Japanese technology news headlines in October 2023 captured items and subjects including: Japan’s moves towards nuclear fusion energy; shared subsidy standards between Japan, the US and the EU on tech investment; Japan’s semiconductor industry gains with ASML office; and many more.
So, for a dive into technology news from Japan in October 2023, hit the headlines listed below; each links to the Japanese tech article behind each headline, in full.
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McKinsey: The economic potential of artificial intelligence
- Japan: Dutch semiconductor lithography equipment-maker ASML to establish Hokkaido office in Q4 2024, in part responding to gov’t incentives
- Japan: Gov’t to instal domestically-developed security software for ministry and agency computers in 2025 in bid to improve collection, analysis, and defense against cyberattacks
- Japan: Nu Protein predicts sales of synthetic protein to artificial meat producers in 2025, using a process reducing production cost by near 90%
- Japan to boost subsidies by up to $1.3BN for Micron Technology chipmaker plant in Hiroshima Prefecture, in bid to further strengthen chip supply chain
- Japan: EdgeCortix fabless semiconductor development and design firm completes $20M round, with specialization on processors for edge-based artificial intelligence
October 2023: Semiconductors, critical minerals, space tech & satellites
- Japan’s EX-Fusion and Australia’s Electro Optic Systems partner to find laser solutions for space debris, aiming to track and destroy the smallest possible remnants
- Japan: Pale Blue secures additional $7.5M funding with focus on water-based propulsion systems for small satellites
- Japan: Terra Motors to install 1K fast-charge stations for EVs at Kojima electronics shops across 18 months, resulting in near twice the number of gas stations
- Japan: Canon announces ‘nanoimprint lithography’ machine, claimed to be capable of producing parts down to 5nm today, with refinement potentially producing 2nm parts
- Japan: ispace gains gov’t subsidy approaching $80M with moon lander mission set for 2024 and NASA-sponsored moonshot to commence in 2026
BryceTech: Small Satellites in 2023
- Japan: JGC Holdings to commercialize bendable solar cells made of perovskite for curved surfaces such as shop walls or domed buildings, with sights on 2026 launch
- Japan: A brief video intro to KG Motors, working on single-seat electric vehicles
- Japan joins 13 countries in int’l framework to ensure that software manufacturers build cyber-security of products by default, shifting accountability to manufacturers rather than end-users
- Japan to set shared standards with Europe and US on subsidies for EVs, semiconductors and other critical tech fields including decarbonization
- Japan: Fusion power project hits superhot plasma milestone, moving towards nuclear fusion energy, easier to control, more sustainable and less radioactive than fission
- ICYMI: A brief overview of the recent Vietnam Startup Summit in Japan 2023
Achilles: Q2 2023 Supply Chain Resilience Index
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