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A drone view shows the cooling towers of the defunct Orlando Power Station, in Soweto, South Africa, on May 12, 2025. President Cyril Ramaphosa this month hailed the growth of data centers as essential for the country's security and its businesses.
ENVIRONMENT / Sustainability
Jul 23, 2026
South Africa¡¯s data center ¡®gold rush¡¯ risks resource crunch
South Africa boasts advanced digital infrastructure, including connections with international sub-sea cables, helping to make it home to 70% of the continent¡¯s data centers.
Talks between the United States and China on artificial intelligence are set to take place in September and be led on the U.S. side by Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent, sources have said.
WORLD
Jul 22, 2026
U.S. and China to hold AI talks in September, sources say
The AI talks, a significant outcome of the Trump-Xi summit in May, will likely take place before Chinese President Xi Jinping¡¯s planned Sept. 24 visit to the U.S.
Kubota is buying atmospheric water harvesters made by Delaware-based AirJoule to be initially deployed in California and Texas to provide developers of suburban subdivisions with sufficient water supplies.
BUSINESS / Companies
Jul 22, 2026
Kubota to use H2O-from-air technology to supply water-stressed suburbs
The climate-driven water crisis is becoming a housing crisis as builders increasingly face challenges in securing sufficient water supplies for new residential developments.
French President Emmanuel Macron gestures during a joint press conference in Bruehl, Germany, on July 17.
WORLD / Politics
Jul 22, 2026
France passes bill to ban social media for children under 15
The move could risk straining relations with U.S. tech companies and President Donald Trump.
People visit the Moonshot AI stand, featuring the Kimi K3 model, during the World Artificial Intelligence Conference in Shanghai on Saturday.
BUSINESS / Tech
Jul 21, 2026
Chinese AI sensation Moonshot¡¯s gamble on big models pays off
Moonshot¡¯s emergence is a vindication not just for the country¡¯s AI industry, but also for founder Yang Zhilin, now back at the forefront of China¡¯s industry.
Senior politicians and technology company representatives pose for photographs after a memorandum of understanding signing ceremony during a public briefing on the development vision for advanced industry in South Korea's southwestern region, in Gwangju, South Korea, on June 30.
ASIA PACIFIC
Jul 21, 2026
Power and water needs test South Korea¡¯s push to build AI chip hub
South Korea has said it wants to establish a new semiconductor hub in its southwest within four years, but local opposition to the project's massive power and water needs is set to be among its biggest obstacles.
A Kimi logo is pictured at the Moonshot AI stand, featuring the Kimi K3 model, during the World Artificial Intelligence Conference in Shanghai on Saturday.
BUSINESS / Tech
Jul 19, 2026
China¡¯s Moonshot plans IPO in six months after AI breakthrough
The Chinese AI pioneer has officially distributed the shareholder resolution to its investors, seeking the blessing of its backers on a Hong Kong listing.
People walk past the Moonshot booth promoting its Kimi K3 AI model, during the World Artificial Intelligence Conference in Shanghai on Friday.
BUSINESS / Tech / ANALYSIS
Jul 19, 2026
Moonshot AI¡¯s Kimi upends conventional wisdom on U.S. lead over China
The surprising gains in performance have stunned some AI watchers and investors, fueling a tech rout with echoes of the DeepSeek moment last year.
The iPhone 17
BUSINESS
Jul 18, 2026
Apple raises iPhone 17 price by 10% in Japan as yen stays weak
The starting quote for the entry-level iPhone 17 handset with 256 gigabytes of storage was ?142,800 ($879.29) on Apple¡¯s official website in Japan.
Yasuo Yamazaki, 69, stands next to a protest flag reading, 'Do Not Push Forward with the Data Center Construction!', in the city of Hino, Tokyo, on June 30.
51³Ô¹ÏÍø / Society
Jul 18, 2026
Opposition to data centers grows in cramped urban Japan
The explosion in resource-hungry data centers ¡ª housing the hardware ¡°brains¡± of artificial intelligence ¡ª is fueling unease worldwide.
