Japan is using AI to fight manga piracy, shut down illegal sites, and speed up official translations for fans worldwide.

Japan is trying to shift away from fossil fuels and meet ambitious climate targets, but progress has been slow and uneven. At the same time, the rapid expansion of artificial intelligence and data ...

Japan’s second largest city, Osaka, has begun testing autonomous AI agents in local government in an attempt to ease the ...

Japan's Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry plans to increase its budget for semiconductor and AI development to approximately ¥1.23T ($7.9B).

Tokyo is poised to roll out a long-awaited stimulus package that will enable Japanese firms to gain global share in the fields of semiconductors and artificial intelligence. It is no secret that Japan ...

Japan has formally asked OpenAI to stop using copyrighted anime in AI-generated videos, following concerns about unauthorized content appearing online. The controversy centers on Sora 2, an AI tool ...

Today, Microsoft Corporation (hereafter referred to as Microsoft) announced the expansion of its cloud infrastructure to boost AI performance and offer even more advanced computing resources to ...

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.

The year 2025 has marked a major transformation in global trends concerning artificial intelligence (AI) risks and regulations. Beginning with the “DeepSeek shock” out of China in January and the AI ...

TOKYO, Oct 24 (Reuters) - Japan's Fujikura (5803.T), opens new tab has become a standout in the red-hot Nikkei share gauge on expectations the century-old wire maker will benefit from increased ...

The round drew participation from Japanese banking giant Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group and local venture capital firm JafcoGroup, among others. LayerX, a Tokyo-based startup that helps companies ...