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Japan Actors Union proposes training permission, AI labelling, limits on replacement of human performance and voice rights, while recognising assistive uses.
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Source · Proposals on the use of generative-AI technology ↗The start date is the earliest collected event, not the beginning of the dispute. The ACCS organiser’s report is retained as doc-1056; legal and survey statements remain attributed to speakers, and an unknown date does not create an event. Batch 880 records an announcement, not law, corporate adoption, a signed collective agreement or measured protection. The union website and PR TIMES share an origin. Reading of the cover and first eight pages was followed on 20 October 2026 by printed pages 9–21, giving 22 pages of extracted text, not completed visual, translation or legal review. Consent, itemised fees, withdrawal and deletion, audit and remedies remain union prescriptions. Adoption, payment, enforcement and legal basis are unverified. Batch 969 adds the 2023 survey release and 15-page summary; 950 responses do not represent all Japanese performers or prove policy adoption.
Case chronology
Japan Actors Union issues five generative-AI proposals
Japan Actors Union proposes training permission, AI labelling, limits on replacement of human performance and voice rights, while recognising assistive uses.
JAU releases2023 generative-AI survey
JAU reports950 responses to its8–27August survey:652 members,298 nonmembers,631 voice actors, combining concerns over unconsented training with conditional acceptance by payment/use.
Japan Actors Union publishes party replies on AI
Union publishes election-period AI questions sent to ten parties and eight replies, concerning unauthorised generation, training and legal protection.
Japan Actors Union issues voice-data contract advisory
The Japan Actors Union advises voice actors and agencies to seek explicit explanations before signing about AI training, reuse, duration of use, initial and subsequent remuneration, and data management. It also says its AI guidelines remain in preparation.
Japan Actors Union responds to draft AI likeness and voice guidance
The Japan Actors Union welcomes the Ministry of Justice’s discussion of interpretative guidance on AI use of likenesses and voices. It calls for specific prior consent, accountability for users and platforms, effective remedies, and attention to non-commercial uses and the dignity of deceased people. The union explicitly says these are not yet final conclusions or new law.
Japan Actors Union announces voice-AI use guideline
Japan Actors Union announces Voice Generative-AI Use Guideline Ver1.0 on15October2026,proposing staged permission,remuneration and transaction principles.
Research question
Distinguish union proposals from independently organized voice-actor video activism.
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DOC-0528Proposals on the use of generative-AI technologyDOC-0529Publication of responses to the open questionnaire on generative AIDOC-0530Response to the Japan Actors Union questionnaireDOC-0629Notice on unauthorised use of voice dataDOC-0630Japan Actors Union’s view: Ministry of Justice guidelines on publicity-rights infringement and related issues involving generative AIDOC-0963FIA messages of support (full version)DOC-1056ACCS, Generative AI and Voice: report on union and legal discussionsDOC-1082Japan Actors Union response to the judgment in Kenjiro Tsuda’s TikTok caseDOC-1369Voice generative-AI guideline announcementDOC-1370Voice generative-AI use guidelineDOC-1371Union guideline press releaseDOC-1533Performer generative-AI survey resultsDOC-1534Generative-AI survey summarySources
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