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China Overtakes U.S. For First Time as Top Spender on R&D in 2024(japannews.yomiuri.co.jp)

116 points by mushstory 13 days ago | 98 comments

Yomiuri Shimbun news article reporting that China surpassed the U.S. as the world's top R&D spender in 2024, citing Japanese science ministry data.

AI can't be listed as inventor on patent applications, Japan's top court rules(japannews.yomiuri.co.jp)

350 points by mushstory 3 months ago | 185 comments

Japan News report that Japan's Supreme Court dismissed an American engineer's appeal to have an AI named as inventor on a patent application.

Heisuke Hironaka Has Died(japannews.yomiuri.co.jp)

25 points by pfortuny 7 months ago | 2 comments

Osaka: Kansai Airport proud to have never lost single piece of luggage (2024)(japannews.yomiuri.co.jp)

193 points by thunderbong 8 months ago | 83 comments

Researchers develop ‘transparent paper’ as alternative to plastics(japannews.yomiuri.co.jp)

420 points by anigbrowl 1 year ago | 268 comments

Japan News article on JAMSTEC-led researchers developing a biodegradable, low-carbon 'transparent paper' as an alternative to plastics.

Japanese court rules that AI cannot be issued patents(japannews.yomiuri.co.jp)

30 points by anigbrowl 2 years ago | 6 comments

China plans to ban exports of rare earth magnet tech(japannews.yomiuri.co.jp)

303 points by moose_man 3 years ago | 456 comments