Japan AI guidelines urge against intellectual property misuse

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1. Tue, 18 August 2026

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   • Anadolu Agency (AA)16:28first to report
     Japan AI guidelines urge against intellectual property misuse

     Draft rules call for AI training data disclosure, urge developers to avoid pirate sites and protect manga, music, film creators

2. Wed, 19 August 2026

   1 report
   • Japan Times05:07
     Japan to require AI firms to disclose training data

     A draft code has been drawn up amid growing concerns that texts and images may be used to train AI models without consent, potentially infringing on copyrights.

3. Tue, 25 August 2026

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   • Japan Times06:54
     Government urges AI firms to disclose learning data

     A new set of guiding principles covers not only domestic businesses but also overseas operators that provide AI systems and services in Japan.

4. Tue, 1 September 2026

   2 reports
   • Japan Times08:07
     Japan turns to AI in fight against investment fraud

     The Consumer Affairs Agency plans to use the technology to find schemes with similar patterns to past fraud cases and malicious business operators to enable quicker intervention.

   • Japan Times08:18
     Japan’s top court to test use of AI in civil trials

     The Supreme Court has announced its budget request for fiscal 2027, which included some ¥60 million for expenses related to the use of AI.

5. Mon, 7 September 2026

   1 report
   • Japan Times09:51
     Japan needs artificial intelligence its factories can plug in

     Japan's competitiveness will hinge on industrial adoption of AI rather than accumulating national computing capacity.

6. Tue, 8 September 2026

   1 report
   • Japan Times02:00
     Japan’s Preferred Networks seeks IPO to keep up in AI chip race

     The Tokyo-based outfit is stepping up efforts to custom-design semiconductors tailored to run AI models.