Company stated it plans to further expand its IP × AI business by developing its existing webtoon properties into various forms of AI-generated content
Disgaea creator Sohei Niikawa isn’t fundamentally opposed to generative AI, but there is one job he has no intention of handing over to it: writing his stories.
Japanese convenience store chain Lawson is putting generative AI in charge of coming up with new food ideas, resulting in some appropriately strange combinations, such as a lemon tart flavored with pickles.
Used bookstores across Japan are reportedly being flooded with unusually large and seemingly automated orders for specialized books, leading some in the industry to suspect they are being purchased for generative AI training — while an investigation separately uncovered records showing more than 50 tons of Japanese…
