Uber Eats cements Japan market lead, eyeing 5 years in the black
TOKYO -- Uber Eats Japan is emerging as the clear leader in Japan's food delivery market, with the company on track for five straight years of operati
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Japan automakers highlight multi-power source plan as Chinese focus on EVs
CHIBA, Japan -- Japan's biggest motor show, which kicked off on Tuesday, has brought the domestic auto industry's multi-pathway approaches into sharpe
Nikkei Asia Tech1 min readNTT to build first data center for Anthropic in Japan
TOKYO/OSAKA -- NTT Data Group is in the final stages of talks to build a data center in western Japan for U.S. AI company Anthropic, multiple sources
Nikkei Asia Tech1 min readUS legal AI startup Harvey to open Japan office in 2027, CEO says
PALO ALTO, California -- U.S. legal industry artificial intelligence startup Harvey looks to enter Japan in early 2027, a move expected to accelerate
Nikkei Asia Tech1 min readJapan needs to build an LNG safety net for the next energy crisis
Vandana Hari is the founder of Vanda Insights, a Singapore-based global energy market intelligence provider.Japan entered the Iran war far less expose
Nikkei Asia Tech1 min readJapan should help ASEAN bring Myanmar back into fold: Kishida
BANGKOK -- Japan should consider how it can support ASEAN's efforts to bring Myanmar back to the bloc's meetings, former Japanese Prime Minister Fumio
Nikkei Asia Tech1 min readInvestors bet on Japan, Australia rental housing as rates, home prices rise
TOKYO -- Young homebuyers in Japan face a stark choice: Purchase at high borrowing costs before prices rise further, or avoid the financial commitment
Nikkei Asia Tech1 min readFormer iPhone display plant in Japan to start new life in chip supply chain
TOKYO -- A factory that once carried the hopes of Japan's display industry will be reborn under its fifth owner in the latest twist in a story that fo
Nikkei Asia Tech1 min readFrom killbots to cuddly little guys: Why AI companies suddenly have cute mascots
AI companies are embracing cute mascots like Jolly for Meta's Muse, and Dots for OpenAI. Experts say it's making people feel more comfortable with AI.
Business Insider - AI7 min readWhat’s in a name? What China and Trump call AI reveals how they see its future
US President Donald Trump wants to banish the word “artificial” from artificial intelligence, saying it makes one of the world’s most consequential technologies sound “fake”.
South China Morning Post Tech1 min readFrench defense contractor Thales to open Japan maintenance base
PARIS/TOKYO -- French defense giant Thales will establish a base in Japan to handle the maintenance and operational support of defense equipment, Nikk
Nikkei Asia Tech1 min readJapan PM Takaichi works to shed reflationist label on market, US pressure
TOKYO -- Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi continues to back away from support for a reflationary economic policy in a move to reassure the marke
Nikkei Asia Tech1 min readFrom backend to bedtime
Supabase, Terra Charge, Lumio, and more raised funds this week.
Tech In Asia AI1 min readJapan food tax cut gets cabinet approval with key questions unanswered
TOKYO -- A temporary consumption tax cut on food approved by Japan's cabinet Friday leaves many important details unresolved, including how to pay for
Nikkei Asia Tech1 min readJapan PM faces calls for immigration cap as she weighs policy on foreigners
TOKYO -- Japan's government will formulate a basic policy on accepting foreign residents by the end of fiscal 2026 in March, Prime Minister Sanae Taka
Nikkei Asia Tech1 min readWe Have Entered a Cybersecurity Hellscape, Japan Warns
We haven’t quite reached the cyber apocalypse that artificial intelligence companies have warned their technology could unleash on the world, but we’re getting uncomfortably close to a catastrophe on a national scale.
Gizmodo — AI3 min readJapan firms unwind $56bn in cross-shareholdings, 2nd most on record
TOKYO -- Listed companies in Japan sold 8.89 trillion yen ($56.2 billion) in cross-shareholdings in the fiscal year ended March, the second-highest am
Nikkei Asia Tech1 min readJapan machine tool order backlog hits all-time high on AI demand
TOKYO -- Japanese machine tool makers' order books are the fullest they have ever been as suppliers race to meet demand for equipment to produce chips
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