March 10, 2025
Fixed Assets

Once-reluctant builders now using unmanned machinery, AI

Unstaffed heavy machines are used to build a huge dam in Higashi-Naruse, Akita Prefecture. (Video by Yoko Masuda) HIGASHI-NARUSE, Akita Prefecture—Two green bulldozers smoothly spread a mixture of pebble and cement at the construction site of a mountainous dam, followed by four vibratory rollers that compacted the fresh layer into place. By design, no one

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Intangible Assets

Dwango case ends with court backing Japan’s patent holders

The Supreme Court ruled on March 3 that even if a company has servers abroad, it can still be held liable for services violating patents concerning online video distribution that were obtained in Japan. Presiding Judge Koichi Kusano of the court’s Second Petty Bench issued its first-ever ruling on the matter, saying, “If an infringing activity is

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