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TL;DR: A CESA preview at Tokyo Game Show 2026 reports 85.8% of Japanese game developers use generative AI-up from 51% a year earlier-with 63% using it daily; firms expect efficiency gains, shorter cycles and cost reductions, while retaining human review, tool limits and concern over copyright and IP. Voice: Hassam NasirSpeed 0:00 / 3:03 Use…

More than eight out of 10 Japanese game developers were found to be using generative artificial intelligence (AI) in their work. Computer Entertainment Supplier’s Association (CESA) of Japan announced on the 17th that it published the ‘CESA Game Industry Report 2026 Preview Edition’ containing these findings.

US Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent and his counterparts in the Japanese government are walking a tightrope as they seek to raise the value of the yen against the US dollar and stabilise it.

[Sportschosun Reporter Joyunseon] Hollywood actor Ansel Elgort sparked controversy after appearing at a domestic event wearing a yukata, a traditional Japanese garment.

IMM Investment Japan has led a Series D funding round for fusion energy startup Kyoto Fusioneering, backed by Korean industrial heavyweights.

The remote work culture that took hold in Japan during the COVID-19 pandemic is retreating rapidly among the country’s companies. As a growing number of firms increase mandatory office days or effectively eliminate work-from-home arrangements altogether, some employees are pushing back against the abrupt shift and weighing whether to quit.

Japan is pouring billions of dollars into its burgeoning space industry and easing restrictions on defense exports, efforts designed to build a homegrown aerospace sector filled with domestic startups that have a global reach.

one of Japan’s leading telecommunications companies, announced the launch of the “KDDI Beyond Borders Accelerator,” a new accelerator program dedicated to helping Japanese startups establish a track record of success in overseas markets

Former Mossad chief Yossi Cohen joined Japanese investment fund SoftBank five years ago as the head of Israeli operations within the partnership established by Vision Fund 2. Now Cohen has been appointed by the fund’s founder, chairman and CEO Masayoshi Son as strategic advisor, “Globes” has learned. He now holds a more senior position that…

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