Japan landed its Smart Lander for Investigating the Moon, or SLIM, craft on the surface of the Moon on January 20, 2024. Despite a power issue with the lander, the event holds both political and ...

Japan, home to one of the world's most rapidly ageing populations, is facing a severe social challenge: a growing dementia crisis coupled with a critical shortage of human caregivers. To tackle this, ...

In order to take a global leadership role in AI regulations and innovation, the Kishida administration must formulate its own legal framework at home. Prime Minister Kishida Fumio plans to participate ...

COMMENTARY | It’s Japan’s first lunar landing – making it only the fifth country in the world to successfully land on the Moon. Japan landed its Smart Lander for Investigating the Moon, or SLIM, craft ...

When you think of Tokyo, you might think of neon-lit skyscrapers and its world-famous bullet train system, or films like “Akira” and “Ghost in the Shell” that depict a futuristic Japan filled with ...

The Government of the United States of America, represented by the Office of Science and Technology Policy, and the Government of Japan, represented by the Cabinet Office of Japan for the purposes of ...

The revival of interest in Japan’s semiconductor industrial policy reflects not only recent legislation meant to ensure long-term growth of the U.S. semiconductor manufacturing industry but also the ...

Water Design Japan, a Japanese startup selected by "Forbes Asia 100 to Watch" in 2021 and won the first prize in the Monozukuri Hardware Cup contest in the same year, is seeking strategic partners to ...

Emerging technology cooperation is a key component of the budding trilateral partnership between the United States, Japan and South Korea. One area particularly ripe for meaningful collaboration is ...

Chandrasekar sees the potential for Japan to revive its semiconductor leadership by collaborating with emerging markets like India. "If Japan is looking to make a comeback in the semiconductor space, ...