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Japan and the United States have unveiled a five-year, $1 billion plan to advance AI-driven scientific research, with Japan becoming the first partner in the U.S. Genesis Mission project.
JAPAN
Jun 5, 2026
Japan and U.S. to collaborate on AI-driven scientific development
The move is part of a U.S. national project called Genesis Mission, and Japan is the first country to cooperate.
South Korea's labor minister said companies like Samsung that outperform profit targets should consider sharing excess gains with suppliers, subcontractors and their workers.
BUSINESS
Jun 5, 2026
South Korea minister calls on tech firms to share excess AI profits with suppliers and staff
The government, businesses and unions should discuss how to share “excess profits” and narrow the gap between conglomerates and smaller suppliers, Kim Young-hoon said.
Samsung Electronics workers chant slogans during a rally ahead of a planned strike outside the company's semiconductor plant in Pyeongtaek, South Korea, on April 23.
COMMENTARY / Japan
Jun 5, 2026
Do Japan’s chip workers need a Samsung-style strike?
Even as Tokyo firms prepare to award customary summer bonuses, there will be nothing on the scale that South Korean companies are offering.
As AI companies compete to build chatbots that resonate with consumers, health has emerged as one of the most closely watched business opportunities.
BUSINESS
Jun 5, 2026
Meta AI chief sees opportunity in models giving health advice
Meta's Chief AI Officer Alexandr Wang said the company’s future artificial intelligence models will differentiate themselves from competitors through their consumer health capabilities.
The Nagoya District Court sentenced Shota Suito, a former elementary school teacher, to three years and six months in prison in Japan’s first case involving possession of AI-generated child sexual deepfakes.
JAPAN / Crime & Legal
Jun 5, 2026
Nagoya court recognizes AI-created explicit images as child pornography
The sentence marked the first case in Japan in which the law has been applied to the possession of AI-generated sexual deepfakes.
TSMC is racing to expand at a time customers from Nvidia to Broadcom are vying for access to its cutting-edge facilities.
BUSINESS / Companies
Jun 4, 2026
TSMC warns chip supply won’t meet AI-fueled demand for years
Comments by CEO C.C. Wei suggest production capacity remains a key bottleneck in the buildout of global computing infrastructure.
With Anthropic's Claude Mythos, financial institutions will be able to rapidly detect vulnerabilities in their systems and fix them.
BUSINESS / Tech
Jun 3, 2026
Japanese government and banks granted access to Claude Mythos
The access could help the government and the nation’s megabanks shore up any cybersecurity vulnerabilities.
Toto will prepare a production environment where "we can respond to demand properly,” Chief Technology Officer Ryosuke Hayashi said in an interview.
BUSINESS / Companies
Jun 3, 2026
Toilet-maker Toto hikes capital expenditures to meet AI demand for its ceramics
The company is capitalizing on an unexpected surge in demand from chip gear makers seeking ceramics able to withstand dirt particles, corrosive materials and high temperatures.
Masahiro Minami, president of Resona Holdings, speaks during an interview in Tokyo's Koto Ward on May 22.
BUSINESS / Companies
Jun 2, 2026
Resona sets up team to address artificial intelligence security risks
With U.S. startup Anthropic’s Claude Mythos AI model in mind, the team will focus on gathering information and developing measures to enhance security systems.
Nvidia components on display at the GTC conference in San Jose, California, on March 17. More than 25 Chinese universities and labs that collaborate with China’s military and defense industry have been identified to either be already using or seeking to obtain older-generation Nvidia chips.
ASIA PACIFIC / Politics
Jun 2, 2026
Chinese labs with ties to military seeking Nvidia’s AI chips
At least seven Chinese universities that support the country’s armed forces and defense industry are seeking access to Nvidia’s H200 chips.
Salesforce Japan Chairperson and CEO Shinichi Koide said the company plans to step up investments in artificial intelligence.
BUSINESS / Companies
Jun 2, 2026
Salesforce Japan to focus on helping firms deploy AI effectively
Salesforce Japan’s CEO said firms often have fragmented systems in which data is scattered across departments, making it difficult for AI to access and use information efficiently.
U.S. President Donald Trump attends a Cabinet meeting at the White House in Washington on May 27. In a recent last-minute turnabout, Trump dropped the planned signing of a watered-down executive order on powerful AI models that called for voluntary industry controls on the technology.
WORLD
Jun 2, 2026
As Trump resists curbs on AI, MAGA grassroots shows growing momentum against it
Some of Trump’s most fervent supporters are skeptical of the new technology threatening to replace humans and upend society.
OpenAI CEO Sam Altman at an event in Tokyo on Feb. 3, 2025. The state of Florida in the U.S. alleges in its lawsuit that OpenAI has been "careless” in its introduction of its artificial intelligence chatbot to the public.
