Sony will cut around 250 jobs from the recordable media business manufacturing hub and will gradually cease production of optical discs, including Blu-ray discs. ( mainichi.jp )
Man accused of using generative AI to create virus in Japan 1st ( mainichi.jp )
TOKYO -- A 25-year-old man has been served a fresh arrest warrant for allegedly creating a computer virus using generative artificial intelligence (AI), the Metropolitan Police Department (MPD)'s cybercrime control division announced on May 28, in what is believed to be the first such case in Japan....
World's 1st 'tooth regrowth medicine' to be tested in Japan from Sept. 2024 ( mainichi.jp )
Kyoto legal bureau worker accused of assaulting subordinate for spoiling manga plot - The Mainichi ( mainichi.jp )
An official at the Kyoto District Legal Affairs Bureau who allegedly grabbed and kicked a subordinate for revealing the plot of the popular manga "Oshi no Ko" has been reported to public prosecutors on suspicion of assault, sources familiar with the case have disclosed....
