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Select a country below to access legislation and articles relating to the rights of machines on a municipal level in that country.

Japan

Delivery robots to hit Japan streets - Taipei Times [PDF 615KB] (2023).
Japan rolls out 'humble and lovable' delivery robots [PDF 21,304KB] (2023).
Artificial Intelligence 'Boy' Shibuya Mirai Becomes World's First AI Bot to Be Granted Residency [PDF 106KB] (2017).

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Rainforest being cleared for palm oil plantations.