai Uehara • artificial intelligence • beautiful women)

AI is being used to write a new chapter in the God of Manga’s Black Jack series

• Casey Baseel
  Jun 14, 2023

Project “may give birth to a new way of creating content,” says Osamu Tezuka’s son.

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• Japan
• (A.I. • AI • anime • artificial intelligence • Black Jack • COK • manga • Osamu Tezuka • technology • Tezuka Productions)

Kura Sushi using AI camera network to prevent gross pranks at its revolving sushi restaurants

• Casey Baseel
  Mar 4, 2023

The sushi is revolving, and the AI is watching.

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• Japan
• (AI • artificial intelligence • Conveyor belt sushi • food • Kura Sushi • Kurazushi • pranksters • revolving sushi • sushi)

Mr. Sato becomes handsome anime boys with the power of AI, and the SN24 team transforms too【Pics】

• Casey Baseel
  Dec 4, 2022

Photo editing app is like having a production team adapt your life into anime, in more ways than one.

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• Internet, Japan
• (AI • AI art • AI images • anime • art • artificial intelligence • cool • funny • illustraiton • manga • Meitu • Mr. Sato • photo editing • SNJO)

Japanese AI device reads stories to your kid with your voice, even if you’ve never read them【Vid】

• Casey Baseel
  May 28, 2022

Coemo lets you narrate stories whether you know them or not.

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• Japan
• (AI • artificial intelligence • cool • Takara Tomy • technology • toys • video)

One Piece’s Luffy is now working as an AI receptionist at manga publisher’s Tokyo office【Video】

• Casey Baseel
  Mar 25, 2022

Leader of the Straw Hat pirates greets and holds conversations with visitors to Shueisha.

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• Japan
• (AI • anime • artificial intelligence • cool • Luffy • manga • Monkey D. Luffy • One Piece • Shueisha • technology • video)

A.I. Japanese bar Mama-san is ready to listen to your troubles at her virtual bar

• Casey Baseel
  Jul 10, 2021

Created through extensive interviews with a real-life Mama-san, A.I. Yoshiko is here for when you need a caring ear.

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• Japan
• (A.I. • artificial intelligence • bars • cool • Mama-san • technology • weird • Yofuku no Aoyama)

Japanese government’s new birth rate plan: Use AI to tell people who’d be a good spouse for them

• Casey Baseel
  Dec 10, 2020

Wants to help people find spouses who don’t meet their preferences for age, income, or education.

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• Japan
• (AI • artificial intelligence • birth rate • COK • marriage • relationships • society • weird)

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