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O-ID Raises $1.2M Pre-Seed to Move Modular Humanoid Robots Into Japanese Factories — Sep 25, 2026 — TAWANI Ventures led a $1.2M pre-seed round in Tokyo-based O-ID, whose hot-swappable modular humanoid targets Japanese factories facing an 11-million-w...Kioxia And Sandisk Commit Over $31 Billion To Japan Flash Memory Push Through 2032 — Sep 1, 2026 — The 25-year joint venture will pour more than 5 trillion yen into Yokkaichi and Kitakami to meet AI-driven NAND demand.ZEALS Unveils D1, Japan's First Commercial Wheeled Humanoid Robot — Aug 30, 2026 — Tokyo-based AI firm ZEALS unveiled the D1 wheeled humanoid on August 5, 2026 — Japan's first commercially available humanoid robot certified through a...Sony and TSMC to invest $6.4 billion in Kumamoto image sensor joint venture — Aug 20, 2026 — Sony Group and TSMC are in talks to invest a combined $6.4 billion in a Kumamoto image-sensor fab, targeting 2029 production for automotive and roboti...Rocket Lab launches iQPS QPS-SAR-18 'SUSANOO-II' on 14th Electron of 2026 — Aug 20, 2026 — Rocket Lab lofted iQPS's QPS-SAR-18 'SUSANOO-II' synthetic-aperture radar satellite to a 575 km mid-inclined orbit aboard Electron from Mahia today, n...Sony And TSMC Plot $6.4B Image-Sensor JV In Kumamoto — Aug 11, 2026 — Sony and TSMC are in talks to spend a combined ¥1 trillion on a Kumamoto image-sensor plant targeting 2029, feeding Apple iPhones and the next wave of...Tokyo Gas Signs 202MWh Fukushima BESS Offtake With Hexa — Aug 5, 2026 — Tokyo Gas has entered a 20-year offtake tolling agreement with Hexa Energy Services for a 49.7 MW / 202.1 MWh battery storage project in Fukushima Pre...TANAKA Fires Up 500 kW Pure Hydrogen Plant Using Toshiba H2Rex In Hiratsuka — Jul 30, 2026 — TANAKA Precious Metal Technologies commissions one of Japan's largest 500 kW pure hydrogen fuel-cell plants at its Shonan site — five Toshiba H2Rex un...Yaskawa And SoftBank Validate MOTOMAN NEXT Physical AI On Deformable Wire Harnesses — Jul 19, 2026 — Yaskawa and SoftBank Corp on 13 July validated a Physical AI system that has the MOTOMAN NEXT robot pick and box irregular wire harnesses, using SoftB...NVIDIA Launches Cosmos 3 Edge, Signs Up Japan's Robotics Giants — Jul 17, 2026 — NVIDIA unveiled Cosmos 3 Edge, a 4B-parameter world model for on-device robot policy generation, as more than 20 Japanese industrial leaders — FANUC,...Mitsubishi Motors, Highlanders Ink MOU To Mass-Produce Humanoid Robots At Kyoto Plant — Jul 11, 2026 — Mitsubishi Motors and University of Tokyo startup Highlanders will jointly develop humanoid robots for Mitsubishi's factories and mass-produce Highlan...Japan Targets 10 Million AI Robots and a Sovereign AI Model — Jul 4, 2026 — Japan's government has unveiled an updated national AI robotics strategy that pairs a domestically built AI model with a push to deploy 10 million AI-...MDA Space Tapped by Mitsubishi Electric for Japan Defence Satellite — Jun 29, 2026 — MDA Space will build the anti-jamming digital payload and antennas for Japan's next-generation defence communications satellite, selected by Mitsubish...Alumni Ventures Backs Yaqumo In First-Ever Japan Investment On Neutral-Atom Quantum — Jun 15, 2026 — The U.S. VC firm picks Tokyo-based Yaqumo for its inaugural Japanese deal, deploying capital through both its AV Seed Fund and new Japan + US Bridge F...Mitsubishi Electric, Chiba Tech Partner on Physical AI Robots — May 26, 2026 — Mitsubishi Electric and the Chiba Institute of Technology have signed a three-year agreement to co-develop homegrown physical AI for humanoid, legged...Rocket Lab Launches 9th Synspective Strix Radar Satellite — May 23, 2026 — Rocket Lab's Electron rocket launched the 'Viva La Strix' mission from New Zealand, deploying another Strix synthetic aperture radar satellite for Jap...Japan Launches AI and Robotics Initiative for Ship Repair Industry — Apr 13, 2026 — Japan announces new initiative to integrate AI and robotics technology into ship repair operations to address labor shortages and improve efficiency.