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🇯🇵 Japan•Technology•Oct 21, 2026

Data breach potentially exposes information of 125,000 police officers and staff

Data breach potentially exposes information of 125,000 police officers and staff

🇯🇵 Japan•Technology•Oct 20, 2026

Panasonic speeds up efforts to turn windows into solar panels

Panasonic speeds up efforts to turn windows into solar panels

🇯🇵 Japan•Technology•Oct 20, 2026

Near miss: Indonesia probes crash of suspected Chinese rocket fragment

Near miss: Indonesia probes crash of suspected Chinese rocket fragment

🇯🇵 Japan•Technology•Oct 20, 2026

Chinese AI tool used in cyberattacks on Japanese companies, investigation finds

Chinese AI tool used in cyberattacks on Japanese companies, investigation finds

🇯🇵 Japan•Technology•Oct 20, 2026

Japan launches probe in historic bid to collect sample from Mars moon

Japan launches probe in historic bid to collect sample from Mars moon

🇯🇵 Japan•Technology•Oct 19, 2026

Over 16% of Japanese companies experience data breaches

Over 16% of Japanese companies experience data breaches

🇯🇵 Japan•Technology•Oct 18, 2026

All Toyota models to be software-based by 2030

All Toyota models to be software-based by 2030

🇯🇵 Japan•Technology•Oct 17, 2026

Cyberattacks continue to menace Japan as more firms disclose data breaches

Cyberattacks continue to menace Japan as more firms disclose data breaches

🇯🇵 Japan•Technology•Oct 16, 2026

Toyota to debut its own version of Tesla EV-making tech in China

Toyota to debut its own version of Tesla EV-making tech in China

🇯🇵 Japan•Technology•Oct 15, 2026

U.S. chip project significant for Japan-U.S. AI edge: Akazawa

U.S. chip project significant for Japan-U.S. AI edge: Akazawa

🇯🇵 Japan•Technology•Oct 12, 2026

Tokyo police to set up section for autonomous driving accidents

Tokyo police to set up section for autonomous driving accidents

🇯🇵 Japan•Technology•Oct 11, 2026

Driver’s license data breaches becoming major concern

Driver’s license data breaches becoming major concern

🇯🇵 Japan•Technology•Oct 11, 2026

Major electronics firms bombarded with cyberdefense inquiries

Major electronics firms bombarded with cyberdefense inquiries

🇯🇵 Japan•Technology•Oct 9, 2026

Japan to launch research study on rapid-response space transport

Japan to launch research study on rapid-response space transport

🇯🇵 Japan•Technology•Oct 9, 2026

Data leaks at travel companies could impact millions of customer records

Data leaks at travel companies could impact millions of customer records

🇯🇵 Japan•Technology•Oct 9, 2026

Nvidia-backed Lumentum sold out of AI server parts till 2029

Nvidia-backed Lumentum sold out of AI server parts till 2029

🇯🇵 Japan•Technology•Oct 8, 2026

Germany arrests member of Qilin hacker group who was extradited from Japan

Germany arrests member of Qilin hacker group who was extradited from Japan

🇯🇵 Japan•Technology•Oct 7, 2026

Japanese firm confirms it sold books to Anthropic

Japanese firm confirms it sold books to Anthropic

🇯🇵 Japan•Technology•Oct 7, 2026

Kawasaki Heavy unveils dog-shaped robot companion for older people

Kawasaki Heavy unveils dog-shaped robot companion for older people

🇯🇵 Japan•Technology•Oct 6, 2026

Japan hands over ‘Qilin’ hacker group member to Germany

Japan hands over ‘Qilin’ hacker group member to Germany

🇯🇵 Japan•Technology•Oct 6, 2026

How to protect yourself against cybersecurity threats

How to protect yourself against cybersecurity threats

🇯🇵 Japan•Technology•Oct 6, 2026

South Korea’s Lee says AI appears to have been used in bank hacks

South Korea’s Lee says AI appears to have been used in bank hacks

🇯🇵 Japan•Technology•Oct 6, 2026

Moonshot said to eye early 2027 IPO after value hits $50 billion

Moonshot said to eye early 2027 IPO after value hits $50 billion

🇯🇵 Japan•Technology•Sep 26, 2026

China and U.S. to open AI ‘communication channel’ after summit

China and U.S. to open AI ‘communication channel’ after summit

🇯🇵 Japan•Technology•Sep 24, 2026

Meta launches AI gadget Charm as race for post-smartphone hardware heats up

Meta launches AI gadget Charm as race for post-smartphone hardware heats up

🇯🇵 Japan•Technology•Sep 20, 2026

AI ‘warning shots’ focus Beijing on national security risks

AI ‘warning shots’ focus Beijing on national security risks

🇯🇵 Japan•Technology•Sep 19, 2026

North Korean hackers behind crypto thefts across 100 countries, including Japan

North Korean hackers behind crypto thefts across 100 countries, including Japan

🇯🇵 Japan•Technology•Sep 19, 2026

Flawed AI-linked intel almost led U.S. to board China ship, report says

Flawed AI-linked intel almost led U.S. to board China ship, report says

🇯🇵 Japan•Technology•Sep 17, 2026

Why it’s difficult for tech companies to rein in AI

Why it’s difficult for tech companies to rein in AI

🇯🇵 Japan•Technology•Sep 16, 2026

AI can supercharge Putin’s goals, not his great-power ambitions

AI can supercharge Putin’s goals, not his great-power ambitions

🇯🇵 Japan•Technology•Sep 16, 2026

