1+ week, 1+ day ago  (143+ words) Nikkei Asia Vietnam's workers power Japan Inc but face AI risks at home Vietnamese have edge in Japanese skills but consultant also warns of visa hurdles, rising costs HO CHI MINH CITY -- Vietnam has become indispensable to Japan's economy but…...

1+ week, 1+ day ago  (150+ words) Nikkei Asia Japan's Fukuoka blossoms into tech hub for foreign startups, local IT firms Midsize city attracts companies with comfortable offices, low labor competition FUKUOKA, Japan -- The southern Japanese city of Fukuoka is evolving into an information technology hub, with…...

1+ week, 6+ day ago  (24+ words) TOKYO -- Mirumi may'be on'the verge of becoming a surprise global hit, with the googly-eyed, Japanese-made robotic companion landing on shelves in Hon...

2+ week, 1+ day ago  (300+ words) TOKYO -- Tokyo's reputation for trust and reliability is becoming a key advantage in attracting global startups, as companies search for stability in Tokyo's reliability draws global startups in volatile world, governor says Yuriko Koike aims to lure talent as firms…...

2+ week, 3+ day ago  (28+ words) TOKYO -- When Yuji Takahashi, the CEO of the AI chatbot startup meltly, met with a U. S. venture capital executive in a Tokyo office building, he was g...

2+ week, 4+ day ago  (24+ words) OSAKA -- A Singaporean startup that operates a voice-based artificial intelligence service plans to move its global headquarters to Japan by the end o...

2+ week, 6+ day ago  (191+ words) Nikkei Asia How toilet maker Toto turned its ceramics know-how into an AI play Chipmaking materials are now its cash cow, but stock market remains unimpressed Toto manufactures three core products for chipmaking equipment: electrostatic chucks, upper left, aerosol deposition…...

3+ week, 12+ hour ago  (326+ words) TOKYO -- Southeast Asia's science and research-driven startups are increasingly turning to Japan for more capital and market access, as weak regional Southeast Asia's deep-tech startups look to Japan for growth Weak venture funding, smaller home markets push expansion abroad Participants…...

3+ week, 6+ day ago  (167+ words) HONG KONG/SHENZHEN-- Chinese lidar maker Robosense Technology plans to open its first overseas factory in Southeast Asia in the second half of this y Chinese lidar maker building first overseas plant in Southeast Asia Robosense CEO says some foreign…...

1+ mon, 1+ day ago  (381+ words) TOKYO -- Kawasaki Heavy Industries is developing an AI-equipped shipbuilding robot that would double welding productivity and help address a technicia Kawasaki Heavy to develop shipbuilding AI robot amid welder shortage Switch from manual labor seen improving productivity and safety TOKYO…...