The government now considers dementia one of its most urgent policy challenges. The Health Ministry projects that ...

Japan, a country with over one-third of its people aged above 65 years, is reeling under a severe dementia crisis. Dementia ...

The country once led the world in semiconductors and electronics, but over the years it fell behind Taiwan, South Korea and China.

Japan is grappling with a fast-growing dementia crisis as thousands of older people wander from their homes each year. Police data shows that more than 18,000 dementia patients went missing in 2023, ...

Japan has been undergoing a severe dementia crisis due to its rapidly aging population, and technology is playing a crucial ...

Japan is making a huge bet to revive its long-declining advanced chipmaking industry. A new government-private joint venture named Rapidus is pursuing an ambitious target of mass-producing 2-nanometer ...

Japan unveils an extra budget plan that boosts AI and semiconductor funding while strengthening trade insurance and rare ...

Kanazawa University has begun long-term outdoor testing of tandem perovskite solar cells in collaboration with Toshiba. The research project aligns with Japan’s broader push to scale perovskite PV ...

TOKYO -- Japan looks to designate six fields including artificial intelligence, nuclear fusion and biotechnology as "national strategic technologies," prioritizing them for research funds and ...

At YourStory TechSparks 2025, a panel of senior leaders from Japanese companies discussed how India’s talented, agile ...

A Nissan Serena minivan glides through Yokohama’s crowded streets, its steering wheel turning by itself while pedestrians in Japan do double-takes at the empty driver’s seat. Armed with an impressive ...

The rapid advancement of technologies such as robotics, artificial intelligence (AI), quantum, space, and biotechnology is driving transformation in the commercial and defense sectors. Start-ups excel ...