diff --git a/src/safeds/data/tabular/containers/_column.py b/src/safeds/data/tabular/containers/_column.py
index fbd5ed07d..abe325726 100644
--- a/src/safeds/data/tabular/containers/_column.py
+++ b/src/safeds/data/tabular/containers/_column.py
@@ -74,7 +74,7 @@ def __init__(self, name: str, data: Sequence[T_co] | None = None) -> None:
         if data is None:
             data = []
 
-        self._series: pl.Series = pl.Series(name, data)
+        self._series: pl.Series = pl.Series(name, data, strict=False)
 
     def __contains__(self, item: Any) -> bool:
         return self._series.__contains__(item)
@@ -84,7 +84,7 @@ def __eq__(self, other: object) -> bool:
             return NotImplemented
         if self is other:
             return True
-        return self._series.equals(other._series)
+        return self.name == other.name and self._series.equals(other._series)
 
     @overload
     def __getitem__(self, index: int) -> T_co: ...
diff --git a/src/safeds/data/tabular/containers/_table.py b/src/safeds/data/tabular/containers/_table.py
index 150dbb5dd..4ef0cb8be 100644
--- a/src/safeds/data/tabular/containers/_table.py
+++ b/src/safeds/data/tabular/containers/_table.py
@@ -242,7 +242,7 @@ def from_json_file(path: str | Path) -> Table:
 
         try:
             return Table._from_polars_data_frame(pl.read_json(path))
-        except pl.PolarsPanicError:
+        except (pl.exceptions.PanicException, pl.exceptions.ComputeError):
             # Can happen if the JSON file is empty (https://github.com/pola-rs/polars/issues/10234)
             return Table()
 
@@ -322,7 +322,7 @@ def __init__(self, data: Mapping[str, Sequence[Any]] | None = None) -> None:
                 )
 
         # Implementation
-        self._lazy_frame: pl.LazyFrame = pl.LazyFrame(data)
+        self._lazy_frame: pl.LazyFrame = pl.LazyFrame(data, strict=False)
         self.__data_frame_cache: pl.DataFrame | None = None  # Scramble the name to prevent access from outside
 
     def __eq__(self, other: object) -> bool:
@@ -425,10 +425,10 @@ def schema(self) -> Schema:
         import polars as pl
 
         try:
-            return _PolarsSchema(self._lazy_frame.schema)
-        except (pl.NoDataError, pl.PolarsPanicError):
+            return _PolarsSchema(self._lazy_frame.collect_schema())
+        except (pl.exceptions.NoDataError, pl.exceptions.PanicException):
             # Can happen for some operations on empty tables (e.g. https://github.com/pola-rs/polars/issues/16202)
-            return _PolarsSchema({})
+            return _PolarsSchema(pl.Schema({}))
 
     # ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
     # Column operations
@@ -698,7 +698,7 @@ def remove_columns(
             _check_columns_exist(self, names)
 
         return Table._from_polars_lazy_frame(
-            self._lazy_frame.drop(names),
+            self._lazy_frame.drop(names, strict=not ignore_unknown_names),
         )
 
     def remove_columns_except(
@@ -1919,8 +1919,6 @@ def to_dict(self) -> dict[str, list[Any]]:
     def to_json_file(
         self,
         path: str | Path,
-        *,
-        orientation: Literal["column", "row"] = "column",
     ) -> None:
         """
         Write the table to a JSON file.
@@ -1934,10 +1932,6 @@ def to_json_file(
         ----------
         path:
             The path to the JSON file. If the file extension is omitted, it is assumed to be ".json".
-        orientation:
-            The orientation of the JSON file. If "column", the JSON file will be structured as a list of columns. If
-            "row", the JSON file will be structured as a list of rows. Row orientation is more human-readable, but
-            slower and less memory-efficient.
 
         Raises
         ------
@@ -1954,7 +1948,7 @@ def to_json_file(
         path.parent.mkdir(parents=True, exist_ok=True)
 
         # Write JSON to file
-        self._data_frame.write_json(path, row_oriented=(orientation == "row"))
+        self._data_frame.write_json(path)
 
     def to_parquet_file(self, path: str | Path) -> None:
         """
diff --git a/src/safeds/data/tabular/typing/_polars_schema.py b/src/safeds/data/tabular/typing/_polars_schema.py
index fe9b585f9..c5023d8bf 100644
--- a/src/safeds/data/tabular/typing/_polars_schema.py
+++ b/src/safeds/data/tabular/typing/_polars_schema.py
@@ -26,8 +26,8 @@ class _PolarsSchema(Schema):
     # Dunder methods
     # ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 
-    def __init__(self, schema: dict[str, pl.DataType]):
-        self._schema: dict[str, pl.DataType] = schema
+    def __init__(self, schema: pl.Schema):
+        self._schema: pl.Schema = schema
 
     def __eq__(self, other: object) -> bool:
         if not isinstance(other, _PolarsSchema):
@@ -66,7 +66,7 @@ def __str__(self) -> str:
 
     @property
     def column_names(self) -> list[str]:
-        return list(self._schema.keys())
+        return list(self._schema.names())
 
     # ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
     # Getters
diff --git a/tests/safeds/data/tabular/containers/_cell/test_hash.py b/tests/safeds/data/tabular/containers/_cell/test_hash.py
index cdea9c706..721469c26 100644
--- a/tests/safeds/data/tabular/containers/_cell/test_hash.py
+++ b/tests/safeds/data/tabular/containers/_cell/test_hash.py
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@
 
 def test_should_be_deterministic() -> None:
     cell: Cell[Any] = _LazyCell(pl.col("a"))
-    assert hash(cell) == 7139977585477665635
+    assert hash(cell) == 977452292332124345
 
