Japan

Many major Japanese companies, namely electronics makers, enjoyed rosy earnings in the year ended in March thanks to significant artificial intelligence-linked investment …

The government on Thursday released a draft road map on public-private investment that features a goal of acquiring an about 25% share …

A number of major Japanese companies are starting to move together in the artificial intelligence or AI sector. Quoted from Kyodo News, …

Japan’s Cabinet has approved a bill to amend the Act on the Protection of Personal Information, or APPI, for submission to parliament. The proposed …

SoftBank, a unit of Japanese conglomerate SoftBank Group, is preparing to sell its first euro-denominated bond as founder Masayoshi Son makes a …

Physical AI is emerging as one of the next major industrial battlegrounds, with Japan’s push driven more by necessity than anything else. …

Mizuho has about 15,000 clerical positions at its core banking units and other group companies, and affected employees will be transferred to …

Japan has signed Fujitsu Ltd. to develop artificial intelligence “agents” that could serve as digital staff officers to support military decision-making by …

Wayve, Uber, and Nissan signed a memorandum of understanding to develop robotaxis. They will prepare a Tokyo pilot for late 2026 using Nissan LEAF vehicles …

When Hayao Miyazaki was shown an artificial intelligence system capable of generating crude animation in 2016, his response was blunt: “I am utterly disgusted.” …