Fujitsu Limited and the Tokai National Higher Education and Research System (THERS) have developed an advanced technology to forecast solar radiation events, utilizing artificial intelligence to assess potential impacts on society and space missions. The technology integrates Fujitsu’s Wide Learning explainable AI to estimate probabilities and identify similar past events. This combination allows for detailed understanding of solar radiation impacts, […]
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NTT Docomo Introduces AI Solution to Enhance Digital Out-of-Home Advertising Reviews
NTT Docomo has unveiled a technological advancement aimed at enhancing the efficiency of Digital Out-of-Home (DOOH) advertising review operations. In collaboration with Live Board, Docomo has developed a solution that employs large language models (LLMs) to automate and streamline pre-publication advertiser reviews. The solution targets a 30% reduction in workloads associated with manual reviews, ensuring the credibility of advertisers prior […]
Rohm Introduces Wide SOA MOSFETs for AI Servers Packaged Compactly
Rohm Co., Ltd. has announced the development of the RS7P200BM, a 100V power MOSFET which boasts an industry-leading safe operating area (SOA) performance. This MOSFET is encapsulated in a compact 5060-size (5.0mm x 6.0mm) package making it an optimal choice for hot-swap circuits in AI servers that use 48V power supplies and for industrial equipment power supplies that require battery […]
Colopl Takes Top Honor at Japan Generative AI Awards
Colopl Inc. won the Grand Prix at the Japan Generative AI Award 2025, as eight projects were recognized for advancing the use of generative AI across entertainment, business operations and public services. The awards, announced on December 26, 2025, and now in their second year, are presented by the General Incorporated Association Generative AI Japan in partnership with Nikkei Business. […]
How Society 5.0 Will Change Japan
The Japanese vision of Society 5.0 promotes the Super Smart Society, in which Information Technology and Artificial Intelligence will change a plethora of things. Much that is now performed by humans will then be carried out by computers. Sweeping changes in business and production will make jobs obsolete and create new ones at the same time. Society 5.0 will change […]
Japan’s Society 5.0: Going Beyond Industry 4.0
Germany’s Industry 4.0 is a well-known buzzword. Japan has now introduced Society 5.0. Is this a mere one-step-ahead game, or is there more behind? Industry 4.0 As the name already indicates, Industry 4.0 is looking mainly into industrial production. Its main idea is the information exchange between companies down to the machines and processes. Nowadays, not only machines but virtually […]
Japan Takes Fast Follower Approach on Artificial Intelligence, Too
Artificial Intelligence, or AI, has recently become a buzzword around the globe. The processing power of microchips is now strong enough for machines to do very complex tasks. In 2015, Google’s AlphaGo defeated the best human players in the board game Go, which was considered the last bastion of human advantage. It did not use pure computing power, but deep […]
