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A new era of meteorological monitoring is emerging as businesses seek more data on everything from heat waves to wildfires .
TOKYO (Kyodo) -- The Japan Meteorological Agency is considering introducing artificial intelligence into weather forecasting to improve accuracy by using deep learning, according to a source close ...
YOKOHAMA, Japan (AP) — The van makes its way slowly but surely through the city streets, braking gently when a car swerves into its lane. But its steering wheel is turning on its own, and there ...
Citizens’ embrace of AI also remains surprisingly low. Just 9% of consumers say they have used generative AI.
While Japan has a longstanding reputation for innovation, its startup market has not historically drawn the same degree of interest as those in the U.S. and other countries, despite a tenfold ...
SoftBank plans to transform a former Sharp LCD panel plant in Japan into a data centre for operating artificial intelligence agents developed in collaboration with U.S.-based ChatGPT creator ...
Asian shares were mostly higher on Friday after Wall Street rose to records following better-than-expected updates on the ...
AI has supercharged weather forecasting, using a range of statistical tools to analyze years of historical data and predict patterns, and at a lower cost than traditional numerical weather ...
On July 10, 2025, record rainfall over 100 mm per hour caused severe flooding in Tokyo and surrounding regions. Roads were ...
TOKYO -- Japan's food supply relies on the work of farmers at home and across Asia, putting it at risk from global crop harvests damaged by extreme weather events. And that vulnerability comes on ...
The driverless technology from Nissan Motor Corp., which uses 14 cameras, nine radars and six LiDar sensors installed in and around the vehicle, highlights Japan’s eagerness to catch up with ...
The driverless technology from Nissan Motor Corp. highlights Japan’s eagerness to catch up with players like Google’s Waymo that have taken the lead in the US.