Kuno’s vision is not only to use data to show people how they can be healthier and to assist in local government policy-making, but also to make sure no one gets left behind in the digital age.

Syrinx’s innovation was recognized at the Japan Healthcare Business Contest 2021 where it won the Grand Prix Prize, and it has also won several prestigious international prizes.

Japan's agriculture has been adopting smart-farming for products — including tea, wine and rice — to revitalize the local region and to expand its global reach.

When you think of Tokyo, you might think of neon-lit skyscrapers and its world-famous bullet-train system, or films like ...

Created in 2021, it launched a series of initiatives including rolling out a smart version of Japan’s social security card and pushing for more cloud-based infrastructure.

It is clear that Japan’s government sees technology, in a vague and general sense, as the only viable course to lead Japan into an uncertain future.

Japanese newspaper Sankei Shimbun reported in October last year that Japan would begin development of a small-scale test bed this year, with flight testing to validate the technology planned for ...

A top security issue for the incoming Biden administration must be forging closer technology ties with Japan as a counterweight to the trinity of mutual adversaries we face in Asia.

In 2021, the world’s first liquefied-hydrogen carrier, built by KHI, will make its first round-trip between Japan and Australia. And Iwatani will load, unload, and store the liquefied hydrogen.

Japan is the world's fifth largest carbon emitter. In 2021, after receiving pressure from several environmental groups and European countries, the government pledged to trim emissions by 46% by 2030.

As economic strategy and national security become increasingly intertwined, Japan and the United States are aligned on the importance of protecting critical and emerging technologies to manage ...