IT

2026.03.23

Nagoya University develops AI tool for analyzing complex animal behavior

2026.03.23

NTT and TBS launch joint project to nurturing children's abilities for life in an AI society — Creating next-generation edutainment

2026.03.13

Future of AI in Japan's tourism industry starts with human ties

2026.03.02

Sony develops technology to trace origin of AI-made music

2026.03.02

"Post-quantum cryptography" decoding contest — KDDI Research Inc. and the University of Tokyo achieve world records

2026.02.06

Hokkaido University develops system to integrate chemists' intuition into reaction pathway search algorithms

2026.01.29

Photonics-Led "City of Light" redevelopment launches in Tokyo's Uchisaiwaicho district

2026.01.14

Using AI in research: An interview with Elsevier Senior Vice President Gemma Hersh — The most important thing is the reliability of underlying data

2026.01.13

NTT and OptQC partner to advance optical quantum computers — Towards one million qubits

2025.12.23

U.S. "El Capitan" achieves third consecutive top spot in supercomputer speed rankings: "Fugaku" maintains 7th place

2025.12.19

Passenger ferry in western Japan to run autonomously in world 1st

2025.12.12

Automated pain assessment based on facial expressions of free-moving mice — New AI-based technology that contributes to animal welfare developed by the University of Tokyo

2025.12.10

Japan aims to raise usage of AI to 80% to catch up with global peers

2025.12.02

Institute of Science Tokyo develops new generative AI method for wide range of chemical reactions to enable efficient catalyst design

2025.11.27

Japan gov't to start trial of self-driving shuttle service around Diet

2025.11.21

AI Robot Reproducing Ningyo Joruri Movements Features 32 Axes and High Degrees of Freedom

2025.11.19

2 Japanese Nobel laureates agree humans still needed despite AI evolution

2025.11.17

The University of Tokyo establishes new theory for controlling uncertain biological populations from molecular reactions to infectious diseases

2025.11.17

NEC provides marketing strategy planning solution for Ito En — Confirms effectiveness with green tea

2025.11.14

Successful demonstration of laser wireless power transmission under strong atmospheric turbulence by NTT and Mitsubishi Heavy Industries — Expected applications for remote power transmission to isolated islands and drones

2025.11.12

Drones take flight in Japan's disaster efforts

2025.11.11

Narita airport opens unmanned souvenir shop with cat-like robot

2025.11.05

The University of Osaka's D3 Center begins trial operation of new NEC Supercomputer

2025.10.16

AI Strategic Headquarters launched with Minoru Kiuchi in charge: "The next year is most critical"

2025.10.10

NTT develops foundational technology for Multi-agent AI technology capable of autonomous coordination and supporting business planning tasks

2025.10.02

Hokkaido University develops method for perovskite material development — From prediction to synthesis and evaluation in an integrated process

2025.09.29

New AI technology diagnoses heart failure from heart sounds and electrocardiogram

2025.09.22

Using mathematics to prove system safety: Creating fundamental technologies for building trustworthy AI

2025.09.18

AI in Japan digest

2025.09.17

AI model to predict ovarian function developed by the University of Tokyo

2025.09.16

Curved neural network model proposed for explosive memory retrieval

2025.09.12

AI drug discovery support service utilized for the discovery of pancreatic cancer target molecule candidates - Cell proliferation inhibition effect confirmed

2025.09.11

From Judo Matches to Esports Arenas: Unlocking the Secrets of Modern Brain Fatigue

2025.09.09

Orientation and shape involved in molecular electrical response: Paving the way for high-density and energy-efficient information recording devices

2025.09.05

The expansion of neuroscience research: Pushing the boundaries of medicine, sports, and culture

2025.09.04

Brain plasticity opens the future: The challenge of surpassing pianists' limits

2025.08.28

NIMS develops ultra-high-speed experimental data collection system

2025.08.21

NTT and Niigata University begin joint research to establish remote palpation technology for telemedicine

2025.08.08

Supercomputer speed, US "El Capitan" wins consecutive championships, "Fugaku" drops to 7th place

2025.08.08

"Generative AI Center" established by Nippon COMSYS — Improving productivity through DX promotion

2025.08.07

First operation of IBM's next-generation quantum computer outside the U.S. begins at RIKEN

2025.08.04

Waseda University paves way for practical implementation of high-performance stretchable electronic components through application of kiri-origami structure

2025.08.01

Osaka Metropolitan University develops AI model to detect fatty liver using chest X-rays

2025.08.01

World's first proof that quantum advantage and cryptographic security are equivalent from a cryptographic perspective

2025.07.28

The University of Osaka develops "Zero-level distillation method" — Path to realizing fault-tolerant quantum computers

2025.07.25

VR flight experience reduces acrophobia: Acquiring the prediction "I can fly even if I fall," NICT

2025.07.23

Tohoku University develops jellyfish cyborgs — Harnessing natural movement as "intelligence"

2025.07.18

Shimadzu Corporation releases software that can identify microorganisms from 85,000 species in under 3 hours

2025.07.16

Japan lags behind in AI utilization for research: Investigation by the Science News and Elsevier

2025.07.15

Aiming for bug-free software development, JAIST proposes improvements to "proof scores" and develops tools

2025.07.10

Government Council presents measures for the social implementation of quantum technology to Minister Kiuchi

2025.07.09

The University of Tokyo develops new tool using stochastic variational inference to clarify relationships between microbes and metabolites

2025.07.08

Fujitsu and RIKEN develop world's highest-performance 256-qubit superconducting quantum computer

2025.07.04

Proposing IT-based "Health Behavior Security" — Protecting modern people vulnerable to temptation from health risks

2025.06.30

NTT clarifies the connection between independently studied mathematics and physics models — Contributing to quantum computer realization

2025.06.26

G-Science Academies call for establishing an AI research collaborative: Recognizing harmful effects of advanced technologies while promoting global benefits

2025.06.20

University of Tokyo and partners develop thinner, lighter AR glasses that work even when users move their heads

2025.06.16

Development of digital twin for primate brain function — Promising for understanding pathologies and personalized treatment of mental and neurological disorders

2025.06.03

Tohoku University develops analog circuit that mimics brain processes with ultra-low power consumption

2025.05.14

CRONOS launches the "Grand Challenge 2025" with the aim to create innovative information and communication technologies and foster personnel

2025.05.08

KDDI and Toshiba achieve multiplexed transmission of data and secret keys in single optical fiber

2025.04.30

The University of Tokyo develops method for organic molecular design using large language models: Opening new possibilities for drug discovery

2025.04.24

Kyoto University develops AI detection technology for invasive frogs using vocalization

2025.04.22

NEC develops ground-based augmentation system — Delivered to Haneda Airport

2025.04.22

QST and NTT apply accurate AI technology to predict plasma confinement magnetic field in large fusion device for the first time in the world

2025.04.22

Mirait One offers container-based AI data center: From construction to cloud services

2025.04.18

Development of smartphone app to help moms and dads struggling with their infants' nighttime crying

2025.04.18

World's first commercial optical lattice clock with an error of 1 second in 10 billion years: Shimadzu introduces next-generation time measurement technology in a miniaturized form

2025.04.16

Post-5G-compatible semiconductor chip developed under NEDO project

2025.04.14

Shinshu University and Chiba University develop odor-tracking drone that uses sensors based on silkworm moth antennae

2025.04.10

Keio University develops coarse-grained model of RNA

2025.04.08

Introducing formal semantics to natural language processing: Achieving trusted AI by demonstrating grounds for decision-making

2025.04.04

RIKEN developing successor to Fugaku supercomputer: World-beating results by 2030