日本各地のオンライン古書店に対して、今年8月ごろから書籍の大量注文が相次いでいることがわかった。古書店を取材すると「1日100冊売れる」「売上が5倍になった日もある」と話しており、業界内では「生成AI（人工知能）の学習データを集める目的ではないか」という見方が広がっている。さらに追跡取材を続けると、日本から米国に50トン以上が輸出された記録も。書籍がAI学習のために消費・廃棄されることは許されるのだろうか？

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The post-war international order, anchored in international law, the UN charter and multilateralism, is undergoing a profound transformation with the emergence of  so called ‘great power politics’ and the adoption of the ‘Donroe doctrine’ as the US’s new foreign policy under the Trump administration. Traditional security alliances and economic relations between countries are being tested, accelerating the transition away from a US-centred order. So what is Japan’s response? In this seminar, Japan’s former Deputy Minister for Foreign Affairs, Hitoshi Tanaka, will explore what is driving change in the global order, as well as the impact of the ‘Donroe Doctrine’ on Japan and East Asia. He will discuss how Japan will reposition itself after the February Lower House elections, and what its diplomatic approach is likely to be.

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The children’s names below appear on a list of victims of Israel’s offensive in Gaza, maintained by health authorities in the territory. As of the end of July it ran to 60,199 names, of whom 18,457 were under 18s. Far from comprehensive, the list does not include the thousands still buried under the rubble of destroyed buildings, as well as the war’s many indirect victims As of the end of July there were 18,457 children named on the long official list of Palestinian victims of Israel’s war in Gaza. Over almost two years, that is equivalent to bombs, bullets and shells killing a boy or girl every hour of every day. In reality the deaths are not spaced out so evenly. Siblings, cousins and playmates are often killed together, by an airstrike or artillery shell. Even children shot by snipers or quadcopters are sometimes brought into hospitals in groups, doctors say. Continue reading...

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