Tag - ai

 
Menu
Search
 
July 08, 2026
 

Today's print edition

Home Delivery
Subscribe for more access

AI

SoftBank Group founder Masayoshi Son is aggressively seeking to capitalize on booming investment in AI and chips, even as he scales back other investments.
BUSINESS / Companies
Nov 12, 2025
SoftBank sells Nvidia stake for $5.8 billion to fund AI bets
The Tokyo-based company now boasts a portfolio that includes some of the world’s most sought-after names in artificial intelligence: OpenAI and Oracle.
NTT Data Group was recently taken private by NTT Group.
BUSINESS / Companies
Nov 12, 2025
NTT Data eyes Saudi data center build-out to capture AI momentum
The company said its recent privatization by NTT Group may make it easier and faster to move on new investments.
Researchers from the Institute of Science Tokyo and other institutions have developed an AI model that detects high diabetes risk using only electrocardiogram data.
JAPAN / Science & Health
Nov 11, 2025
Japan team builds AI model to identify diabetes risk from electrocardiogram data
The method, which does not require blood tests, could lead to early detection of the disease.
Yasuyuki Fukuda, chief portfolio manager of Nomura Asset Management’s Japanese Information Electronics equity fund, says AI stocks are not in a bubble and have room to rise further.
BUSINESS / Companies
Nov 7, 2025
Japan’s largest tech fund says AI stocks not at bubble stage
With seven large tech companies now accounting for more than one-third of the S&P 500 index’s weighting, investors are asking if this is a sign of overheating.
Red crabs walk across a road in Christmas Island, Australia, in October.
BUSINESS / Tech
Nov 7, 2025
Google planning powerful AI data center on tiny Australian outpost
Military experts say such a facility on the tiny Christmas Island, located 350 kilometers south of Indonesia, would be a valuable asset.
The U.S. white-collar job market is increasingly split, with AI boosting pay for experienced workers while making it harder for young graduates to find jobs, fueling both optimism and fear about its long-term impact.
COMMENTARY / World
Nov 6, 2025
Youth is losing to experience in this job market
For the 22 million people with jobs that are categorized as professional, wage growth has actually accelerated over the past year to levels solidly above pre-pandemic rates.
SoftBank explored a potential takeover of U.S. chipmaker Marvell Technology earlier this year, in what would have been the semiconductor industry's largest-ever deal.
BUSINESS / Companies
Nov 6, 2025
SoftBank is said to have explored potential takeover of Marvell
SoftBank explored a potential takeover of U.S. chipmaker Marvell Technology earlier this year, people familiar with the matter said, in what would have been the semiconductor industry’s largest-ever deal.
Tokyo police plan to introduce a system that uses generative artificial intelligence to automatically transcribe consultation audio and generate summaries so they can more swiftly respond to stalking cases that may escalate into serious crimes.
JAPAN / Crime & Legal
Nov 6, 2025
Tokyo police to use AI to strengthen anti-stalking measures
The police will introduce a system that uses generative AI to automatically transcribe consultation audio and generate summaries to help improve operational efficiency.
Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang attends a reception for the 2025 Queen Elizabeth Prize for Engineering, at St James' Palace in London on Wednesday.
BUSINESS / Tech
Nov 6, 2025
‘China is going to win the AI race,’ Nvidia CEO says: report
China’s access to advanced AI chips remains a flash point in its tech rivalry with the United States.
SoftBank Group’s Japanese mobile unit and OpenAI are set to launch AI services for local companies next year.
BUSINESS / Companies
Nov 5, 2025
SoftBank chases actual revenue with OpenAI in corporate Japan
SoftBank Corp. and Open AI are said to be still fine-tuning the products the two companies are co-developing for Japanese enterprises.
Believing that human-like AI can think or feel is a growing danger, and we must stop designing systems that encourage that illusion.
COMMENTARY / World
Nov 3, 2025
Seemingly conscious artificial intelligence is coming soon
The more that AI is built explicitly to resemble people, the farther it will have strayed from its true potential as a source of human empowerment.
Jensen Huang, chief executive officer of Nvidia, poses for a photo on the sidelines of the APEC CEO Summit in Gyeongju, South Korea, on Friday.
BUSINESS / Tech / FOCUS
Nov 3, 2025
Nvidia is worth $5 trillion. Here’s what it means for the market
The chipmaker at the heart of the artificial intelligence revolution is not only the biggest company on Earth, it also may be the most influential stock in Wall Street history.
Sumitomo President Shingo Ueno says the evolution of generative artificial intelligence is transforming business operations across various fields.
BUSINESS / Companies
Oct 30, 2025
Trader Sumitomo to acquire IT service firm SCSK
By fully acquiring SCSK, Sumitomo aims to improve management efficiency and strengthen its artificial intelligence business.