Trump has few good options to slow China’s rise as AI superpower

Trump has few good options to slow China’s rise as AI superpower

🇯🇵 Japan•Technology•Sep 16, 2026

Pickle-flavored tart? AI inspires Japan’s convenience stores

Pickle-flavored tart? AI inspires Japan’s convenience stores

🇯🇵 Japan•Technology•Sep 15, 2026

U.S. policies under Trump accelerate Europe’s push for space self-reliance

U.S. policies under Trump accelerate Europe’s push for space self-reliance

🇯🇵 Japan•Technology•Sep 15, 2026

Waymo to start Tokyo robotaxi service next year in Asia push

Waymo to start Tokyo robotaxi service next year in Asia push

🇯🇵 Japan•Technology•Sep 15, 2026

Artificial intelligence makes inroads into weather forecasting

Artificial intelligence makes inroads into weather forecasting

🇯🇵 Japan•Technology•Sep 14, 2026

SoftBank gets upsized $11.9 billion loan in OpenAI funding push

SoftBank gets upsized $11.9 billion loan in OpenAI funding push

🇯🇵 Japan•Technology•Sep 13, 2026

Amodei, Altman call for slowing AI model development

Amodei, Altman call for slowing AI model development

🇯🇵 Japan•Technology•Sep 12, 2026

Apple’s foldable iPhone poses a $1,999 question: Who is it for?

Apple’s foldable iPhone poses a $1,999 question: Who is it for?

🇯🇵 Japan•Technology•Sep 11, 2026

Digital Agency says personal information possibly leaked

Digital Agency says personal information possibly leaked

🇯🇵 Japan•Technology•Sep 11, 2026

New AI rules called for in U.S. after Anthropic researchers warn of human extinction

New AI rules called for in U.S. after Anthropic researchers warn of human extinction

🇯🇵 Japan•Technology•Sep 11, 2026

Mercury’s radius has shrunk by over 10 kilometers, Japanese team finds

Mercury’s radius has shrunk by over 10 kilometers, Japanese team finds

🇯🇵 Japan•Technology•Sep 10, 2026

Japan’s consumer agency plans stronger curbs on ‘dark pattern’ user interfaces

Japan’s consumer agency plans stronger curbs on ‘dark pattern’ user interfaces

🇯🇵 Japan•Technology•Sep 10, 2026

Kenyan startup makes robotic limbs to sign for deaf kids

Kenyan startup makes robotic limbs to sign for deaf kids

🇯🇵 Japan•Technology•Sep 8, 2026

AI-discovered lung drug reverses aging markers in study

AI-discovered lung drug reverses aging markers in study

🇯🇵 Japan•Technology•Sep 5, 2026

OpenAI agents hijacked German website in previously undisclosed AI breakout this spring

OpenAI agents hijacked German website in previously undisclosed AI breakout this spring

🇯🇵 Japan•Technology•Sep 3, 2026

Tech pilgrims flock to China as global innovation race heats up

Tech pilgrims flock to China as global innovation race heats up

🇯🇵 Japan•Technology•Sep 1, 2026

Foreign Ministry sets up Cyber Security Policy Division to combat cyberattacks

Foreign Ministry sets up Cyber Security Policy Division to combat cyberattacks

🇯🇵 Japan•Technology•Sep 1, 2026

Japan’s top court to test use of AI in civil trials

Japan’s top court to test use of AI in civil trials

🇯🇵 Japan•Technology•Aug 31, 2026

Picture-perfect AI resumes push firms back to tests, referrals

Picture-perfect AI resumes push firms back to tests, referrals

🇯🇵 Japan•Technology•Aug 31, 2026

SK Hynix weighs Japan memory fab partnership to supply AI boom

SK Hynix weighs Japan memory fab partnership to supply AI boom

🇯🇵 Japan•Technology•Aug 28, 2026

Japan to incorporate AI into the handling of emergency calls

Japan to incorporate AI into the handling of emergency calls

🇯🇵 Japan•Technology•Aug 28, 2026

Anthropic tests new way for Claude to work with robots and scientific lab tools

Anthropic tests new way for Claude to work with robots and scientific lab tools

🇯🇵 Japan•Technology•Aug 27, 2026

China’s humanoid robots aren’t smart enough to take your job — yet

China’s humanoid robots aren’t smart enough to take your job — yet

🇯🇵 Japan•Technology•Aug 26, 2026

China goes rural with data centers in quest to power AI

China goes rural with data centers in quest to power AI

🇯🇵 Japan•Technology•Aug 26, 2026

Founders once linked to Bezos project pitch AI that models physics, not language

Founders once linked to Bezos project pitch AI that models physics, not language

🇯🇵 Japan•Technology•Aug 25, 2026

New cars sold in Japan from September 2031 must have driver monitoring systems

New cars sold in Japan from September 2031 must have driver monitoring systems

🇯🇵 Japan•Technology•Aug 23, 2026

Japan outlines measures to protect infrastructure from cyberattacks

Japan outlines measures to protect infrastructure from cyberattacks

🇯🇵 Japan•Technology•Aug 23, 2026

Robots can outrun humans, but can they plug in a cable?

Robots can outrun humans, but can they plug in a cable?

🇯🇵 Japan•Technology•Aug 21, 2026

China hunts for lunar ice in one of solar system’s coldest places

China hunts for lunar ice in one of solar system’s coldest places

🇯🇵 Japan•Technology•Aug 21, 2026

Fujifilm expands key chip material output to capture AI demand

Fujifilm expands key chip material output to capture AI demand

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