In Japan as elsewhere, national security policy is scrambling to keep up with the burgeoning opportunities and risks of artificial intelligence. Former cybersecurity tsar Taira Masaaki discusses Japan’s response, including groundbreaking new legislation, in an exclusive interview with Takenaka Harukata.

The Japanese phrase otsukare sama desu is an essential greeting to use with colleagues.

The uptake of translation powered by generative AI has led to falling sales at translation companies in Japan.

Edward Pérez, the Dominican Republic’s ambassador to Japan, sits down with Nippon.com to discuss his love of Japanese food, support for Fukushima Prefecture, and the strong baseball ties between the two nations.

Japan’s population fell again in the 2025 national census, shrinking at a faster pace than in 2020.