6+ day, 4+ hour ago   (130+ words) nippon.com NEC Discontinues Quantum Computer Hardware Development Tokyo, Sept. 7 (Jiji Press)--NEC Corp. discontinued developing quantum computer hardware at the end of March, people familiar with the matter said. The Japanese electronics maker apparently judged that continuing to develop…...

1+ week, 3+ day ago   (472+ words) The policy was included among the three principles for emerging technologies in a joint ministerial statement. "These technologies will strengthen long-term growth and development across our economies when deployed in a secure and reliable manner," the ministers said in the…...

1+ week, 4+ day ago   (155+ words) Tokyo, Sept. 2 (Jiji Press)--Japan's Foreign Ministry is developing a smartphone app that uses GPS data to identify the locations of Japanese nationals either living or traveling overseas, it was learned Wednesday. The app, which will access users' location information…...

2+ week, 5+ day ago   (160+ words) Tokyo, Aug. 25 (Jiji Press)--The Japanese government on Tuesday adopted guiding principles on intellectual property protection for generative artificial intelligence operators, calling on such businesses to disclose an outline of data and methods used to train their AI tools. The…...

2+ week, 5+ day ago   (176+ words) Tokyo, Aug. 25 (Jiji Press)--Companies are turning to artificial intelligence and sensor technology to improve the efficiency of indoor farming in Japan as the country faces a growing shortage of farmers. Oishii Farm Corp., which runs a strawberry factory in…...

3+ week, 5+ day ago   (401+ words) Tokyo, Aug. 18 (Jiji Press)--A Japanese government panel Tuesday broadly approved a plan to adopt a so-called "principle code" for generative artificial intelligence businesses to protect intellectual property rights, urging firms to disclose their AI training data and methods for…...