Once a pioneer that helped the world lay the foundations of machine learning, Japan’s renewed push into artificial intelligence reflects a search for economic resilience as much as technological ...

Japan’s Prime Minister Ishiba Shigeru (right) holds a meeting with OpenAI CEO Sam Altman (left) and SoftBank CEO Masayoshi Son (center) at the Prime Minister’s Office in Tokyo, Japan, Feb. 3, 2025.

KYOTO, Japan -- Japanese makers of electronic parts and semiconductor devices are joining an initiative to develop and mass-produce humanoid robots by 2027, pooling Japanese technology in a bid to ...

TOKYO -- Japanese technology group Hitachi plans to put artificial intelligence-enabled humanoid robots to work on its factory floors, performing tasks too sophisticated for conventional industrial ...

As economic strategy and national security become increasingly intertwined, Japan and the United States are aligned on the importance of protecting critical and emerging technologies to manage ...

Japan’s economy is reflating, governance reforms are working, and stocks may outperform in 2026. Why Japan is emerging as a ...

Japan intends to expand restrictions on exports of four technologies related to semiconductors or quantum computing, Bloomberg News reported. The Asian nation will also require licenses for shipments ...

Japan and the Philippines agreed this week to boost cooperation on weapons and military technology amid Chinese aggression in the East and South China seas. Japanese Defense Minister Gen Nakatani and ...

Japanese battery innovators are racing to solve the slow‑charging bottleneck that still frustrates drivers and device makers, ...

Belgium-based microelectronics research hub Imec has signed a Memorandum of Cooperation (MOC) with Japan's newly formed semiconductor champion Rapidus Corp. Rapidus was formed in November, backed by ...

Japan's Prime Minister Fumio Kishida (L) shakes hands with China's President Xi Jinping during a recent meeting. (Photo by JAPAN POOL VIA JIJI PRESS / JAPAN POOL / JIJI PRESS / AFP) / Japan OUT (Photo ...