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The introductions are over: Taiwan’s startups are already in Japan
TOKYO – Of the 46 Taiwanese startups that gathered in Tokyo earlier this month, more than...
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In an era of geopolitical risk, Japan, Taiwan and the U.S. to explore deeper tech ties at Tokyo innovation summit
By Toshi Maeda JStories ── As rising geopolitical risk accelerates the global reshuffling of semiconductor and...
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As AI inflates gadget prices, Japan’s Rapidus races to add advanced chip supply
PROBLEM: AI accelerators have absorbed the world's supply of leading-edge logic chips, with the most advanced...
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Japan’s regional spinouts need executives, not just inventions
Japan enjoys a wealth of promising university research, but what is often lacking, especially outside Tokyo,...
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One typhoon, four warning systems: Japanese AI stitches the disaster picture together
PROBLEM: Typhoon Bavi swept from the Philippines to China in 72 hours, killing 18 in the...
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Geothermal Power Taps a ‘Buried Treasure’ to Revitalize a Hot Spring Region
JStories — Japan, one of the world's most volcanically active countries, has the world's third-largest geothermal...
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As deepfake scams spread, a Japanese institute builds detectors to catch them
PROBLEM: Deepfake scams are spreading fast as cloned voices and fake video calls impersonating executives leads...
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Sony’s neck-worn cooler targets a world running short on ways to beat the heat
PROBLEM: A heat dome has put roughly 162 million Americans under heat alerts this week as...
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As the World Cup heats up, Japan’s cooling-wear industry sees its moment
PROBLEM: A quarter of the 2026 World Cup matches, taking place across North America, are forecast...
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Japan’s Shionogi puts a last-resort antibiotic in the hands of doctors in 27 countries
PROBLEM: Bacteria are evolving faster than medicine can keep up, with drug-resistant strains surging 69 percent...
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