The European Union is looking to cooperate more closely with Japan on key technologies such as artificial intelligence, the bloc’s industry chief said, as the coalition looks to reduce its reliance on …
The Quadrilateral Security Dialogue – The Quad – and the Future of AI
The 2023 Quad Leaders Summit (which was supposed to meet in Australia on May 24, 2023, after the G7 Summit in Japan) was canceled (after Joe Biden shortened his Asia trip to attend to the debt ceiling …
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OpenAI gets warning from Japanese regulators on data collecting
Officials in Japan are beginning to tighten their stance toward artificial intelligence (AI) after the country’s local privacy watchdog warned ChatGPT’s parent company about its data collection …
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The Future of Japan: Strategic Perspectives on the 2023 G7 Summit Host Country
The 2023 G7 Summit took place this weekend. Information about the summit and the agenda for the event can be found at: G7 Hiroshima Summit 2023 Dominating the coverage of the summit was a visit by …
Is Japan’s Approach to AI the Future of Global, Risk-based, Multistakeholder AI Governance?
Of the many courses of action discussed by OpenAI CEO Sam Altman when he testified before Congress earlier this week, the creation of a global body to manage the governance of AI came up several …
Japan, UK Renew Security Ties, Aircraft Carrier to Deploy in 2025
The United Kingdom’s Prime Minister, Rishi Sunak, and Japanese Prime Minister, Fumio Kishida, will sign a new agreement to deepen security ties, called “Hiroshima Accord”. This agreement included a UK …
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Japan and the Future of Commercial Space
Japan has entered the commercial space race, by way of the Tokyo-based space startup ispace, inc. Following are details about the company in the run-up to its 2022 maiden mission in partnership with …
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North Korean crypto thefts target Japan, Vietnam, Hong Kong
North Korea is using cyberattacks to target Japanese cryptocurrency assets. Hacker groups affiliated with North Korea have stolen $721 million from Japan since 2017, according to a study by a …
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What Japan Could Teach The U.S.—And The World—About Regulating Crypto
More than a million investors around the world were left stranded when FTX suddenly collapsed in November with an astonishing hole, estimated at $8.7 billion, in its balance sheet. The cryptocurrency …
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Leaders of Japan and South Korea Vow to Deepen Ties
The leaders of South Korea and Japan have agreed to press ahead with joint efforts to improve bilateral ties in response to the growing security challenges from North Korea and China. Shuttle …
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