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Japan’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs has contacted the U.S. Embassy in Tokyo multiple times over the Trump administration’s use of Japanese anime, manga, and video-game intellectual property in official social-media posts. The ministry stressed that even public institutions need rights-holder permission and warned of potential copyright problems plus damage to the franchises’ global image. https://twitter.com/HypefreshC/status/2086113110444941402 According to Mainichi Shimbun reporting amplified by IGN and others, the...

Utah Senate President J. Stuart Adams lost his Republican primary on June 23, 2026, because voters rejected his role in approving a massive AI data center, revealing how rapidly expanding artificial intelligence infrastructure is now reshaping American politics at the local level. Adams finished with about 34 percent of the vote in Utah State Senate District 7 covering parts of Davis and Morgan counties while...