Riho Nagao

Sep 5, 2024 | asia.nikkei.com | Riho Nagao

TOKYO -- Toyota Motor, Nissan Motor and other companies will invest a total of 1 trillion yen ($7 billion) to expand Japanese production capacity for storage batteries by around 50% with government support, Nikkei has learned. The investments, which will go mainly toward automotive batteries, would lift capacity to 120 gigawatt-hours from 80 GWh.

Aug 19, 2024 | caixinglobal.com | Riho Nagao

00:00/00:00 您的浏览器不支持 audio 标签。 Listen to this article 1x (Nikkei Asia) — With generative artificial intelligence (AI) poised to trigger seismic shifts across society, Japan’s animation industry is opening up to its potential to stem critical labor shortages, even as concerns about protecting creators abound. Nagoya-based K&K Design introduced generative AI into its workflow last year to help with background art and coloring.

Aug 19, 2024 | caixinglobal.com | Riho Nagao

00:00/00:00 您的浏览器不支持 audio 标签。 Listen to this article 1x (Nikkei Asia) — With generative artificial intelligence (AI) poised to trigger seismic shifts across society, Japan’s animation industry is opening up to its potential to stem critical labor shortages, even as concerns about protecting creators abound. Nagoya-based K&K Design introduced generative AI into its workflow last year to help with background art and coloring.

Aug 18, 2024 | asia.nikkei.com | Riho Nagao

TOKYO -- With generative artificial intelligence poised to trigger seismic shifts across society, Japan's animation industry is opening up to its potential to stem critical labor shortages, even as concerns about protecting creators abound. Nagoya-based K&K Design introduced generative AI into its workflow last year to help with background art and coloring. "Background art that usually takes a week can now be done in five minutes," the company said.

Aug 9, 2024 | asia.nikkei.com | Ryo Mukano |Riho Nagao

TOKYO -- Japanese chipmaker Rapidus plans to use robots and artificial intelligence to fully automate production at a chip fabrication facility being built in northern Japan, a move meant to slash delivery times compared with rivals, President Atsuyoshi Koike told Nikkei. Rapidus -- Japan's new government-backed hope for regaining its edge in chipmaking -- broke ground on the facility in Hokkaido last September.