A Japanese nonprofit organization is accelerating efforts to digitize valuable materials related to the 1945 atomic bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/08/04/japan/digitalizing-atomic-bombings-materials/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #wwii #hiroshima #nagasaki #atomicbombings #digitalization

The Foreign Ministry says it will implement a large-scale organizational reform, including the establishment of an economic security division under the Economic Affairs Bureau. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/07/29/japan/politics/foreign-ministry-economic-security/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #politics #us #china #ai #digitalization #terrorism #russia #ukraine #foreignministry

Inside Toyota, a group of employees are worried about the company’s future in an era when a car’s software matters just as much as its sheet metal. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2025/07/28/companies/toyota-digital-transformation-effort/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #business #companies #toyota #carmakers #tech #digitalization

Step into the world of Japanese supernatural creatures as they come to life through the power of digital technology in the "Yokai Immersive Experience Exhibition" in the city of Nagoya. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/07/22/japan/yokai-nagoya/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #digitalization #nagoya #museums #3dprinting

Japan established a consortium comprising the national and local governments and private-sector companies with the goal of fostering female digital experts. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/07/08/japan/politics/female-digital-experts-launch/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #politics #digitalization #localgovernment #wakakoyata