TOKYO, May 22 (News On Japan) –
Japan’s Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry is contemplating using AI to supply low-cost localized variations of Japanese content material for abroad markets in an effort to safe respectable income streams, as the whole estimated harm brought on by on-line piracy of anime, character items and different content material exceeded 10 trillion yen for the primary time final yr.
The authorities is aiming to lift abroad gross sales of Japanese content material to twenty trillion yen by 2033.
Against this backdrop, METI performed surveys in six nations, together with the United States and China, to estimate losses from illegally distributed and offered on-line “pirated” content material and character merchandise.
The estimated harm from pirated digital content material alone reached round 5.7 trillion yen, roughly triple the extent recorded within the earlier 2022 survey. When including roughly 4.7 trillion yen in losses from pirated merchandise, which was not included within the earlier examine, the whole surpassed 10 trillion yen.
METI attributed the sharp improve to rising gross sales costs brought on by the weak yen and inflation.
The ministry hopes that increasing using AI-assisted localization will assist Japanese creators and firms strengthen their presence abroad whereas lowering prices and defending respectable earnings.
Source: TBS