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Japan’s aging workforce robots become virus fighters

Japan's Fugaku supercomputer at the Riken Center for Computational Science in Kobe, Hyogo prefecture.

Japan’s Fugaku is the world’s fastest supercomputer

Is AI the answer to recruitment woes in Japanese firms – or will it make things worse?

Japanese firms testing if AI in recruitment is the way to go

Which industries could stand to gain from Japan's recent 'super cities' bill?

Japan’s ‘super cities’ — what they could mean for business

Sony's latest imaging chip has its own processor & memory built in, allowing it to analyse video using AI tech, but in a self-contained system.

Sony and Microsoft develop AI imaging chip – what it means for industry

Tokio Marine tested an AI-driven solution for processing auto claims in Japan, reducing the visual ID process from weeks to minutes.

How Japan’s Tokio Marine uses AI to process insurance claims in ‘minutes’

5G connectivity and digital transformation gains like those being seen in South Korea will come to rest of Asia, according to mobility expert.

5G in Asia – rollout plans won’t be affected by COVID-19 says GSMA

Manga

Piracy and IP in the age of digitized manga

japan taxi cab ride

Sony to build AI-driven ride-hailing app in Japan

bitcoin hand inspection

Japan’s cryptocurrency industry sets up self-regulatory body