Japanese firms to launch yen-pegged digital currency next year

Visitors to Uruma Marche, a local produce market in Uruma City, can now use artificial intelligence to get instant cooking ideas for Okinawan ingredients.

Japan’s first international AI film festival was held over the holiday weekend, drawing more than 400 works from around 40 countries including the United States and South Korea, each created using generative AI technology.

Stores, services, and vending machines across Japan still accept cash without question. Yet digital wallets and prepaid cards are quietly reshaping how money moves.

If you have ever watched a game in Japan, you will know how much the energy in the stands is different from everything we are used to.

AI technology is reshaping global defense strategies at an unprecedented pace. From drones that can identify and strike targets independently to systems that plan missions using real-time data, the boundaries of human control are being tested.

As global adoption of digital assets accelerates, the need for safe and transparent cryptocurrency to fiat operations has become more urgent than ever.

As generative AI rapidly expands, new cooling technologies are becoming essential. AI servers running these models are equipped with numerous GPUs, generating immense heat, and attention is now focused on liquid cooling technology.

KDDI announced on October 28th that it will begin operating a new data center in late January 2026 at the site of the former Sharp factory in Sakai City, Osaka Prefecture.