First country in the World: Japan extracted rare earth sediment from 6,000m deep in the Pacific Ocean

Japan’s METI and JAMSTEC have successfully retrieved rare earth-rich sediment from 6,000 metres below the Pacific Ocean. This ...
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AI use at Japanese companies surges

The Finance Ministry said 75% of Japan's companies are now using AI in business operations, surging from the previous 11% ...
The Diplomat

Japan’s Nuclear Submarine Debate Gains Momentum Amid Rising Pacific Threats

The debate over nuclear-powered submarines is likely to serve as a critical indicator of Japan’s strategic trajectory.
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Japan mounts a massive laser weapon on a naval test ship

Japan has quietly crossed a threshold in naval warfare, installing a massive high-energy laser on a dedicated test ship and beginning live trials at sea. The system, rated at 100-kilowatt power, is ...
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Japan tech giant SoftBank Group sees better fortunes on surging AI stocks

FILE - The logo of Japanese mobile provider SoftBank is seen at its shop in Tokyo on June 14, 2018. (AP Photo/Shuji Kajiyama, File) (Shuji Kajiyama, Copyright 2018 ...
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Japan’s Long Return to Artificial Intelligence

Goodbye New START: How China’s Rise Ended Nuclear Arms Control Unsurprisingly, it was also in Japan that neocognitron, the architectural ancestor of the neural networks that power systems like ...
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Japan’s SoftBank says it has sold its shares in Nvidia for $5.8 billion, turning its focus to OpenAI

TOKYO (AP) — Japanese technology giant SoftBank said Tuesday it has sold its stake in Nvidia, raising $5.8 billion to pour into other investments. It also reported its profit nearly tripled in the ...
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Japanese tech giant SoftBank records its first profit in 4 years

TOKYO — Japanese technology company SoftBank Group posted its first profit in four years Tuesday, as it raked in gains from its investment portfolios. SoftBank warned of major uncertainties ahead ...