Japan risks becoming a 'colony' in the AI era if it cannot keep up with rapid technological advancements. Digital Minister ...

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 ...

Ricoh Company, Ltd. today announced that it has signed an agreement with Thread AI, a leader in AI orchestration ...

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 ...

The British and Japanese governments are preparing to create a fund aimed at supporting startups developing dual-use ...

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 ...

Suguru Kawashima of Findy Inc argues that the next phase for AI is systemisation, not individual adoption. He proposes ...

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 ...