Amid growing concerns about the misuse of artificial intelligence (AI), Japan’s ruling party is calling for strict measures to regulate the technology.
The Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) last week recommended the government consider imposing penalties for companies that do not follow guidelines under the country’s AI law. The proposal comes amid growing concerns about the spread of deepfake content and the unauthorized use of copyrighted material created by generative AI systems.
Japan has existing rules to combat AI misuse under the Act on Promotion of Research, Development and Utilization of Artificial Intelligence-related Technologies, but an internal Liberal Democratic Party committee focused on AI and Web3 said these lack strong enforcement powers, making it difficult for authorities to act against operators who ignore requests for information or fail to address harmful output, UPI reported, citing details gathered by South Korean media Asia Today.
In September 2025, the East Asian country announced an AI framework, the Act on the Promotion of Research, Development and Utilization of Artificial Intelligence-related Technologies, which supports AI innovation and gives authorities the power to investigate cases where the technology could undermine people’s rights.
Building on these regulatory efforts, the commission called on governments to take action against companies that repeatedly produce content that infringes copyright, adding that they should take steps to require companies to be more transparent about how their AI systems operate, particularly how they manage training data and how they prevent and address problematic outcomes.
The issue of copyright infringement made headlines in Japan late last year after 17 publishers criticized OpenAI’s Sora 2 app, which allows users to automatically create anime characters. The animations generated by the app were based on training data illegally obtained from content produced by the publisher.
The publishers, consisting of Kiyokawa Pharmaceutical, Kodansha Co., Ltd., and Shogakukan Co., Ltd., warned of lawsuits against OpenAI.
Apart from possible penalties, the LDP committee also emphasized the need for Japan to strengthen its domestic AI sector, recommending initiatives such as further integrating the technology into self-driving cars, expanding production of local parts and semiconductors, and creating special zones to accelerate the use of robots.
The party noted that such efforts are essential for Japan to maintain its technological competitiveness and maintain control over AI technology.
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