The Nakasendo road still exists in its entirety - as do dozens of the post towns it weaves between - and can form an epic ...

Japan already has many proprietary corporate use AI platforms but nothing in the field of an open, large scale AI chatbot. Ishiba said, "We need to create a basic plan....." Way behind the curve ...

For decades, Japan’s corporate giants relied on in-house R&D to drive innovation, while startups exited primarily via IPOs. But with domestic market stagnation, an aging workforce, and intensifying ...

The Tokyo Metro subway system offers through trains to Kawagoe-shi station on the TOBU Tojo line, and Hanno station on theSEIBU Ikebukuro line. Please make sure to take a train leaving for Wako-shi & ...

Have you been wanting to travel to Japan but are worried you won't be able to communicate? Well, now a Transparent Display is available at various locations around Tokyo, which aims to simplify ...

Honda and Nissan will unveil an outline of their business integration around mid-February, informed sources said Friday. The two Japanese automakers delayed the announcement on the outline ...

Night - Partly cloudy. Winds from N to NNW at 8 to 10 mph (12.9 to 16.1 kph). The overnight low will be 36 °F (2.2 °C). Partly cloudy with a high of 52 °F (11.1 °C). Winds variable at 6 to 9 ...

Japan will draw up a basic plan underpinning the development and use of artificial intelligence by addressing security concerns, Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba said Friday, after the rise of Chinese ...

Google Maps users in the U.S. will soon see “Gulf of America” in place of “Gulf of Mexico” and “Mount McKinley” instead of “Denali” on the map, in line with President Donald Trump ...

A Pokemon fan made a pixel-art map of Japan with game regions accurately placed. Pokemon regions like Kanto, Johto, Hoenn, and Sinnoh are based on real Japanese locations. The Pokemon Ranger ...

The Liberal Democratic Party approved an outline of bills relating to the “active cyber defense” system to prevent major cyberattacks in Japan. The outline was presented Thursday by the government to ...

Even after the lifting of the nationwide state of emergency to deal with the COVID-19 crisis, some aspects of the health crisis appear to be here to stay: Social distancing, transparent plastic ...