By Ben Aris in Berlin Japan is seeking to reassert itself at the technological frontier with Rapidus, a government-backed ...

What if the future of technology hinged on a single breakthrough? For decades, semiconductors have been the invisible engines driving everything from smartphones to space exploration. Yet, the global ...

Japanese technology and telecoms giant SoftBank Group reports it swung back to profitability in the last quarter of 2025 as ...

Japan’s Prime Minister Ishiba Shigeru (right) holds a meeting with OpenAI CEO Sam Altman (left) and SoftBank CEO Masayoshi Son (center) at the Prime Minister’s Office in Tokyo, Japan, Feb. 3, 2025.

Japan has quietly crossed a threshold in naval warfare, installing a massive high-energy laser on a dedicated test ship and beginning live trials at sea. The system, rated at 100-kilowatt power, is ...