July 6, 2026
From Tokyo to the World: Fashion Takes the Lead
A fashion edition on Human Made, Undercover, Sacai, lain, Fuji Rock, doublet, Jirai-kei and the Tokyo runway.
Daily editions / long-form reports / regular features
English Archive
The JAPAN.co.jp archive of daily illustrated editions, long-form reports, Market Desk, weather, horoscope, culture, economy, science and travel. The archive now includes July 10, July 9 and July 8 editions.
Daily Editions: July 1–10, 2026
July 10, 2026
AI Japan, Space Japan, Summer Culture Japan
A paper-cut collage edition on AI strategy agents, municipal AI, Tohoku biotech funding, orbital semiconductor manufacturing, university talent, robot children, AI awards, metaverse disaster training, anime families, Chiikawa festivals, summer museums and Corporate Location Fair.
- AI strategy: JAPAN AI turns ad tools into strategy agents
- Municipal AI: Local governments face the Infrastructure AX era
- Biotech funding: Neusignal Therapeutics tops June startup ranking
- Space chips: BEAM and Resonac push semiconductor manufacturing into orbit
- Talent: Sony and the University of Tokyo create a next-generation fund
- Robotics: WRO 2026 Japan qualifiers open nationwide
- AI awards: From efficiency to vision-led transformation
- Disaster DX: Virtual training comes to Vket summer
- Anime families: Anime Tokyo Station becomes a summer festival
- Festivals: Chiikawa meets Nebuta, Tanabata and Awa Odori
- Museums: Summer exhibitions across Japan
- Regional growth: Corporate Location Fair links AI, disaster DX and local governments
- Art: Today’s Art Choice: Paper-Cut Summer Japan
July 9, 2026
Dreamlike Japan: Senkaku, AI, Succession, Bears, Cats, Pokémon and Barley Tea
A wide July 9 edition pairing hard security and economy stories with summer culture, rural rail, retro futures, Pokémon, Ghibli-adjacent goods, shinkansen memory and mugicha.
- Senkaku: Conflicting Chinese and Japanese accounts at sea
- AI profits: Japan companies and record earnings
- Succession: Aging business owners and Japan’s handoff market
- Immigration: Permanent residency fee hike
- Hokkaido: Climbers rescued after bear encounter
- Rail culture: Cat stationmasters and local railway revival
- Retro futures: Human washing machine nears sale
- Tokyo summer: Pokémon stamp rally
- Everyday craft: Tokyo barley tea makers
- Art: Today’s Art Choice: Yumeji Japan
July 8, 2026
AI, Metals, Energy Security and Deep Tech Summer
A July 8 edition on Japan–India security economics, sumo summer heat, visa fees, defense plant ownership, manufacturing strength, deep-tech expos, banking cyber risk and the end of the game shelf.
- Economic security: Japan and India build an AI, metals and energy axis
- Sumo: Nagoya Basho countdown under summer heat
- Tourism policy: Japan raises visa fees
- Defense industry: State ownership of plants considered
- Manufacturing: Best quarter since 2014 as orders rebound
- Startups: Global Startup Expo and SusHi Tech
- Cybersecurity: Japanese banks warn of AI attacks
- Gaming: The end of the game shelf
July 7, 2026
Japan’s AI Revolution Starts in Small Rooms
A twelve-story AI edition about operating rooms, patents, shadow AI, remodeling estimates, sales inboxes, back offices, cloud stacks and startup fundraising.
- Medical AI: Direava and the AI operating room
- Patent AI: AI Samurai and invention work
- Surgical AI: Anaut and EUREKA Inside
- Enterprise governance: Folta and DNP on shadow AI
- Fundraising AI: CFO.Ai
July 5, 2026
Japan Under Pressure as an Inventor’s Notebook
Tankan strength, a weak yen, AI capital, extreme heat, tourism management, Mount Fuji rules, Ghibli stage culture, football and slow rail travel.
July 4, 2026
Yen, Satellite Links, Cool Japan, Services PMI, AI Stocks, Rice Prices, Noto, Trials, Births and Prefectures
A surrealist edition connecting currency pressure, space communications, culture policy, AI stocks, inflation, recovery and regional technology.
July 3, 2026
Coolness and the Future in the Same Summer Sky
A Showa-modern summer-poster edition on cool summer culture, cyber defense, physical AI, IVS Kyoto, the yen, trade and diplomacy.
July 2, 2026
One Angle Cannot Show Today’s Japan
Aid to Venezuela, BOJ rate thinking, manga and translation, work travel, beer gardens, fresh donuts, sento culture, AI skills and Naomi Osaka.
July 1, 2026
Japan’s July Begins with Capital, Defense, AI, Power, Festivals and Culture
An economic-security edition covering export controls, investment screening, AI markets, nuclear energy, infrastructure, football, startups, festivals, denim and anime.
July 10, 2026 Edition Reports
JAPAN AI Turns Ad Tools Into Strategy Agents
Municipal AI and Infrastructure AX
Neusignal / Tohoku University Biotech Funding
Space Semiconductor Manufacturing
Sony and UTokyo Talent Fund
WRO Japan Robot Olympiad
Japan AI Awards 2026
Virtual Disaster Training at Vket
Anime Tokyo Station Summer Festival
Chiikawa Summer Festivals
Summer Exhibitions Across Japan
Corporate Location Fair / AI and Disaster DX
Today’s Art Choice: Paper-Cut Summer Japan