Japanese art has an allure that transcends time, from the resplendent beauty of paintings on golden screens to the elegant lines of ikebana flower arrangements. In modern times, new technologies are ...

What if the future of technology hinged on a single breakthrough? For decades, semiconductors have been the invisible engines driving everything from smartphones to space exploration. Yet, the global ...

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.

The West was trending in Japan 150 years ago. That might seem like a silly way to put it, but it’s also true. After two centuries of isolationist policy, Japan was forcibly opened up to foreign ...

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 ...