The US and China dominate artificial intelligence (AI), be it development or diffusion. But Japan, once a global tech leader, ...

Japanese technology giants SoftBank Group Corp., Sony Corp. and NEC Corp. are teaming up with Honda Motor Co., Ltd. on a new artificial intelligence joint venture that has a single goal: to build a ...

Japan plans to revise elementary and middle school moral education courses to address ethical decision-making and ...

Microsoft today announced a $10 billion (approx. ¥1.6 trillion) investment in Japan from 2026 through 2029, built around three pillars: Technology, Trust, and Talent. The commitments include expanding ...

During the first quarter of this year (1Q26), AI adoption in Japan increased 3.4%, more than three times faster than the ...

Physical AI is emerging as one of the next major industrial battlegrounds, with Japan’s push driven more by necessity than anything else. With workforces shrinking and pressure mounting to sustain ...

Humans have evolved to be able to link intentions to emotions or physical actions. This is why we may approach someone with ...

Japanese technology investor Softbank Group says profits for the fiscal year through March zoomed by nearly five-fold as its AI investments paid off.

Purpose-built small language models provide a practical solution for government organizations to operationalize AI with the security, trust, and control they require. In partnership withElastic The AI ...