People who work in news, at television and radio stations and at newspapers, gather information and check it for accuracy, fairness, and respect for people before they report it, and they edit it so that it is easy to understand. What these media say has a great effect on daily life. Businesses use information too: shops and delivery companies handle huge amounts of data with computer networks, using checkout systems, GPS, and IC cards for cashless payment and for knowing where things are, and this makes selling, delivering, and other services better. But as more of life depends on information, problems appear as well: reports that hurt people, leaks of private data, confusion, gaps between those who can use information and those who cannot, and bullying. It matters that we judge what we read carefully and take responsibility for what we send.
Japan's transport ministry, the part of the Japanese government that looks after roads and transport, has a new plan for cars that almost drive themselves. These cars are called Level 2++ cars.
A crested ibis has been seen in Shiga Prefecture in Japan. The bird probably flew there from Sado Island, an island where crested ibises live in the wild.
Lawson, a Japanese company with thousands of stores, is selling three new foods from Tuesday, September 29. The ideas for the foods came from AI.
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Odakyu Electric Railway is a train company in Japan. Its head office is in Shinjuku.
A new recycling box is now collecting old phones and batteries at Takanawa Gateway City in Tokyo, the capital of Japan. The box is called Bin-e.
A Japanese group for companies that make and sell e-books has counted the e-libraries in Japan. The group is called the Electronic Publishing Production and Distribution Council.
Tokyo Metro, a subway company in Tokyo, the capital of Japan, will start a new test at Kita-Senju Station on September 9, 2026. The station is on the Chiyoda Line.
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Many foreign people who live in Tokyo want to read information in Easy Japanese. This is the result of a survey by the Tokyo Tsunagari Foundation, a public foundation in Tokyo, the capital of Japan.