NTT Data Group, Japan's largest data center operator and a unit of government-backed NTT, plans to spend at least ¥1.5 trillion ($9.6 billion) through 2033 to quadruple its computing capacity to 1 gig…
Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella warned that AI users pay a 'double cost' of money and 'unique knowledge,' validating Japan's industrial policy of pursuing domestic AI to control data sovereignty and intel…
Rapidus, a Japanese semiconductor startup backed by eight major firms including Toyota and Sony, is pursuing 2-nanometer logic production with a pilot line operating in Chitose since April 2025 and ma…
NTT completed a proof of concept in early 2026 showing that AI training workloads can be moved to remote sites powered by renewable energy without significant performance loss, cutting energy use by u…
Japan's top five chipmaking equipment suppliers reported a 10% drop in China sales, marking a first-time decrease that signals Beijing's success in building domestic semiconductor capabilities. The de…