WORLD
Jun 2, 2026
Florida sues OpenAI and Sam Altman over chatbot safety concerns
Florida’s sweeping lawsuit cites a range of alleged harms caused by ChatGPT while stating the chatbot is particularly addictive, impacting both younger people and adults.
Currency dealers last month at a bank in Seoul. Solar firm HD Hyundai Energy Solutions and nuclear play Daewoo Engineering & Construction are among the top stocks in South Korea’s world-beating market this year.
BUSINESS / Markets
Jun 2, 2026
SpaceX and OpenAI windfall fuels bets on next-wave Asian AI winners
Investors believe the billions of dollars that SpaceX, Anthropic and OpenAI are set to raise will kick off a fresh round of technology spending.
An attendee tries a robot eye-hand coordination tool at the Canton Fair in Guangzhou, China, in April.
COMMENTARY / World
Jun 2, 2026
China’s long march to technological supremacy
No wonder the World Intellectual Property Organization now ranks China among the world’s most innovative economies — especially in terms of knowledge and technology outputs.
Anthropic CEO Dario Amodei during the World Economic Forum annual meeting in Davos, Switzerland, in January last year.
BUSINESS / Tech
Jun 2, 2026
Anthropic’s first-mover IPO edge set to widen lead over OpenAI
The first to tap the U.S. market’s unparalleled depth and liquidity will likely gain an immediate advantage regarding chips, data centers and talent.
Pope Leo XIV’s encyclical letter, which traditionally addresses issues of theology, morality, society and politics
COMMENTARY / World
Jun 1, 2026
Pope Leo XIV’s defense of humanity
Leo outlines in detail what needs to be done to govern digital devices and social media.
Shares of SoftBank group climbed as much as 10% in Tokyo trading Monday, as AI-related shares climbed across the region.
BUSINESS / Companies
Jun 1, 2026
SoftBank overtakes Toyota as Japan’s most valuable company
Shares of the Masayoshi Son-led technology group climbed 14% in Tokyo trading, pushing its market capitalization past Toyota’s for the first time in more than two decades.
A quality control system that uses cameras and AI to analyze components for defects at a Schneider Electric factory in La Vaudreuil, France, on May 6.
BUSINESS / Tech
Jun 1, 2026
France eyes billions of investment in AI
Some 200 top executives from around the world are expected at Versailles palace west of Paris for President Emmanuel Macron’s annual “Choose France” event.
A student is interviewed for a job at a company in Tokyo on Monday.
BUSINESS / Companies
Jun 1, 2026
Job recruitment officially kicks off in Japan for class of 2027
The government imposes a nonbinding “ban” on the recruitment of new graduates every year until May 31 to allow students to focus on their studies.
Uruguay federation reportedly cancels charter flight after World Cup exit
Uruguay's Jose Maria Gimenez reacts after the team's loss against Spain at the 2026 FIFA World Cup on Friday.
Inside Japan’s rigid adoption system, a British family finds a way
James Benstead, his wife, Jesse, and their three children. Their adopted son is in the rear stroller.
India’s gig workers pay the price for exposure to New Delhi’s hazardous air
Rohit Kushwaha waits for a customer as he delivers his last parcel of the day, in New Delhi in January. His work as a delivery driver has helped pay the family’s bills, but has had a significant impact on his health.
Chinese and Russian bombers and fighter jets stage joint patrol near Japan
A Chinese Air Force H-6 bomber is seen during a joint patrol with Russian military aircraft on Saturday.
U.S. missile moves in Japan send China clear message: A new era has arrived
Soldiers conduct the first Typhon midrange capability live-fire exercise outside of the continental United States, firing an SM-6 missile in July last year in Australia's Northern Territory during Exercise Talisman Sabre.
Japan’s fertility system offers few safe paths for same-sex couples
A Tokyo Pride parade participant holds a sign that says "we want to be a married couple, not a couple."
Inside Japan’s rigid adoption system, a British family finds a way
James Benstead, his wife, Jesse, and their three children. Their adopted son is in the rear stroller.
A French ship with close ties to Japan combines arts and sciences on the high seas
Romain Troublé, the executive director of Tara Ocean Foundation, speaks to visitors aboard the Tara during a rare port call in Tokyo in April.
In Kyushu’s far south, Senti.U sparks a culinary destination
Chef Yasuhiko Uchida was born in Saga Prefecture but has made his home in Kanoya, Kagoshima Prefecture, since 2012.
‘The colors speak for themselves’: How Japan’s chroma bible went global
“A Dictionary of Color Combinations” is meant to function as a quick-reference guide for artists, designers and anyone with a passing interest in aesthetics as a quantifiable pursuit.

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