Technology
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Parents in Japan to Get Instagram Notifications When Teens Repeatedly Search for Suicide Content
The Japanese arm of U.S.-based Meta Platforms, Inc., which runs Instagram, said Tuesday that it w...
March 11, 2026
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Toyota Advancing Plant-Based Biofuel Development in Fukushima Town That Suffered Nuclear Accident in 2011 in Japan
OKUMA, Fukushima — Companies including Toyota Motor Corp. are advancing the development of plant-...
March 10, 2026
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Japan Govt Aims for 10-Fold Increase in Computing Power of Supercomputers for AI Use at Universities, Research Institutions
The government plans to realize an at least 10-fold increase in the computing power for artificia...
March 10, 2026
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AI Can’t Be Listed as Inventor on Patent Applications, Japan’s Top Court Rules
The Supreme Court has dismissed an American engineer’s appeal to have artificial intelligence nam...
March 6, 2026
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Japan’s Space One Kairos 3rd Flight Rocket Launched, but Mission Aborted Mid-Flight
Space One Co.’s Kairos 3rd Flight rocket was successfully launched in Kushimoto, Wakayama Prefect...
March 5, 2026
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Japan Rocket Launch Canceled at Last Minute; Space One to Hold Press Conference
Space One Co. announced the cancelation of the launch of its Kairos 3rd Flight rocket shortly bef...
March 4, 2026
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Japan Institute to Use Domestic Commercial Optical Lattice Clock to Set Japan Standard Time
An optical lattice clock, which is only off by one second every 10 billion years, will be used to...
January 28, 2026
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Japan to Face Shortfall of 3.39 Million Workers in AI, Robotics in 2040; Clerical Workers Seen to Be in Surplus
Japan will face a shortfall of 3.39 million workers in fields related to artificial intelligence ...
January 27, 2026
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Japan’s H3 Rocket Likely Made 1.5 Trips Around Earth; Analyst Believes Satellite Almost Certainly Lost As Well
WASHINGTON — Japan’s No. 8 H3 rocket likely reentered the atmosphere over South America about two...
December 25, 2025
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H3 Launch Failure Leaves Japan Without Core Rockets, Deals Blow to Global Competitiveness in Space Development
Japan will not be able to launch satellites and probes for the time being, after the failed launc...
December 23, 2025
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Japan’s H3 Rocket Failed in Latest Launch, Says Official
The 8th H3 rocket experienced a launch failure on Monday morning, the education state minister sa...
December 22, 2025
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JAXA Stops Rocket Launch Broadcast amid Engine Issues
JAXA announced during a live broadcast of its rocket launch on Monday that the second-stage engin...
December 22, 2025
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JAXA Launches 8th H3 Rocket from Japan’s Kagoshima Pref.
The Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency launched its eighth H3 rocket from the Tanegashima Space C...
December 22, 2025
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Putting Pompeii’s Pieces Together with Help of Robot
POMPEII, Italy (Reuters) — Pompeii’s ancient Roman frescoes, shattered and buried for centuries, ...
December 20, 2025
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Scientists Discover Secrets of Ancient Roman Concrete at Pompeii Ruins
Scientists excavating the ruins of Pompeii have discovered a construction site left frozen in tim...
December 20, 2025
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