At WebX 2026, we can expect more than just generic talk about Web3. Hiroshi Harada – the man who personally brought Jasmy to Coinbase and Binance – is stepping on stage as a speaker. And even though the official program doesn’t mention a “Jasmy update,” Harada is exactly the kind of person who could hint at something meaningful. ⚡️ • Harada is still the Director & CFO of Jasmy Incorporated and leads JasmyLab Inc. 🏢 • He’s behind Jasmy’s biggest milestones – listings, expansion, strategy. 🚀 • His WebX session focuses on blockchain, Web3, and future projects – the core territory where Jasmy plays a major role. 🔗 ➡️ WebX is the perfect place for something that could shift the sentiment around Jasmy. And when the man who helped push Jasmy into the global spotlight steps on stage, it’s only natural to expect the topic to surface — even indirectly. 🌐✨ Let’s do it, sir.@HARA_JasmyCFO #Jasmy #WebX2026 #Web3 #Blockchain #JapanTech #CryptoNews #Harada #JasmyLab #Coinbase #Binance #CryptoCommunity #DigitalAssets

In earthquake-prone Japan engineers are testing homes that briefly lift off the ground when tremors hit. Developed by Air Danshin Systems the tech uses sensors and air compressors to create a cushion of air under the house reducing quake damage. After the shaking stops the house gently settles back into place. #EarthquakeEngineering #JapanTech #DisasterPrevention

Japan’s semiconductor equipment sales are forecast to surge 26% in FY2026. The Semiconductor Equipment Association of Japan (SEAJ) sharply raised its outlook to ¥6.55 trillion (~$43 billion at current rates), up ~¥1 trillion from January’s projection. Growth is expected to continue with ¥7.4 trillion (~$48.5 billion) in FY2027 and ¥7.77 trillion (~$51 billion) in FY2028. The driver is strong AI demand, with increased investment in advanced logic chips for servers and steady DRAM expansion. This marks a clear shift to growth mode after post-pandemic normalization. Domestic sales are also projected to exceed ¥2 trillion (~$13 billion) by FY2028 for the first time. Companies like Tokyo Electron and Advantest stand to benefit as Japan’s precision equipment plays a key role in the global AI supply chain. Long-term CAGR around 14% through 2028. Will this momentum hold into 2027 and beyond? #JapanTech #Semiconductors #AI #Equipment

While the West debates whether autonomous agents will replace software engineers, Japan is actively onboarding them to save its digital infrastructure from demographic collapse. Cognition AI’s formal expansion into Tokyo highlights a perfect storm: a rapidly aging population, a 30% projected decline in the working-age workforce by 2060, and a massive national backlog of legacy code. The integration is so deeply structural and cultural that the local developer community has rejected treating the tool as mere software, instead affectionately branding it "Devin-kun", attaching the familiar honorific typically reserved for a junior colleague, friend, or peer. According to Cognition’s president, Russell Kaplan, these autonomous AI "employees" are solving massive public-sector bottlenecks. For example, the Sapporo city government utilized Devin to modernize over one million lines of legacy code to comply with national IT mandates, wiping out a backlog that would have traditionally consumed roughly 200 engineering months of human staff augmentation. Coming on the heels of Cognition's recent $1 billion funding round that rocketed its valuation to $26 billion (scaling to $492M ARR), the Japan-first rollout is the clearest signal yet that agentic AI is graduating from Silicon Valley hype into vital macroeconomic infrastructure. Source: fortune.com/2026/07/03/devin… #DevinAI #CognitionAI #AIAgents #SoftwareEngineering #JapanTech #Macroeconomics #TechInnovation #DevinKun

The Throne ****Prompt Starts Here***** @image(#) - main character reference preserve the character as recognizable as seen in @image(#). preserve @image(#)'s: face shape,eyes,mouth,hair style,hair color,ears,skin,gender. Remove character weapon/item on hand. <style> High-contrast style with dramatic chiaroscuro lighting on eyes of each one. The main character is rendered in near-photorealistic quality: hyper-realistic skin texture with subtle details, ultra-detailed realistic colors eyes with depth and catchlights, individual hair strands with natural shine and movement, photorealistic clothing with hyper-realistic fabric physics. Strong pitch blacks, crisp whites, and rich colors. Dramatic high-contrast lighting with harsh shadows, deep blacks, and bright specular highlights. Balanced dramatic lighting with recovered rich highlights and detailed bright areas. Slightly lifted blacks for excellent shadow detail while keeping strong contrast. Razor-sharp details, crisp clean lines, high definition rendering with enhanced midtone contrast, clarity, Clean and polished rendering — no blurry or muddy quality. </style> <Quality> Very fine lines colors. 4k. </Quality> <composition> aspect ratio: 16:9 (Full body camera view centered) character placed in the middle of the shot inside the frames. </composition> <general mood> Heroic pose. </general mood> <scene> camera view centered on Character will be walking red long carpet that goes to throne on side of carpet will be 12 knights head lower bowing and hand in middle chest. Painting will be a castle throne room scenes. Inside painting frame add god rays trace very highlighted. The image character depends of gender, will be dressed has King or queen wear formal ceremonial clothing called regalia. At the bottom people silhouette are passing by watching the Renaissance oil style with dramatic brush and lighting adapted to dramatic light, dramatic vivid colors. masterpiece of crafted framed art that is attached to wall of museum. The art is high quality painting Renaissance oil. </scene> Remove all Blurry, muddy quality of the pic. *****Prompt End***** —— Characters: @TylerWool56405 @AsNmJackal48xl @Leaflit @Wolfie1775 ——— #AIart️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️ #ai #art #aiartdaily #aiart #japantech @imagine @grok #POTD #medieval

