July 15, 2026
Factories Where People and Machines Work Together
An edition on humanoids, app development, Alzheimer’s treatment, AI entrepreneurship, Sado gold mines, the GPIF, rice and urban infrastructure.
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JAPAN.co.jp records its daily visual editions, long-form reports, Market Desk, weather, horoscopes, culture, business, science and travel in chronological order.
Daily Editions: July 1–28, 2026
July 28, 2026
Japan’s Corporate Crown Is Moving
Fifteen new reports on SoftBank, MUFG, Toyota, SMFG, AI data centers, semiconductors, global investment and energy, four selections from July 27, and a single-focus watercolor Art Choice.
July 27, 2026
Living Longer as Japan Changes More Deeply
Fifteen reports spanning longevity, payment-system risk, inflation, minimum wages, business succession, AI, rivers, archaeology and industrial investment, with a Suzuki Harunobu-inspired Art Choice.
July 26, 2026
Universities, Science and the Future of Japan
A university and research edition covering medical discovery, engineering, cryptography, climate, student life and the position of women in science, unified by Georges Seurat-inspired scientific pointillism.
July 25, 2026
Japan’s Hidden Worlds Come Into Focus
Fifteen reports on science, technology, society, regional change and the microscopic world, completed by Today’s Art Choice and Japan’s remarkable scientific photography.
July 24, 2026
Weak Yen, Empty Homes and AI: Japan’s Systems Are Being Rewritten
Fifteen reports on record imports, Japan–U.S.–South Korea cooperation, maternity leave in public office, teacher mental health, nine million empty homes, sewer drones, university science, AI and regional industry, plus Today’s Art Choice on Komura Settai.
July 23, 2026
Industry, Technology and the Regions Shaping Japan’s Next Chapter
Fifteen stories spanning companies, regional finance, science, technology and social challenges, followed by Today’s Art Choice and Kuniyoshi’s audacious compositions.
July 22, 2026
Japan Through Small Business, Technology and Regional Change
Fifteen stories on industrial transition, work, regional challenges, entrepreneurship and innovation, followed by Today’s Art Choice.
July 21, 2026
The International Clubs and Chambers Connecting Japan to the World
Fifteen stories on the ACCJ, BCCJ, CCIFJ, AHK, EBC, Tokyo American Club and other institutions, plus Today’s Art Choice on Yokohama-e and Japan’s foreign communities.
July 20, 2026
Marine Day: Reading an Island Nation Through Its Ports and Seas
Fifteen stories covering Marine Day events in 38 regions, port festivals, tall ships, ferries and ocean conservation, with Sugiura Hisui’s maritime travel posters as Today’s Art Choice.
July 19, 2026
From the Deep Sea to Autonomous Ships: A Marine Research Special
Fifteen stories on floating ecosystems, Antarctica, tuna, deep-sea species, tsunami science, marine plastics, autonomous vessels, electric tugs and Arctic research, with the dramatic light of Kobayashi Kiyochika.
July 18, 2026
Medical AI, the Imperial Family, Education and Extreme Heat
Ten stories on an AI factory, surgical robots and virtual cells, Imperial women, an illegal forest road, logistics failure, emergency toilets, national testing, longer summers, Japanese knives and Jujutsu Kaisen, plus Yoshitoshi’s moonlit Japan.
July 17, 2026
Markets, Energy, Invention and Regional Japan
Ten stories on the bond market, energy, the Bank of Japan, startups, university patents, sustainable development, climate, Izu, Tennoz and Hamamatsu, plus Today’s Art Choice on Italian Futurism.
July 16, 2026
Daily Visual Edition for July 16, 2026
The July 16 edition of JAPAN.co.jp, bringing together the day’s news, long-form reporting, culture and daily life.
July 14, 2026
Small Companies, Expensive Money and AI That Moves Machines
An edition on SMEs, mortgages, factory AI, regional companies, succession, fermentation, tourism and public design.
July 10, 2026
AI Japan, Space Japan and the Culture of Summer
An edition on advertising AI, municipal AI, drug discovery, space semiconductors, robots, disaster DX, anime, festivals and museums.
July 9, 2026
The Senkakus, AI, Succession, Bears, Cats, Pokémon and Mugicha
Security and economic reporting presented alongside regional life, future appliances, railways and summer culture.
July 8, 2026
AI, Metals, Energy Security and Deep Tech
An edition on Japan and India, defense, manufacturing, startups and banking cybersecurity.
July 7, 2026
Japan’s AI Revolution Begins in Small Rooms
An AI special on operating rooms, patents, shadow AI, renovation, sales, cloud systems and financing.
July 6, 2026
From Tokyo to the World: Fashion Takes the Lead
A fashion edition on Human Made, Undercover, Sacai, Fuji Rock and the Tokyo runway.
July 5, 2026
Reading Japan Under Pressure Through an Inventor’s Notebook
An edition on the Tankan, the weak yen, AI capital, extreme heat, tourism management, Mount Fuji, theater and railways.
July 4, 2026
The Yen, Satellites, Cool Japan, AI Stocks and Noto
An edition linking currency, space communications, cultural policy, prices, reconstruction and regional technology.
July 3, 2026
Coolness and the Future Share the Same Summer Sky
An edition on summer refreshment, cyber defense, physical AI, IVS Kyoto, the yen, trade and diplomacy.
July 2, 2026
Today’s Japan Cannot Be Seen From One Angle
An edition on international assistance, the Bank of Japan, manga translation, working travel, food, public baths, AI and Naomi Osaka.
July 1, 2026
July Begins With Capital, Defense, AI, Power, Festivals and Culture
An edition on export controls, investment screening, AI markets, nuclear power, infrastructure, startups and festivals.