Japan

East Asian country and major chipmaking and AI-policy hub — Sakana AI, Rapidus, SoftBank's AI ambitions, and METI's generative-AI investment programs.

5 mentions · 4 days · first seen Apr 5, 2026 · last seen May 1, 2026

Often alongside: China · Google · Gemini

Timeline

May 2026 2 stories · 1 day

May 1, 2026 2 stories

48Global investors are shrugging off Iran worries and returning to markets in Asia, the ‘backbone of the whole AI value chain’ Fortune Technology
43Japan Airlines begins humanoid robot trials at Tokyo's Haneda airport as labor shortages bite CNBC Technology

April 2026 3 stories · 3 days

April 21, 2026 1 story

33Google publishes Gemini in Chrome in 7 new countries TechCrunch AI

April 17, 2026 1 story

506,000 Meters Under the Pacific, Japan Seeks Independence From China on Rare Earths Wired

April 5, 2026 1 story

37In Japan, the robot isn't coming for your job; it's filling the one nobody wants TechCrunch AI