The Latest Breaking News from Japan

Japan is investing over $750 million in FugakuNEXT, a zetta-scale supercomputer built by RIKEN and Fujitsu. Powered by FUJITSU-MONAKA3 CPUs and advanced accelerators, the system will integrate AI into scientific research, aiming to achieve performance 1,000× beyond current models.

A city in central Japan is considering regulating smartphone use to improve the health of its citizens.

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Not all Japanese family cars are built to last. A seasoned mechanic shares 5 models to avoid in 2025—and what to buy instead for fewer repairs.

Speaking with Destructoid at gamescom, the game's producer and director say they have faith in what they're making.

To mark 80 years since the end of the second world war, a group of ten Japanese people whose fathers and grandfathers once fought against the British travelled to the UK to mark victory over Japan day (VJ day). The story of their ancestors is one that is often forgotten.…

Researchers from Japan think they’ve cracked the code when it comes to scalable hydrogen fuel cells. But could it work for motorcycles and powersports vehicles?

The recent opening of an immigration centre in El Paso, Texas, has reignited protests of the Trump administration’s tough immigration plans from Japanese Americans. The internment camp, which opened in August 2025, is on the site of a military base that was used to intern Japanese Americans during the war.

A viral manga-fuelled rumour predicts a July 2025 Japan earthquake, but experts confirm it has no scientific basis, though travel from Hong Kong and South Korea is affected.

Victory over Canada will bring spot at Australia 2027 but amid MLR doubts and foreign schemes, little is certain for Scott Lawrence’s team

Pilot altered the plane’s course shortly before arrival to avoid thunderclouds and in the process forgot to inform ATC of the change