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Consumer

Pork, chicken prices in Japan hit record highs in August

Japan Times Technology·Aug 13, 2026

Prices of imported products rose due chiefly to the yen's weakening, leading to a rise in demand for domestic products and subsequently pus…

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General

Producer price gains maintain pressure on businesses as BOJ mulls rate path

Japan Times Technology·Aug 13, 2026

The measure of input prices rose 7.2% in July from a year earlier, slightly slower than the revised 7.3% in June, the Bank of Japan reporte…

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Research

Scientists just created female clones of male mice

MIT Technology Review·Aug 12, 2026

Scientists have deliberately turned male mouse embryos into females for the first time. A team based in Japan used a CRISPR-based approach…

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General

Hiroshi Okuda, Toyota chair who pushed for the Prius, dies at 93

Japan Times Technology·Aug 12, 2026

Okuda was the first person to helm Toyota from outside the company's founding family in a generation.

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General

Sony and TSMC to invest ¥1 trillion in joint chip plant in Japan

Japan Times Technology·Aug 10, 2026

The Japanese company's chip arm Sony Semiconductor Solutions and TSMC are partnering on next-generation image sensors for robots and cars.

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General

Amusement parks across Japan raising fees amid higher costs

Japan Times Technology·Aug 9, 2026

Tokyo Disney Resort and Universal Studios Japan are among the parks that are rolling out new pricing structures.

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General

Prince Hisahito offers flowers for Hiroshima A-bomb victims

Japan Times Technology·Aug 7, 2026

This is the first time the prince has undertaken official duties outside Tokyo without being accompanied by other members of the Imperial F…

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General

Takaichi emphasizes Japan’s commitment to nonnuclear principles on Hiroshima anniversary

Japan Times Technology·Aug 6, 2026

Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi's first appearance at the ceremony as the nation's leader comes as the government prepares to revise key nati…

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General

Bank of America sees yen jumping 6% by end of 2026

Japan Times Technology·Aug 6, 2026

Analysts at the bank see the Japanese currency advancing to ¥149 per dollar on joint action between Tokyo and Washington, and the prospect…

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Humanoid

Walden Robotics Partners With Toyota on Practical Humanoids

IEEE Spectrum Robotics·Aug 3, 2026

For a while there, it seemed as though robotics as a whole was stuck in a mad rush towards building humanoid robots mostly because it was v…

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General

Former justice minister calls for independent probe into Japan public prosecutors

Japan Times Technology·Aug 3, 2026

A succession of recent scandals has shown the service can no longer be trusted to investigate itself, lawmaker Masako Mori said.

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Startup

Fanuc shares dive most in 40 years after procurement fears hit

Japan Times Technology·Aug 3, 2026

The robotic-arm supplier raised its full-year operating profit forecast by about 3%, after reporting a 37% surge in orders in the June quar…

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General

Japan’s thriving corporate museums offer tourism appeal and learning experiences

Japan Times Technology·Aug 3, 2026

With more than 1,000 such facilities believed to exist across the country, corporate museums are increasingly serving local communities in…

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Humanoid

Video Friday: Meet Google DeepMind’s Gemini Robotics 2

IEEE Spectrum Robotics·Jul 31, 2026

Video Friday is your weekly selection of awesome robotics videos, collected by your friends at IEEE Spectrum robotics. We also post a weekl…

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General

Fresh US tariffs on 60 countries; first China duo win Fields Medal: SCMP’s 7 highlights

South China Morning Post Tech·Jul 24, 2026

We have selected seven stories from this week’s news across Hong Kong, mainland China, the wider Asia region and beyond that resonated with…

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General

Japan’s parliament passes bill to revise retrial system

Japan Times Technology·Jul 17, 2026

The revised code will prohibit prosecutors from appealing court orders to initiate retrials in principle, while some exceptions will be all…

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Manipulation

Hand, foot and mouth disease cases surge across Japan

Japan Times Technology·Jul 15, 2026

The number of patients has exceeded the nationwide warning threshold for the first time in two years as Japan enters summer, when cases typ…

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General

Yaskawa America gets information security certification

The Robot Report·Jul 13, 2026

Yaskawa America said that independent ISO/IEC 27001:2022 certification shows its focus on protecting customer information. The post Yaskawa…

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Consumer

Typhoon Bavi lashes Japan’s southern islands as Taiwan evacuates thousands

Japan Times Technology·Jul 11, 2026

Flights and ferry services across Ishigaki Island, remained suspended ​for all of Saturday. Airlines canceled 345 flights, and more than 24…

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General

Japan’s producer prices rise at fastest pace since early 2023

Japan Times Technology·Jul 10, 2026

The measure of input prices for Japanese firms rose 7.1% in June from a year earlier, the Bank of Japan reported.

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General

Tokyo prosecutor suspected of having inappropriate relationship

Japan Times Technology·Jul 9, 2026

The Supreme Public Prosecutors Office released a statement saying that it is investigating the 48-year-old prosecutor.

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Manipulation

IEEE Honors Robotics Pioneer Toshio Fukuda

IEEE Spectrum Robotics·Jul 7, 2026

Toshio Fukuda has been blazing trails for most of his career. He is considered to be one of the most prolific scholars in robotics, writing…

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General

Europe could prosper as China’s trade ally rather than adversary

South China Morning Post Tech·Jul 7, 2026

The European Commission has been clearly signalling its intention to wage a trade war against China. Brussels’ intent to counter the so-cal…

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General

Victims mourned 8 years after western Japan rain disaster

Japan Times Technology·Jul 6, 2026

Residents across the Chugoku region on Monday mourned over 300 people who lost their lives in the incident that hit the area in 2018.

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