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Japan Changing Laws to Prevent Nefarious Host Clubs from Forcing Indebted Customers into Sex Work

Japan Changing Laws to Prevent Nefarious Host Clubs from Forcing Indebted Customers into Sex Work Japan Changing Laws to Prevent Nefarious Host Clubs from Forcing Indebted Customers into Sex Work

Japan Changing Laws to Prevent Nefarious Host Clubs from Forcing Indebted Customers into Sex Work

Last year, there were approximately 1,100 host clubs in Japan, with about a third of them in Tokyo. These are supposed to be fun, entertaining excursions, like we see in Ouran High School Host Club (and check out Otaku USA’s interview with Kyoya’s voice actor …Read more  »

Japanese Government Talks Legalities of Using Voice Actor’s Voice for AI Without Permission

Japanese Government Talks Legalities of Using Voice Actor’s Voice for AI Without Permission Japanese Government Talks Legalities of Using Voice Actor’s Voice for AI Without Permission

Japanese Government Talks Legalities of Using Voice Actor’s Voice for AI Without Permission

The Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry (a.k.a. METI) is a section of the Japanese government, and it recently said that using generative AI in the wrong ways could run afoul of the country’s Unfair Competition Prevention Act. Namely, METI pointed out how using generative …Read more  »

“Manga Manners” Uses Kodansha Characters to Teach Japanese Manners to Tourists

“Manga Manners” Uses Kodansha Characters to Teach Japanese Manners to Tourists “Manga Manners” Uses Kodansha Characters to Teach Japanese Manners to Tourists

“Manga Manners” Uses Kodansha Characters to Teach Japanese Manners to Tourists

Japan has its own distinct culture with rules and manners that might not always be familiar for traveling tourists. As a creative solution, right now the Shinkansen sections of Tokyo, Shinagawa, Kyoto, Nagoya, and Shin Osaka Stations are using “Manga Manners” to help people know …Read more  »