The fallout from a sex-abuse scandal at Japanese talent agency Johnny & Associates has reached the Japanese government and companies across a host of industries.
Japan's education ministry has drafted provisional guidelines on the use of generative AI at schools, proposing limited use of the technology as a starting point.
An international group of researchers says it has captured the first-ever image of a black hole showing a high-temperature disk-like flow of gas connected with jets of emerging material.
Five-time Japanese astronaut Wakata Koichi says his latest space mission was hit by the most problems he has ever experienced, but that the crew dealt with them using teamwork.
Autonomous delivery robots will be allowed to operate on the streets of Japan from next month, and although the technology is still a work in progress, developers have shown prototypes in Tokyo that might one day become a common sight.
An online bank and a financial technology firm in Tokyo have joined hands to start a new service to allow non-Japanese residents in the country to easily open bank accounts on their smartphones.
The government is considering legislation to allow offshore wind farms in Japan's exclusive economic zone as part of efforts to realize a carbon-neutral society.
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