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 ...

In the neon-lit laboratories of 1980s Japan, the future seemed already written. While Silicon Valley was in its infancy, Tokyo was already pouring billions into several major technology programs aimed ...

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

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 ...

TUKUBA, Japan--(BUSINESS WIRE)--The National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science and Technology (AIST) and IQM Quantum Computers (IQM), a global leader in superconducting quantum computers, have ...

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 ...