Updates on Japan

Every AI story we track on Japan: 37 stories so far, each summarized in our own words and linked to the publisher that reported it.

Pulled from 125 sources

This week

Cybersecurity

AI Tool That Hacked Korean Banks Was Used in Japan, GMO Says

Covered by 2 sources5d ago

Finance1 min read

BREAKING NEWS: Japan brokerage IwaiCosmo blames malicious AI use on unauthorized trading

Kyodo News4d ago

Cybersecurity1 min read

Security firm finds China-linked AI agent behind Japan cyberattacks

Kyodo News5d ago

Finance

Japan’s Nikkei Narrows Losses as Tech Woes Cool Ahead of Results

Bloomberg7d ago

This month

Chips & Compute3 min read

Japan puts up to $21bn into two GlobalFoundries chip fabs in New York

The Next Web8d ago

Chips & Compute

GlobalFoundries Gets $21 Billion for Plants in US-Japan Deal

Bloomberg11d ago

Business & Enterprise1 min read

BREAKING NEWS: NTT mulls building data center for Anthropic in Japan, to cost 1 tril. yen

Kyodo News11d ago

Finance3 min read

IMF upgrades 2026 global growth outlook as AI boom in Asia continues

Kyodo News12d ago

Cybersecurity2 min read

We Have Entered a Cybersecurity Hellscape, Japan Warns

Gizmodo16d ago

Cybersecurity

Wave of Cyberattacks Prompts Japan to Urge Security Reviews

Bloomberg16d ago

Education3 min read

Estonian minister calls for global AI policy for education

Kyodo News18d ago

Cybersecurity1 min read

BREAKING NEWS: Japan's GMO Research & AI says up to 948,500 member records stolen

Kyodo News19d ago

Finance

Asia Economies Among Most at Risk From any AI Correction, Researchers Warn

Bloomberg20d ago

Healthcare1 min read

BREAKING NEWS: 70% in Japan positive about AI use in medical, health care sectors

Kyodo News26d ago

Finance

Japan Regulator Is Boosting Scrutiny of AI Data Center Financing

Bloomberg30d ago

Industry & Manufacturing5 min read

China installs 59% of new factory robots as EU installations fall 11%

The Next WebSep 24

Politics5 min read

America’s Asian allies want a Trump-Xi truce — but not at their expense

CNBCSep 24

Politics1 min read

BREAKING NEWS: Japan intends to hold AI summit at early date amid safety fears: Takaichi

Kyodo NewsSep 22

Military1 min read

Japan to study use of AI-equipped humanoid robots in defense

Covered by 2 sourcesSep 22

Robotics3 min read

JAPAN BIZ: Labor-scarce Japan counts on AI-powered robots in broad industries

Kyodo NewsSep 22

Chips & Compute2 min read

Japan and the US are discussing a GlobalFoundries chip plant under their $550bn pact, Nikkei reports

The Next WebSep 17

Military1 min read

BREAKING NEWS: Japan mulls 52,000 unmanned systems target in 5-yr defense buildup: sources

Kyodo NewsSep 16

Public Sector4 min read

(EDITORIAL from Korea Times on Sept. 8)

Yonhap News AgencySep 7

Business & Enterprise3 min read

Japan says progress made on $550B pact, with AI and chips weighing heavily on the next round

The Next WebSep 5

Chips & Compute1 min read

SK Hynix Weighs Japan Memory Plant Deal to Supply AI Boom

BloombergAug 31

Industry & Manufacturing1 min read

BREAKING NEWS: Japan manufacturers to form consortium to develop AI to run factory robots

Kyodo NewsAug 29

Industry & Manufacturing

SK Hynix Weighs Closer Ties With Japan’s Memory Industry

BloombergAug 27

Robotics8 min read

Top 25 Countries Ranked By Advanced Robot Production Capability

ForbesAug 27

Robotics5 min read

China's Humanoid Edge Is Hardware, Not AI

AI BusinessAug 26

Chips & Compute4 min read

Nvidia builds a white list: more than half of its Asian customers are off it

The Next WebJul 14

Business & Enterprise

Blackstone plans $30B for Japan AI data centres, and is unbothered by bubble talk

The Next WebJun 24

Cybersecurity

SoftBank and OpenAI launch “Patching as a Service” to defend Japan’s critical infrastructure

The Next WebJun 16

Finance

SoftBank briefly became Japan’s most valuable company. The last time that happened was February 2000.

The Next WebJun 9

Public Sector

Japan risks becoming an ‘AI colony’, its digital minister warns

The Next WebJun 5

Chips & Compute

Taiwan suspects NVIDIA chips were smuggled to China via a Japan transshipment route

The Next WebMay 27

Robotics

Japan’s Monster Wolf robot is a $4,000 scarecrow with red LED eyes, and it actually works

The Next WebMay 16

Robotics

In Japan, the robot isn’t coming for your job; it’s filling the one nobody wants

TechCrunchApr 5

That's everything we have on Japan right now