First country in the World: Japan extracted rare earth sediment from 6,000m deep in the Pacific Ocean

Japan’s METI and JAMSTEC have successfully retrieved rare earth-rich sediment from 6,000 metres below the Pacific Ocean. This ...
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Japan mounts a massive laser weapon on a naval test ship

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 ...
Newsday

Japanese tech giant SoftBank records its first profit in 4 years

TOKYO — Japanese technology company SoftBank Group posted its first profit in four years Tuesday, as it raked in gains from its investment portfolios. SoftBank warned of major uncertainties ahead ...
The Diplomat

Japan’s Long Return to Artificial Intelligence

Goodbye New START: How China’s Rise Ended Nuclear Arms Control Unsurprisingly, it was also in Japan that neocognitron, the architectural ancestor of the neural networks that power systems like ...
KSAT

Japan tech giant SoftBank Group sees better fortunes on surging AI stocks

FILE - The logo of Japanese mobile provider SoftBank is seen at its shop in Tokyo on June 14, 2018. (AP Photo/Shuji Kajiyama, File) (Shuji Kajiyama, Copyright 2018 ...
Geeky Gadgets

Why Japan’s 2nm Semiconductor Chips Could Change Tech Forever

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 ...
News.az

Why Japan does not rush and still stays ahead

Japan is a country where long memory and fast change coexist in everyday life. Ancient shrines sit beside neon streets.