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Shock waves shook the South Korean media world when it was reported in February that a translator had used an artificial intelligence tool to win a digital comic award in a major competition.
Shunzo Morishita speaks at a news conference as chief of public broadcaster Japan Broadcasting Corp.’s Board of Governors in Tokyo on March 9. (Koichi Ueda) Shunzo Morishita has been re-elected head of the top-decision making body overseeing Japan Broadcasting Corp. (NHK), a contentious move that critics say raises concerns about the public broadcaster’s editorial independence. Members of NHK’s Board of Governors voted unanimously to re-elect Morishita, 75, as chairman at a meeting on March 9. The 12-member board has final say on approving the broadcaster’s budget, as well as the appo...
An ad released online on Nov. 28 by Nike Japan shows an ethnic Korean girl in a uniform with her family name of Kim added on the back. (A screenshot from the ad) A recent advertisement by the Japanese arm of Nike Inc. has been lauded for sending an inspirational message about using sports to help overcome an identity crisis. Others, however, have blasted the commercial as misrepresenting the realities of Japan and even attacking the country. The commercial video, released online on Nov. 28, features three female students--two of mixed heritage--who face bullying and discrimination by their pe...