Kyocera Mirai Envision Co., Ltd. announced on 16 December the successful completion of an end-to-end connection verification for “Kuma-miru AI,” a bear detection solution. The project is conducted in collaboration with i-Movic and Core...
100BANCH, a experimentation district based in Shibuya, announced three of their latest initiatives selected for its 101st GARAGE Program. Commencing in December 2025, the new cohort addresses diverse social and environmental challenges, ranging from...
Four Japanese companies have launched a partnership to provide a one-stop consulting service for sustainable digital infrastructure, addressing the escalating energy consumption and environmental impact of data centres driven by the rise of...
Value HR Co., Ltd. announced it will launch a new AI-powered function, the “Health Prediction” tool, integrated into the company’s Health Checkup Result Management System, aims to help users prevent lifestyle diseases by...
AGRIST Inc., a company promoting smart agriculture, has announced promising results from a demonstration of its AI-powered cucumber harvesting robot, developed to address Japan’s severe agricultural labour shortage. In a joint project with the...
Takeda Pharmaceutical has launched a new artificial intelligence (AI) model to forecast demand for its medicines in Japan, in efforts to optimise the company’s supply chain, strengthen stable supply, and reduce the disposal of expired...
Panasonic Corporation and the City of Yokohama have announced a collaborative project to test the effectiveness of an AI-powered refrigerator camera in reducing household food waste. The trial will run from October to November 2025 and involve 30...
Mitsui O.S.K. Lines, Ltd. (MOL) has announced the signing of a Memorandum of Understanding with Kinetics technologies holdings limited, a subsidiary of Karadeniz Holding, to jointly develop the world’s first floating data centre powered by a...
Tokyo-based technology start-up, EII, Inc., will accelerate the development of its next-generation AI recycling robots after securing significant government backing. The company expects to receive approximately 1 billion yen in new public funding...
Weathernews unveiled their new AI-driven weather agent that now provides real-time forecasts of pollen dispersion alongside standard weather updates. The new service is aimed at addressing growing public health concerns of seasonal allergies by...