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Experts warn over growing dependence on conversational AI
Kyodo News, Published on 07/04/2026
» KYODO — An increasing number of people are forming emotionally close relationships with conversational artificial intelligence (AI) tools such as ChatGPT, with some users describing them as friends, counsellors or even family members, according to recent surveys.
Woman faces additional charges over Thai girl sex work case in Tokyo
Kyodo News, Published on 17/02/2026
» KYODO — A Thai woman has been served with a fresh arrest warrant in connection with the case of a Thai girl who was found engaging in sex work in Tokyo when she was 12, Japanese police said on Tuesday.
2,000 snowed-in travellers spend night at Hokkaido airport
Kyodo News, Published on 27/01/2026
» KYODO — Around 2,000 people were forced to spend the night at New Chitose Airport in Japan's northernmost main island of Hokkaido after heavy snow led to the cancellation of over 90 flights and disruptions to train services, operators said on Tuesday.
Thai woman arrested in Japan for brokering in Thai girl sex work case
Kyodo News, Published on 15/01/2026
» KYODO — A Thai woman has been arrested in connection with a high-profile Tokyo case alleging that she arranged for a then 12-year-old Thai girl to engage in sex work, police said.
Singapore trying to improve conditions for low-paid migrants
Kyodo News, Published on 09/01/2026
» SINGAPORE — The life of a migrant worker in Singapore is bittersweet.
Over 145 nations set to exempt US firms from global minimum tax deal
Kyodo News, Published on 06/01/2026
» WASHINGTON — US multinational companies will be excluded from a global minimum corporate tax rate set in 2021 under a deal agreed by more than 145 countries and regions, the US Treasury Department reported on Monday.
16 Japanese held in Cambodia for alleged links to fraud
Kyodo News, Published on 17/12/2025
» PHNOM PENH — Cambodian authorities have detained 16 Japanese nationals on suspicion of participating in fraud activities in Japan, an official of the Japanese Embassy in Phnom Penh said Tuesday.
Foreigners bought 3,498 properties near Japanese sensitive sites
Kyodo News, Published on 16/12/2025
» KYODO — A total of 3,498 properties around critical security facilities and remote islands in Japan were purchased by foreign individuals or entities in fiscal 2024, with nearly half from China, a government study showed Tuesday.
Japan quake highlights need to better convey disaster info to foreigners
Kyodo News, Published on 13/12/2025
» KYODO — The magnitude 7.5 earthquake that occurred off northeastern Japan recently highlighted the need for Japan to provide safety tips and evacuation information to foreign nationals more effectively, particularly as the country witnesses an inbound tourism boom.
Myanmar's complex civil conflict creating unlikely alliances among enemies
Kyodo News, Published on 09/12/2025
» YANGON — A 24-year-old fighter from Myanmar's pro-democracy People's Defence Force (PDF) says many of those who fight alongside him have switched sides at times in the long-running civil war, with a lack of financial compensation forcing them to temporarily side with a junta-aligned armed group.