Satoru Tezuka, chair of the Personal Information Protection Commission, advocates revising the personal information protection law as part of an effort to balance stronger enforcement with greater flexibility for data utilization.
JAPAN / FOCUS
Oct 30, 2025
Japan weighs fines to strengthen personal data protection
Under the current framework, there is no mechanism to claw back profits obtained through illegal data practices, allowing malicious operators to retain their illicit gains.
OpenAI is considering filing with securities regulators as soon as the second half of 2026, some people familiar with the matter said.
BUSINESS / Tech
Oct 30, 2025
OpenAI lays groundwork for juggernaut IPO at up to $1 trillion valuation
The company appears eager to tap public markets now that a complex restructuring that reduces its reliance on Microsoft is complete.
Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang speaks during an event in Washington on Tuesday.
BUSINESS / Tech
Oct 30, 2025
Nvidia becomes first $5 trillion firm as AI rally picks up steam
Nvidia has become the most-important stock in a bull market that’s been driven by optimism for AI to revolutionize the global economy.
Tareq Amin, CEO of Saudi Arabian artificial intelligence startup Humain, attends the Saudi-U.S. Investment Forum in Riyadh on May 13.
BUSINESS / Tech
Oct 29, 2025
Saudi AI chief vows to avoid Huawei tech in bid for U.S. chips
Tareq Amin, the head of Saudi Arabia’s artificial intelligence startup Humain, is confident the U.S. will clear the sale of advanced chips to the kingdom.
KDDI said its AI service, which will be launched in spring 2026, will “protect the rights of content providers.”
BUSINESS / Companies
Oct 29, 2025
KDDI enters into ‘responsible’ AI agreement with Google
The “responsible” AI service would only shows content that creators have given consent to.
Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang in Washington on Tuesday
BUSINESS / Tech
Oct 29, 2025
Nvidia will build AI supercomputers for U.S. Energy Department
In Washington, Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang walked a fine line between praising U.S. President Donald Trump and risking further antagonism of China.
Meta's pursuit of AI advancement without a strong safety culture has led to serious risks — especially for children — and unless the company fundamentally reforms its priorities, more harm is inevitable.
COMMENTARY / World
Oct 29, 2025
Meta’s chatbot scandal is really a culture problem
It was bad enough when the company didn’t prioritize safety with social media. The stakes with AI are even higher.
Japan needs caregivers. Young Indians are answering the call.
Young people in India's northeast are increasingly studying Japanese in hopes of building new lives and careers in Japan.
Prior to launch, Japan ‘strongly urged’ China to reconsider missile test in Pacific
A missile is fired from a Chinese Navy nuclear-powered submarine on Monday.
Suspected Asian fraud ring exec served fresh warrant in Japan
The Tokyo Metropolitan Police Department and Osaka Prefectural Police have issued arrest warrants for three people, including a suspected fraud network leader, over alleged immigration and residency violations.
Japan might be giving the currency market the silent treatment
Finance Minister Satsuki Katayama has issued verbal warnings recently using the same language and the same tone, saying authorities “will take appropriate action at any time, as necessary.”
Japanese teen arrested for booting users off streaming service
The Tokyo Metropolitan Police Department has arrested a 15-year-old boy for allegedly creating a malicious program and canceling subscription accounts on the Bandai Channel.
Japan bets on character IP to drive global growth
Born on social media platforms in 2022, Opanchu Usagi has become a major hit, especially among Generation Z.
Filmmaker explores history of discrimination against foreign nationals in Japan
Takashi Nishihara, the director of "Now and Then," in Tokyo on Wednesday. The director has spent 10 years traversing politically charged terrain while exploring youth-driven grassroots political movements that scrutinize the status quo.
Japanese nail salons are tourists’ new obsession
Tourists in Japan have always been interested in quintessentially Japanese approaches to modern culture, and, increasingly, visits to nail salons have become the new hot thing.
Okinawa’s prized seaweed under threat as oceans warm
Local harvesters gather <i>mozuku</i> during low tide at Hyakuna Beach in the city of Nanjo, Okinawa Prefecture. As the planet warms, rising ocean temperatures are placing increasing pressure on the seaweed industry.
‘Defense,’ not ‘warfare,’ stressed as pacifist Japan beefs up capabilities
Defense Minister Shinjiro Koizumi attends an annual training session near Mount Fuji at Higashifuji Training Field in Gotemba, Shizuoka Prefecture, on June 7.

Podcast

One of the many entrances to the Kabukicho neighborhood in Tokyo’s Shinjuku Ward.
Kabukicho: Tokyo’s ‘stadium of desire’

Longform

The Terasaka Rice Terraces are seen with Mount Buko in the background.
What Yokoze can teach Japan about rural revival
By Alex K.T. Martin

SUSTAINABLE JAPAN

New Logistics Consortium baton to accelerate trucking efficiency
New Logistics Consortium baton to accelerate trucking efficiency

SPECIAL SUPPLEMENTS note

Read more

SUPPLEMENTS BINDER