TBM Co., a Japanese maker of carbon capture technology and recycled materials, has started preparatory work for an initial ...

A passenger ferry operating between Okayama and Shodoshima Island in western Japan will begin using technology enabling autonomous navigation in a world first, the Nippon Foundation said Wednesday.

Asian shares were mixed on Thursday after the U.S. stock market again approached its record high following the Federal Reserve’s cut in its main interest rate. U.S. futures and oil prices fell. The ...

Microsoft on Tuesday announced its biggest-ever Asia investment, amounting to $17.5 billion, in India over the next four years to advance the country’s cloud and artificial intelligence infrastructure ...

The number of Japanese language learners in Japan reached a record 294,198 last year, a recent government survey showed, underscoring the need to offer more learning opportunities to cope with rising ...

The expansion of data centers to power the AI boom has more people wondering: what exactly is in a data center? AFP got a chance to take a look at what is inside. Concrete warehouse Data centers are ...

Asian shares were mixed on Thursday after U.S. stocks rose to near their records. The futures for the S&P 500 and Dow Jones Industrial Average were slightly higher. Japan's Nikkei 225 index climbed 2.

The Japanese government aims to eventually raise the individual usage of generative artificial intelligence to 80 percent from around 25 percent in fiscal 2024, as the country lags in the use of the ...

Amazon Web Services launched its in-house-built Trainium3 AI chip on Tuesday, marking a significant push to compete with Nvidia in the lucrative market for artificial intelligence computing power. The ...

Pacific’s top performer for inbound tourism recovery following the pandemic. According to the Pacific Asia Travel Association’s "Annual Tourism Monitor 2025," in the first six months of this year ...

More than 150 Chinese companies are making humanoid robots but a market bubble risks forming in the rapidly growing futuristic industry, a Beijing official has warned. Government support and strong ...

Australia has become the first country to ban social media for children under 16 from Wednesday, blocking access to platforms including TikTok, Alphabet's YouTube ‌and Meta's Instagram and Facebook.