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While hybrid intelligence via brain-computer interfaces may one day be possible, experts warn that for healthy adults ¡ª or children who cannot consent ¡ª the risks likely outweigh the benefits.
COMMENTARY / World
Mar 30, 2026
Boosting your brain with a chip carries a price
While hybrid intelligence via brain-computer interfaces may one day be possible, experts warn that for healthy adults and children, the risks likely outweigh the benefits.
Brain-computer interface scientist and National People's Congress delegate Yao Dezhong during an interview in Beijing on Saturday
BUSINESS / Tech
Mar 8, 2026
China could see widespread use of brain-computer tech in 3-5 years, expert says
Recent high-profile trials have enabled paralyzed patients and amputees to regain partial mobility and operate robotic hands or intelligent wheelchairs.
The Neuralink device, called Blindsight, stimulated areas of a monkey¡¯s brain associated with vision, said engineer Joseph O¡¯Doherty.
WORLD / Science & Health
Jun 16, 2025
Neuralink device helps monkey see something that¡¯s not there
The device, called Blindsight, stimulated areas of a monkey¡¯s brain associated with vision.
Neuralink's Blindsight received the U.S. Food and Drug Administration's "breakthrough device" designation.
BUSINESS / Tech
Sep 18, 2024
Neuralink gets FDA¡¯s ¡®breakthrough device¡¯ tag for Blindsight implant
The FDA¡¯s ¡°breakthrough¡± tag is aimed at speeding up the development and review of devices currently under development.
Elon Musk plans to recruit three patients to evaluate the device made by his brain-chip company, Neuralink.
BUSINESS / Tech
May 29, 2024
Musk¡¯s Neuralink seeks to enroll three patients in brain implant study
The brain implant is designed to give paralyzed patients the ability to use digital devices by thinking alone, a prospect that could help people with spinal cord injuries.
Elon Musk's brain-chip startup Neuralink livestreamed on Wednesday its first patient implanted with a chip using his mind to play online chess.
BUSINESS / Tech
Mar 21, 2024
Musk¡¯s Neuralink shows first brain-chip patient playing online chess
The patient had received an implant from the company in January and reportedly learnt to control a computer mouse using his thoughts.
Elon Musk said that the first human patient has received a brain implant from his startup Neuralink, but experts says his statements raised more questions than they answered about the trial.
BUSINESS / Companies
Feb 5, 2024
Want details on Musk¡¯s brain implant trial? You¡¯ll have to ask him
Neuralink does not have to divulge even basic details about its trial, including the facility where patients are being implanted.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Jul 12, 2023
Would you let Elon Musk implant a device in your brain?
Elon Musk¡¯s Neuralink brain implant will be life-changing for some, but it¡¯s hard to see how it will transform society.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Tech
Jun 17, 2023
Musk expects brain chip start-up Neuralink to implant ¡®first case¡¯ this year
Last month, Neuralink said it received U.S. Food and Drug Administration clearance for its first-in-human clinical trial, a critical milestone for the startup.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Tech
Dec 2, 2022
Elon Musk¡¯s Neuralink hopes to implant chips in human brains within six months
The firm¡¯s main product for the brain consists of a tiny device and electrode-laced wires, along with a robot that carves out a piece of a person¡¯s skull and implants the wiring.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
May 19, 2017
Do you want to be a cyborg?
Billionaire tech entrepreneur Elon Musk is convinced that enhancing human intelligence and memory is our species¡¯ only alternative to elimination by our own super-intelligent inventions.
Japan scientists identify clusters of protein believed to trigger Alzheimer¡¯s disease
A team of researchers said they found a ¡°seed¡± that accelerates the amyloid beta accumulation process in the brain, naming it ¡°Peak 1 amyloid beta,¡± as seen in a mouse's brain.
Indian brothers make manga debut in Japan
Two Indian brothers made their manga debut in Japan with "Kung Fu Kung Fool" ¡ª an action-comedy series that follows the adventures of a notorious thief and a young boy.
Japan weighs regulating Pokemon cards amid trading mania
A Pokemon event is held in Jakarta on July 11
Low-income families in Japan cut food and air conditioning during summer break
Yumiko Watanabe, the chairperson of nonprofit Kidsdoor, explains the results of a survey in Tokyo's Chiyoda Ward on July 1.
Iran strikes on CIA facilities prompt questions about possible Russian role
Iranian drones are displayed in an undisclosed location in Iran, in this handout image obtained on Jan. 13, 2025.U.S. officials have acknowledged that Russia has ?provided targeting ?and other support for Iran in its drone strikes on U.S. targets in the Persian Gulf region.
The sci-fi sensibilities of electronic trio Black Boboi
Black Boboi was formed in 2018 when solo artists Julia Shortreed, Utena Kobayashi and Ermhoi came together under Kobayashi¡¯s newly founded label, Bindividual.
A perfect storm: Kaze Fujii fans flock to Fuji Rock
Okayama-born singer-songwriter Kaze Fujii has carved out a distinctive place in Japanese pop since his major-label debut in 2019.
Can Japanese comedy get laughs in English? Yoshimoto Kogyo lets the jokes rip
Wes-P has millions of followers and his viral clips made him recognizable out of Japan.
The 180-day locals: Life on Japan¡¯s digital nomad visa
Christopher Flinn works remotely from Tokyo earlier this month. Japan issued 646 digital nomad visas in 2025, but tourism officials are hoping to increase that figure in the coming years, with Japan's relatively cheap cost of living and the weak yen seen as potential draws for young professionals.
Japan reveals hint of new defense spending target in fiscal blueprint
The Self-Defense Forces' Type 16 mobile combat vehicle fires during a joint live-fire drill with U.S. Marines as part of the annual Resolute Dragon exercises in Yufu, Oita Prefecture, on June 28.

Podcast

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Kabukicho: Tokyo¡¯s ¡®stadium of desire¡¯

Longform

For many people, utility poles and power lines have become such a familiar part of Japan¡¯s landscape that they often go unnoticed.
Why Japan¡¯s utility poles won¡¯t be disappearing anytime soon
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