Microsoft will invest $2.9 billion for artificial intelligence projects in Japan. The investment will go toward expanding Microsoft’s cloud and AI infrastructure in the country,...
Amid ongoing budget pressures, United States shoppers are seeking affordable ways to treat themselves, fueling demand for the novel but low-cost products that Japanese (and...
As on-demand delivery aggregators look to automation to reduce labor costs, Uber sees the opportunity to roll out autonomous sidewalk robots in dense cities worldwide...
Nations around the world are asking questions about how to use artificial intelligence to solve existing problems while avoiding — or controlling for — the...
Japanese eCommerce giant Mercari will reportedly begin accepting bitcoin payments on its platform in June. While prices for products listed on Mercari’s flea market app will...
Add Japan to the list of countries trying to regulate Apple and Google’s app-store dominance. The country’s government is preparing regulations that would make tech giants such as these permit outside...
Alternative asset manager Blackstone is reportedly set to acquire an 80% stake in Sony Payment Services, a payment service provider under Sony Group. The deal, valued at approximately $280...
SBI Holdings, a Japanese financial services company, partnered with Circle, a global FinTech, to promote the use of stablecoins in Japan. The collaboration comes after...
When it comes to artificial intelligence (AI), Europe and Japan are reportedly of like minds. “I see a lot of convergence in how we look...