Abstract
This study clarifies the attitudes of the Japanese press in response to the EU's AI regulation law, examining nine editorials from five major newspapers using two methods: the grammar of legitimation in critical discourse analysis (Fairclough, 2003/2012) and narrative criticism (Foss, 1996, 2009). The former analysis revealed that the mythopoesis "regulations will make a safe society" is justified by combining authorizations of "implementation of the regulation in the US and Europe" and "spreading social anxiety" and moral evaluations of "protecting democracy, copyright, and culture", in addition to rationalizations of "addressing the risks of AI" and "insufficient self-regulation by companies". The latter analysis also revealed that the regulation of AI is justified by creating a narrative of "safety should be protected" based on three themes: "reliable information," "rights and principles," and "balance between regulation and development/use of AI."
https://ror.org/00z9wtp09 
