Japan is moving ahead with a new spending plan to reinforce its long-term strategy for artificial intelligence and semiconductor development. The government has outlined an extra budget of about ¥252.

This commitment reaffirms Japan’s efforts — starting in 2021 — to revitalise its domestic semiconductor industry, reduce its dependence on other countries for critical goods and build a resilient ...

Japan and Germany’s expanding defence cooperation reflects a shared effort to adapt to a more uncertain security environment.