This is the column "Shifting Global Technology Landscape: Current position of Japan as indicated by the 'Critical Technology Tracker'" written by RIETI Fellow MATSUMOTO Rie.

The United States, Japan and the Republic of Korea came together in Seoul this week, then in Tokyo Friday, for two Trilateral ...

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.

Innovative Optical and Wireless Network (IOWN), the next-generation communication technology of Japan's telecommunication company NTT, is currently being developed in collaboration with Intel. SK ...

Tellus is an emerging player in the elder care space, which is expected to grow significantly as populations around the world age.

The Japanese tech industry has an enshrined position in the hearts and minds of people worldwide, and its track record of unexpected tech is a big part of why.

This article examines Japan's evolving commitments to technology development and technology diffusion in Asia. It explores Japan's technology strategies in three areas—Internet protocol, open source ...

A research team at Japan's National Institute for Environmental Studies says it has developed technology that allows ...

If you’re a diabetes patient in Japan, the gods may be watching over you. The country is struggling with rising numbers of diabetics, but a novel approach to managing Type 2 diabetes mixes a bit of ...

Japanese media reports reflecting on the reason why Japan's most treasured scientists have chosen to work in China have been under spotlight recently. I was interviewed by TBS Television on this issue ...