Technology
Delivery-Robot Startup LOMBY Raises $2.5 Million to Scale Autonomous Logistics
Tokyo-based startup LOMBY has secured a $2.5 million Series A round to mass-produce its autonomous delivery robots, tackling the crisis…
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Business
South Africa Built an Auto Export Powerhouse. The EV Transition Could Move the Next Factories Elsewhere
South Africa exported a record 414,271 vehicles in 2025, but its biggest markets are electrifying faster than its domestic industry.…
World
North Korea Fires Two Ballistic Missiles Within Three Hours Off Eastern Coast
North Korea launched two ballistic missiles nearly three hours apart on September 20, 2026, prompting an emergency South Korean security…
Business
AI-Designed Fashion Boosts Japan's World Co.
Japan's World Co. has launched a new brand called OO, where garments and models are created using generative AI, as…
World News
France Sends Rafale F4s on 40,000-Km Mission From the Arctic to the Indo-Pacific
France has launched PEGASE 26, sending four Rafale F4 fighters on a 40-day, 40,000-km deployment through the Arctic, Indo-Pacific and…
Markets
Japan’s AI Hardware Rally Sends Nikkei Up 2.12%, but the Market Was Narrower Than It Looked
Japan’s Nikkei gained 2.12% on September 7 as AI-linked technology stocks surged, but official index data show the rally was…
Global News
Japan Challenges New UN World Map Over Disputed Islands, Turning a Cartographic Reform Into a Sovereignty Fight
Japan has asked for a correction to the new UN-backed Equal Earth world map after objecting to a depiction that…
Technology
Japan’s Fugu AI Is Not Just Another Chatbot: Inside the System That Commands Other AI Models
Sakana AI’s Fugu does not try to replace every frontier model. It coordinates them. The Tokyo startup is betting that…
World
US, South Korea and Japan Announce Joint Freedom Edge Military Exercise
South Korea, the United States, and Japan will conduct the trilateral Freedom Edge military exercise from September 7 to 11…