Once a pioneer that helped the world lay the foundations of machine learning, Japan’s renewed push into artificial ...

The governor of Niigata has formally given local consent to put two reactors at the Kashiwazaki-Kariwa nuclear power plant in the north-central prefecture back online, clearing a last hurdle toward re ...

Japan‘s Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry is extending its film and television incentive program through fiscal year 2026 with enhanced provisions designed to attract more overseas productions, ...

Noah Braasch, a 2023 Presidential Scholar, is graduating from Western with bachelor’s degrees in both computer engineering and Japanese. Braasch went snowboarding in the mountains of Nagano, Japan, ...

For the past decade, quantum computing has struggled to balance promise and practicality. While the world’s most advanced systems remain engineering marvels, they’re bedeviled by the same flaw: the ...

The Unit 2 reactor at the Shimane nuclear power station resumed operation in January 2025, more than a decade after it, and all other reactors in Japan, were taken offline. Japanese officials want ...

Japanese urged to avoid crowds, watch for 'suspicious people' Tokyo's envoy flies to Beijing, but no signs of breakthrough Japan business leaders urge resolution amid economic blowback Japanese film ...

Among the many issues that helped propel Sanae Takaichi to power as Japan’s first female prime minister this fall, perhaps none is more politically charged or more important to Japan’s long-term ...

EXCLUSIVE: As Japanese content continues to resonate globally, the Beyond Japan Filmmaker program is returning to Hollywood. The program takes groups of up-and-coming filmmakers and producers from ...

Japan is entering a new defense era. Its F-X program aims to develop a sixth-generation stealth fighter by the mid-2030s — the first fully indigenous combat aircraft since World War II. Working with ...

The direct-to-video trend that emerged in the late 1980s “left a lasting mark on contemporary film culture,” organizers said. The focus program will “feature early works by now-famous auteurs, through ...

Asia Society Southern California is pleased to present the second program of its U.S.-Japan Initiative, convening innovators and leaders across industries to explore how U.S.-Japan ties are shaping ...