 
 @pytest.mark.parametrize(
diff --git a/tests/safeds/data/tabular/containers/_column/test_get_value.py b/tests/safeds/data/tabular/containers/_column/test_get_value.py
index 156c10db6..34ee47ad0 100644
--- a/tests/safeds/data/tabular/containers/_column/test_get_value.py
+++ b/tests/safeds/data/tabular/containers/_column/test_get_value.py
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@ def test_should_get_the_item_at_index(index: int, expected: Any) -> None:
     ],
 )
 def test_should_raise_if_index_is_out_of_bounds(index: int) -> None:
-    column = Column("a", [0, "1"])
+    column = Column("a", ["a", "b"])
 
     with pytest.raises(IndexOutOfBoundsError):
         column.get_value(index)
diff --git a/tests/safeds/data/tabular/containers/_column/test_repr.py b/tests/safeds/data/tabular/containers/_column/test_repr.py
index 7b3b6dee3..dc4c6989b 100644
--- a/tests/safeds/data/tabular/containers/_column/test_repr.py
+++ b/tests/safeds/data/tabular/containers/_column/test_repr.py
@@ -14,8 +14,8 @@
             "+-----+\n|   a |\n| --- |\n| i64 |\n+=====+\n|   0 |\n+-----+",
         ),
         (
-            Column("a", [0, "1"]),
-            "+------+\n| a    |\n| ---  |\n| str  |\n+======+\n| null |\n| 1    |\n+------+",
+            Column("a", ["a", "b"]),
+            "+-----+\n| a   |\n| --- |\n| str |\n+=====+\n| a   |\n| b   |\n+-----+",
         ),
     ],
     ids=[
diff --git a/tests/safeds/data/tabular/containers/_column/test_row_count.py b/tests/safeds/data/tabular/containers/_column/test_row_count.py
index 5862060f8..2829d798d 100644
--- a/tests/safeds/data/tabular/containers/_column/test_row_count.py
+++ b/tests/safeds/data/tabular/containers/_column/test_row_count.py
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@
     [
         (Column("a", []), 0),
         (Column("a", [0]), 1),
-        (Column("a", [0, "1"]), 2),
+        (Column("a", ["a", "b"]), 2),
     ],
     ids=[
         "empty",
diff --git a/tests/safeds/data/tabular/containers/_column/test_sizeof.py b/tests/safeds/data/tabular/containers/_column/test_sizeof.py
index 2494fbc70..1517e6ce0 100644
--- a/tests/safeds/data/tabular/containers/_column/test_sizeof.py
+++ b/tests/safeds/data/tabular/containers/_column/test_sizeof.py
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@
     [
         Column("a", []),
         Column("a", [0]),
-        Column("a", [0, "1"]),
+        Column("a", ["a", "b"]),
     ],
     ids=[
         "empty",
diff --git a/tests/safeds/data/tabular/containers/_column/test_str.py b/tests/safeds/data/tabular/containers/_column/test_str.py
index 7b3b6dee3..dc4c6989b 100644
--- a/tests/safeds/data/tabular/containers/_column/test_str.py
+++ b/tests/safeds/data/tabular/containers/_column/test_str.py
@@ -14,8 +14,8 @@
             "+-----+\n|   a |\n| --- |\n| i64 |\n+=====+\n|   0 |\n+-----+",
         ),
         (
-            Column("a", [0, "1"]),
-            "+------+\n| a    |\n| ---  |\n| str  |\n+======+\n| null |\n| 1    |\n+------+",
+            Column("a", ["a", "b"]),
+            "+-----+\n| a   |\n| --- |\n| str |\n+=====+\n| a   |\n| b   |\n+-----+",
         ),
     ],
     ids=[
diff --git a/tests/safeds/data/tabular/containers/_string_cell/test_hash.py b/tests/safeds/data/tabular/containers/_string_cell/test_hash.py
index db9837178..cb2e0050b 100644
--- a/tests/safeds/data/tabular/containers/_string_cell/test_hash.py
+++ b/tests/safeds/data/tabular/containers/_string_cell/test_hash.py
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@
 
 def test_should_be_deterministic() -> None:
     cell = _LazyStringCell(pl.col("a"))
-    assert hash(cell) == 7139977585477665635
+    assert hash(cell) == 977452292332124345
 
 
 @pytest.mark.parametrize(
diff --git a/tests/safeds/data/tabular/containers/_table/test_sizeof.py b/tests/safeds/data/tabular/containers/_table/test_sizeof.py
index 69d896aa9..61e59e3e8 100644
--- a/tests/safeds/data/tabular/containers/_table/test_sizeof.py
+++ b/tests/safeds/data/tabular/containers/_table/test_sizeof.py
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@
     [
         Table(),
         Table({"col1": [0]}),
-        Table({"col1": [0, "1"], "col2": ["a", "b"]}),
+        Table({"col1": [0, 1], "col2": ["a", "b"]}),
     ],
     ids=[
         "empty table",
diff --git a/tests/safeds/data/tabular/containers/_temporal_cell/test_hash.py b/tests/safeds/data/tabular/containers/_temporal_cell/test_hash.py
index a5c49c0e6..64dd7cf42 100644
--- a/tests/safeds/data/tabular/containers/_temporal_cell/test_hash.py
+++ b/tests/safeds/data/tabular/containers/_temporal_cell/test_hash.py
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@
 
 def test_should_be_deterministic() -> None:
     cell = _LazyTemporalCell(pl.col("a"))
-    assert hash(cell) == 7139977585477665635
+    assert hash(cell) == 977452292332124345
 
 
 @pytest.mark.parametrize(