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In Japan, thousands of dementia patients go missing every year – but AI could soon help find them
Ridgelinez, a subsidiary of technology giant Fujitsu Ltd, is partnering with the Osaka-based National Cerebral and Cardiovascular Centre Hospital and Noel, a Nagoya-based developer of AI solutions, on the project. The group started trials last month.
Why is Japan changing its ban on exporting lethal weapons, and why is it so controversial?
TOKYO (AP) — Japan’s Cabinet OK’d a plan to sell future next-generation fighter jets to other countries on Tuesday, its latest step away from the pacifist principles the country adopted at the end of World War II.
China pushes banks to speed up approvals of new loans to private developers: Reuters
Chinese regulators are pushing banks to speed up approvals of new loans to cash-starved private property developers, people with knowledge of the matter said, a bid to revive homebuyer sentiment that risks denting lenders' asset quality.
Indonesia’s indigenous community, rights groups slam eviction threat over Nusantara project: ‘violation of rights’
According to the East Kalimantan branch of the Mining Advocacy Network (Jatam), hundreds of households in the Sepaku district of East Kalimantan, which falls within Nusantara’s core government area, received letters from the new capital’s authority earlier this month asking them to tear down their houses.
Nissan looks to address 'extreme market volatility' with 30 new models, EV cost cuts
Nissan is targeting an additional 1 million vehicle sales over the next three years and a 30% reduction in electric vehicle production costs by 2030, the Japanese carmaker announced Monday.
Novo Nordisk strikes deal worth up to $1.1 billion to expand cardio business
Denmark's Novo Nordisk said on Monday it had agreed to buy Cardior Pharmaceuticals for up to 1.03 billion euros ($1.1 billion) to strengthen its cardiovascular pipeline.