Chinese President Xi Jinping and other attendees arrive for a group photo before the opening ceremony for the World AI Conference in Shanghai on Friday.
ASIA PACIFIC
Jul 17, 2026
Xi seeks global AI sway as Chinese models spur security alarm
Beijing is now looking to jostle with the U.S. ¡ª the leading AI power ¡ª for influence through a new group of nearly 30 countries.
Kioxia overtook auto giant Toyota in market cap value in mid-June, but its ranking has since dropped to the fourth-largest Japanese company, as traders grow more critical over artificial intelligence.
BUSINESS / Companies
Jul 17, 2026
Chipmaker Kioxia¡¯s market value halves from peak on AI selloff
Investors are more closely scrutinizing global chipmakers as they question whether the payoff from AI spending can justify lofty valuations.
A new report from a California-based nonprofit says the artificial intelligence features built in to Alphabet¡¯s Google Search pose an "unacceptable risk¡± to children.
BUSINESS / Companies
Jul 17, 2026
Google Search AI poses ¡®unacceptable risk¡¯ to kids, report finds
The ubiquitous search engine¡¯s AI features failed to detect suicide risks, said an eating disorder symptom was normal, and provided instructions for creating deepfakes, it says.
AI leaders have shifted from predicting mass job losses to overlooking how automation may quietly erode the quality and meaning of the jobs that remain.
COMMENTARY / World
Jul 17, 2026
The AI jobs crisis no one is talking about
The leaders of big AI labs are changing their stories on employment, with top AI chief executive officers walking back their previous warnings of job destruction.
Hironobu Tamba, president of Noetra
BUSINESS
Jul 16, 2026
Japan to buy Nvidia Rubin chips to build an AI for robots
The Noetra initiative is part of a series of efforts by the government to lower its reliance on foreign technology and bolster national security.
Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang is visiting Japan this week to drum up more business and excitement around the potential of artificial intelligence.
BUSINESS / Companies
Jul 16, 2026
Nvidia expands Toyota AI partnership for smart cities and factories
Extending the reach of AI beyond the data center and integrating it directly into devices and machines is an industrywide focus this year.
Djima Antaley delivers a package for Afrety in Dakar on May 20.
BUSINESS
Jul 16, 2026
A hidden pipeline brings Amazon and Walmart to African shoppers
No bank card? No address? No problem.
Ikebukuro Station¡¯s new facial recognition system allows registered passengers to pass through ticket gates hands-free.
BUSINESS / Companies
Jul 16, 2026
Facial recognition gates introduced at Ikebukuro Station
Passengers can pass through the ticket gates hands-free if they register their facial data and commuter pass information in advance.
Argentina¡¯s Cristian Romero scores his team's first goal against Egypt in their 2026 World Cup Round of 16 match in Atlanta on July 7.
COMMENTARY / World
Jul 16, 2026
These World Cup tweets show how AI will unite us all
Thanks to the automated, LLM-generated translations and algorithmic boosts of social media, I can read comments in my native language.
A Unitree Robotics G1 humanoid robot at the Humanoids Summit in Tokyo on May 29
BUSINESS
Jul 16, 2026
China sends robots out into the world to learn how to be human
The country is deploying more humanoids than ever before, sending thousands to logistics hubs, battery factories and other industrial locations at a faster pace than the U.S.
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.
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.
Summer has arrived in Japan and so have hot sleepless nights
Amid the heat and humidity in Japan, a good night¡¯s sleep is growing increasingly elusive without the heavy use of air conditioning.
Maya Ongaku¡¯s DIY dream is getting bigger
The members of Maya Ongaku ¡ª (from left) Tsutomu Sonoda, Shoei Ikeda and Ryota Takano ¡ª grew up on the Shonan Coast south of Tokyo and have been friends since their school days.

Podcast

One of the many entrances to the Kabukicho neighborhood in Tokyo¡¯s Shinjuku Ward.
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
By Alex K.T. Martin

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