Could President Trump Bring Japan’s Tiny Cars to America? Not So Fast.

Sean Duffy, the transportation secretary later said that Mr. Trump’s newfound enthusiasm for kei cars was spurred in part by ...
Digi Times

Foxconn activates Model A for Japan, forecasting bigger CDMS impact by 2026

Electric vehicles continued to dominate Hon Hai Tech Day (HHTD25) this year, with Foxconn unveiling a fully realized version of its Model A concept and framing the project around the idea of "From ...
Observer

This $2.6B Japanese A.I. Startup Exposes the Language Gap in Today’s LLMs

Like many other A.I. startups, Sakana AI is pursuing technology that can reason, self-improve and aid scientific research. But where the Tokyo-based venture stands apart from most of the world’s model ...
Polygon

Sony announces cheaper, Japan-exclusive PlayStation 5

During Tuesday's State of Play showcase, Sony announced a Japanese-language-only PlayStation 5 to be sold in Japan for 55,000 yen (about $357) starting Nov. 21. The digital edition PS5 currently ...
Push Square

Sony to Stimulate Japanese PS5 Sales with Cheaper, Language Locked Model

Sony will attempt to get PS5 sales moving in its domestic Japan with a new cheaper language locked model. The system will only work with Japanese PSN accounts and will only support Japanese as a ...
ジャパンタイムズ

Japan team builds AI model to identify diabetes risk from electrocardiogram data

A team of researchers from organizations such as the Institute of Science Tokyo said Tuesday it has developed an artificial intelligence model that can detect a high risk of diabetes using only ...
Japan Today

Maker of Japan’s first crane machine is looking for a working model, offering ¥100,000 reward

Crane games are so ubiquitous in Japan that they feel like something that’s always been a part of the country, like the arcade landscape equivalent of Mount Fuji. But much like how there was no Mount ...
ジャパンタイムズ

Eyeing waiting lists, Japan plans model project for after-school care at firms

The Children and Families Agency said Tuesday that it will launch a model project for the provision of after-school care for elementary school students at companies under a proposed comprehensive ...
gematsu

PS5 Digital Edition Japan-only model announced

Sony Interactive Entertainment Japan Asia has announced a Japanese-language-only SKU for PlayStation 5 Digital Edition. It will launch on November 21 for 55,000 (tax included), with pre-orders opening ...
TechCrunch

Sakana AI raises $135M Series B at a $2.65B valuation to continue building AI models for Japan

As U.S. giants like Google, OpenAI, and Anthropic race to develop the large language models that underpin their AI products, startups such as Sakana AI, Mistral AI, DeepSeek, and AI21 Labs are carving ...
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Nicole Fujita, the Japanese model who is shaking things up with a smile

Nicole Fujita, born in New Zealand to a Polish-Russian father and a Japanese mother, quickly won over Japan with her charisma. She began her career in 2009 by winning the prestigious Nicola Model ...