First country in the World: Japan extracted rare earth sediment from 6,000m deep in the Pacific Ocean

Japan’s METI and JAMSTEC have successfully retrieved rare earth-rich sediment from 6,000 metres below the Pacific Ocean. This world-first mission could strengthen Japan’s technology and energy ...
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Japan’s Navy Is Test Firing a Railgun Weapon (The U.S. Navy Has None)

Key Points and Summary - Japan’s Acquisition, Technology & Logistics Agency says it successfully fired a ship-mounted electromagnetic railgun at a real vessel in June–July, using JS Asuka as the ...
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Dhaka, Tokyo sign deal over transfer of defence equipment, technology

Bangladesh and Japan have signed an agreement over ‘transfer of defence equipment and technology’ which is expected to ensure ...
The Diplomat

Japan’s Nuclear Submarine Debate Gains Momentum Amid Rising Pacific Threats

The debate over nuclear-powered submarines is likely to serve as a critical indicator of Japan’s strategic trajectory.
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Japan's high-stakes gamble to turn island of flowers into global chip hub

The island of Hokkaido has long been an agricultural powerhouse – now Japan is investing billions to turn it into a global hub for advanced semiconductors. More than half of Japan's dairy produce ...
The Diplomat

Japan’s Long Return to Artificial Intelligence

Goodbye New START: How China’s Rise Ended Nuclear Arms Control Unsurprisingly, it was also in Japan that neocognitron, the architectural ancestor of the neural networks that power systems like ChatGPT ...
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NEDO outlines R&D concepts to expand solar adoption in Japan

NEDO, Japan’s state-run energy and industrial technology development agency, has selected 24 themes under its new “Technology Development Project for Expanding Solar Power Adoption,” including 20 for ...