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Waymo sets a 2028 Singapore robotaxi launch in its first Southeast Asian market
Alphabet’s autonomous-driving subsidiary will begin with manually driven mapping vehicles in 2027 before seeking approval for public driverless service in a dense, regulated urban market.
Typhoon Dujuan approaches eastern Japan with 176-kph gusts as Tokyo travel faces disruption
Typhoon Dujuan is approaching eastern Japan with powerful winds and heavy-rain forecasts as airlines prepare for possible Tokyo disruptions.
Keppel DC REIT (SGX: AJBU) makes S$1.37bn Tokyo bet as Japan exposure jumps
Keppel DC REIT is acquiring 88.62% interests in two Greater Tokyo hyperscale data centres for about S$1.37 billion, using equity and yen debt to deepen a Japanese portfolio where embedded rental reversion could become as important as artificial-intelligence-driven demand.
Japan earthquake injures at least 37 as magnitude 5.9 quake shakes Tokyo region
A magnitude 5.9 earthquake centred beneath southern Ibaraki Prefecture injured at least 37 people across Tokyo and four neighbouring prefectures, with no tsunami generated.
Goodman’s A$19.7bn development book is now 78% data centres as AI demand reshapes the group
Goodman’s development book hit A$19.7bn as data centres reached 78% of WIP, setting up a FY27 test of leasing, funding and AI infrastructure execution.
Asahi Kasei found a way to unlock 10% more battery energy without rebuilding the factory. Can it scale?
Asahi Kasei says lithium pre-doping lifts silicon-rich battery energy density 10% while targeting lower costs and easier adoption on existing factory lines.
WACO puts ATLAS to the test in Shinjuku as Japan’s crowded refill market raises the commercial stakes
WACO Corp. has completed a real-world Tokyo proof of concept for its redesigned ATLAS smart public water refill station. Positive user feedback gives the South Korean water technology company an opening in Japan, but the harder test now is converting two supermarket installations into repeatable commercial deployments.
Takeda is paying Insilico $600m to find drugs before humans take over
Takeda signs a $600 million Insilico AI drug deal. Read how Pharma.AI could reshape pipeline economics, R&D productivity and investor sentiment.
SoftBank launches OpenAI cybersecurity service as AI defence race shifts to Japan
Find out how SoftBank’s OpenAI-powered cybersecurity service could reshape Japan’s critical infrastructure defence and AI strategy.
Utsunomiya bear sightings shut 94 schools as Japan confronts rising wildlife attacks
A bear shut 94 Utsunomiya schools. Japan’s wildlife risk is moving from mountain villages into classrooms, homes and city streets.