#Japan

Fifteen years after Fukushima, the global nuclear community speaks of lessons learned. But whose lessons? And at whose expense? A critical look at how disaster narratives erase victims.

Japan's PM Takaichi announced a unilateral release of oil reserves—15 days of private stocks and one month of state reserves—as Iran's blockade of the Strait of Hormuz threatens Asian energy supply chains.

Global Brain partners with Techstars to launch a $200M fund targeting non-Japanese startups. The move reveals more about Japan's startup ecosystem than it does about any single deal.

Japan's three largest banks are building dedicated semiconductor lending teams as the country's $50bn chip industry accelerates. What does this mean for investors and the global chip race?

Japan has ordered preparations to release its strategic oil reserves as the Hormuz standoff threatens to cut off the crude supply that powers Asia's third-largest economy. Here's what it means for energy markets and your wallet.

Fifteen years after Japan's 2011 earthquake and tsunami, Tohoku communities are sharing hard-won lessons with foreign visitors in multiple languages. What happens when trauma becomes a global curriculum?

As oil prices spiked 25% and the Nikkei tumbled 6.5%, Japanese traders piled into crypto — pushing Bitflyer volumes up 200%, far outpacing Binance and Coinbase. Here's what that tells us.

Japan is transferring rare-earth refining technology to Malaysia to reduce dependence on China. What does this mean for global supply chains, investors, and the critical minerals race?

Japan has set a $254 billion domestic semiconductor sales target for 2040, aiming to rival the US and China. But ambition and execution are two very different things. Here's what's really at stake.

As China advances ethnic unity legislation, Uyghur rights advocates turn to Japan's popular PM Sanae Takaichi amid waning European support for their cause

Japan negotiates unprecedented access to NATO's defense innovation accelerator, potentially becoming first outsider in the alliance's tech program amid regional security concerns

Japan offers loan guarantees and subsidies to AI, robotics startups after IPO when private funding typically dries up. A strategic move or market distortion?