Tokyo District Court Rules AI Cannot Be Issued Patents; Law Recognizes Only ‘Natural Persons’ as Inventors (japannews.yomiuri.co.jp)
The Tokyo District Court has dismissed a claim by an American engineer regarding an AI-generated invention, saying inventors provided for under the Patent Law are limited to natural persons.
Tokyo District Court Rules AI Cannot Be Issued Patents; Law Recognizes Only ‘Natural Persons’ as Inventors (japannews.yomiuri.co.jp)
cross-posted from: lemmy.zip/post/15659639...
Fuji-Q Highland to Close Do-Dodonpa (japannews.yomiuri.co.jp)
Very sad news. After multiple injuries previously Do-Dodonpa had been closed for investigations and modifications but Fuji-Q has now announced that it will be too difficult to remedy the ride and therefore will cease operations.
North Korean Workers in China Riot over Unpaid Wages; 2,000 Occupy Factory, Kill Plant Manager (japannews.yomiuri.co.jp)
North Korean Workers in China Riot over Unpaid Wages; 2,000 Occupy Factory, Kill Plant Manager (japannews.yomiuri.co.jp)
About 2,000 North Korean workers dispatched to China’s Jilin Province started a riot in mid-January triggered by anger over unpaid wages, a North Korean source told The Yomiuri Shimbun....
North Korean Workers in China Riot over Unpaid Wages; 2,000 Occupy Factory, Kill Plant Manager (japannews.yomiuri.co.jp)
Magnitude 6.0 Earthquake Hits Japan’s Niigata Prefecture; No Tsunami Threat (japannews.yomiuri.co.jp)
Water Containing Radioactive Materials Spills Over at Kashiwazaki-Kariwa Nuclear Power Plant Due to Earthquakes (japannews.yomiuri.co.jp)
Kim Jong Un’s Daughter Kim Ju Ae May Be His Heir, South Korea Suspects; North Korea Reportedly Calls Her ‘Female General’ (japannews.yomiuri.co.jp)
Japan Railway Operators Eye Net-zero CO2 Emissions Via Hydrogen Fuel Cell Trains (japannews.yomiuri.co.jp)
Railway operators are accelerating moves to put hydrogen fuel cell trains into commercial use. The trains are expected to help cut CO2 emissions and boost the decarbonization of society.
Japan’s Kotatsu Heated Tables Evolve to Reflect the Changing Times (japannews.yomiuri.co.jp)
Changes in Japanese lifestyles are being reflected by the emergence of new types of kotatsu — traditionally, internally heated tables usually draped with a futon quilt to retain the warmth.
JR Tokai Aims to Replace Diesel Engines with Hydrogen-power; Vehicle Tests to Begin as Soon as Next Fiscal Year (japannews.yomiuri.co.jp)
Central Japan Railway Co. (JR Tokai) plans to develop zero-emission hydrogen-powered trains with the goal of replacing existing diesel ones.
University of Tokyo PC Infected with Malware in July 2022; Possible Leak of Students’ Addresses, Grades (japannews.yomiuri.co.jp)
German Official Eyes Cooperating with Japan to Boost Hydrogen Energy Use (japannews.yomiuri.co.jp)
German Parliamentary State Secretary Stefan Wenzel of the Economic Affairs and Climate Action Ministry expressed his expectations for promoting cooperation with Japan to increase the use of hydrogen power, at a press briefing in Tokyo.
Keio Wins Japan’s High School Baseball Championship for First Time in 107 Years; Prevents Sendai Ikuei from Repeating (japannews.yomiuri.co.jp)
Keio won its first National High School Baseball Championship in 107 years, defeating defending champion Sendai Ikuei 8-2 on Wednesday at Koshien Stadium in Nishinomiya, Hyogo Prefecture. The final of the 105th tournament, held in front of 42,100 spectators, saw Keio Senior High School of Kanagawa Prefecture handle Sendai Ikuei...
US, S.Korean Officials Huddle for New Nuclear War Planning Talks (japannews.yomiuri.co.jp)
SEOUL (Reuters) – South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol said on Tuesday a new nuclear consultative group between South Korea and the United States would be a “starting point” to build a strong and effective deterrence against North Korea....
Japan Airlines Plane Catches Fire at Haneda Airport; Collided with Japan Coast Guard Plane on Runway (japannews.yomiuri.co.jp)
A Japan Airlines plane caught fire on the runway at Haneda Airport on Tuesday evening, and firefighting efforts are underway.
LiSA sings for people everywhere giving it their all (japannews.yomiuri.co.jp)
Singing for people seeking to do their best — that’s where LiSA finds herself now. The singer of many hits has taken time to look around and realize something about herself. “My reliable companions who stick with me and the people who feel the same way as me when they listen to my music — they are all like me in some...
