Japan stories - Page 5

Continental taps Rohit Markan to spearhead Asia Pacific industrial growth as it readies ContiTech spin-off and targets regional expansion.

Rockwell Automation secures Great Place To Work status in 14 Asia Pacific markets, with 80% of staff calling it a great workplace.

Music tech boss Con Raso predicts AI, anti-fraud tools and fan-powered models will reshape streaming, gaming and DSP catalogues by 2026.

Trend Micro names Vantage Markets a 2025 Global Customer Awards innovator, spotlighting creative cybersecurity use across sectors worldwide.

Asia Pacific firms are urged to prioritise real-time, high-quality data and robust governance to unlock AI's full potential and avoid costly errors.

Industrial ransomware attacks climbed 13% in Q3 2025 to 742 cases worldwide, with manufacturing absorbing nearly three quarters of hits.

Cohesity has honoured global and APAC partners including NVIDIA, AWS and NCS for driving AI-led data security and cyber resilience.

Realtime Robotics has debuted its cloud motion-planning tool Resolver in Japan, unveiling new robot controls and UI upgrades at iREX 2025.

AI demand pushed Q3 2025 chip equipment billings to a record USD $33.66 billion, up 11% year on year as investment in advanced nodes surged.

In 2026, identity emerges as the critical control point as autonomous AI, fragile machine trust and weak governance collide.

Itochu, Castrol and Itochu Techno-Solutions join forces to roll out AI-ready liquid cooling for Japan’s power-hungry data centres.

Guidewire appoints Suresh Raman as APAC regional vice president to drive cloud and AI-led sales growth across key Asia Pacific markets.

Japanese brewer Asahi delays its 2025 financial results due to ongoing disruptions from a ransomware attack affecting systems across East Asia.

By 2026, AI will transform customer service with firms mandated to disclose AI use, boost transparency, and balance trust and security in interactions.

Abnormal AI retains its position as a Leader in Gartner's 2025 Magic Quadrant for Email Security, praised for its AI-driven threat detection and vision.

In 2026, APAC's ad scene will focus on smarter multi-screen measurement, AI-driven campaign optimisation, and growing importance of Connected TV's home screen.

NEXTDC has begun building its first Tokyo data centre, TK1, to support Japan's growing AI, cloud, and digital infrastructure needs with 28MW capacity.

AWS has honoured top Australia and New Zealand partners like HCLTech and TechnologyOne for excellence in cloud and AI innovation at its 2025 Partner Awards.

Atlassian’s cloud apps, including Jira and Confluence, are now globally available on AWS Marketplace, streamlining enterprise procurement across 150+ countries.

Nutanix reports rapid hybrid cloud and AI adoption in APJ, with firms embracing containers to simplify infrastructure and enhance resilience amid regulatory demands.