In a survey conducted by NHK targeting 100 major domestic companies, 86 companies reported that they are utilizing generative AI. Of these, 36 companies are using it for advanced and specialized tasks. The survey was carried out from December last year to January this year, with responses received from all the companies. (News On Japan)

March 4th is "World Obesity Day." For the first time in Japan, a drug aimed at reducing visceral fat is set to be launched next month. (News On Japan)

The Tokyo stock market saw the Nikkei average close above 40,000 yen for the first time in history on Monday. (News On Japan)

A Chinese court has delivered guilty verdicts to three individuals, two men and a woman in their thirties, for operating what is considered the largest piracy site for Japanese anime based in China. (News On Japan)

Fast Retailing, the company behind Uniqlo, held an early entrance ceremony on the 1st of March. (News On Japan)

Bank of Japan Governor Kazuo Ueda, attending the G20 Finance Ministers and Central Bank Governors meeting, expressed caution about an early revision of the massive easing measures, stating that the 2% inflation target is not yet within sight. (News On Japan)

Seniors in Japan are buzzing with excitement over a fictional commercial on YouTube that advertises iPhones in a "Showa" retro style. (News On Japan)

Kao and Earth Corporation have announced the overseas release of a new insecticide that wets the surface of mosquitoes' wings and drops them instantly. (News On Japan)