日本企業がAIチームではなく、AIセンター・オブ・エクセレンス（CoE）を構築する理由。 𝙍𝙚𝙖𝙙 𝙈𝙤𝙧𝙚: itbusinesstoday.com/tech/ai/… #AICenters #AILandscape #AIsystem #AIteam #Japantech

Be the US NAVY Pilot! >>>DO NOT FORGET TO PUT YOUR NAME ON USERNAME<<< ****Prompt Starts Here***** Username: “NAME HERE” Remove weapon/item on hand carried. @image(#) - main character reference preserve the character as recognizable as seen in @image(#). preserve @image(#)'s: face shape,eyes,mouth,hair style,hair color,ears,skin,gender,hands. <style> High-contrast style with dramatic chiaroscuro lighting. The main character is rendered in near-photorealistic quality: hyper-realistic skin texture with subtle details, ultra-detailed realistic colors eyes with depth and catchlights, individual hair strands with natural shine and movement, photorealistic clothing with hyper-realistic fabric physics. Strong pitch blacks, crisp whites, and rich colors. Dramatic high-contrast lighting with harsh shadows, deep blacks, and bright specular highlights. Balanced dramatic lighting with recovered rich highlights and detailed bright areas. Slightly lifted blacks for excellent shadow detail while keeping strong contrast. Razor-sharp details, crisp clean lines, high definition rendering with enhanced midtone contrast, clarity, Clean and polished rendering — no blurry or muddy quality. Renaissance oil painting style with dramatic brushwork and lighting adapted to dramatic light, dramatic vivid colors. </style> <Quality> 8k hdr, very fine lines colors. Ray traced. *forced* </Quality> <composition> aspect ratio: 9:16 (Full body camera view centered) Character wearing a green Clothing is a US Navy pilot wearing a pilot helmet visor are lowered covering the eyes you can see through, wearing the oxygen mask. Oxygen Mask hose is connected under the pilot seat left side. The top of Helmet on the left or right corner side will have the username he types on: “” Small letters Written All Caps on it on red magic marker the other side is the USA flag sticker. character placed in the middle of the shot inside. the right hand is on control plane stick that on the middle between legs of the pilot chair in the front chair. The left hand is on the throttle handle that is on the cockpit left panels. Behind the pilot is the cockpit chair, there no panels. Pilot is flying the aircraft. </composition> <general mood> Heroic pose. Serious face. </general mood> <scene> character is inside the cockpit of F35C lighting II very cinematic around him is the glass cockpit and outside the view of the cockpit is the ocean and very far small islands faded 50% because of distance. The character is front pose sitting the chair cockpit is head is looking at viewer direction straight, eyes toward viewer for unique epic serious pose. </scene> Remove all Blurry, muddy quality of the pic. *****Prompt End***** —— Characters: @TylerWool56405 @SteelBear04 @IronTiger44 @TheKingOfStank @Wolfie1775 ——— #AIart️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️ #ai #art #aiartdaily #aiart #japantech @imagine @grok #POTD #navy #usa  #prompt #military

Japan this week: ¥6.4B for satellite re-entry tech, ¥1.7B for AI tax SaaS, ¥280M for enterprise AI governance (backed by megabanks). Space enterprise AI is where the capital is moving. #JapanTech #TechRecruitment #AIJapan

日本のイノベーション・エコシステムが、AI・ヘルスケア・デジタルトランスフォーメーションを融合し、未来の産業を形成。 𝙍𝙚𝙖𝙙 𝙈𝙤𝙧𝙚: itbusinesstoday.com/health-t… #Biotech #digitaltransformation #healthcare #Japantech #SustainableInnovation

日本、2040年までにソブリンAIモデルと1,000万台のAIロボットを目指す野心的なAI戦略を発表。 𝙍𝙚𝙖𝙙 𝙈𝙤𝙧𝙚: itbusinesstoday.com/tech/ai/… #AIstrategy #artificialintelligence #industrialtransformation #Japantech #SovereignAIModel

@ME_JP_official 、日本でAI搭載半導体技術の開発を推進するため政府補助金を獲得。 𝙍𝙚𝙖𝙙 𝙈𝙤𝙧𝙚: itbusinesstoday.com/industri… #Aerospace #digitaltransformation #Japantech #MitsubishiElectric #Semiconductor

“Design is not just what it looks like and feels like. Design is how it works.” — Steve Jobs Earlier today, Real Gaijin sat down with Carlos Lastres, a Tokyo-based product designer and software engineer who won the 2025 Apple Design Award. We discussed how creativity, technology, and business strategy intersect in today's software industry. Drawing on his experiences in Costa Rica, Palo Alto, China, and Japan, Carlos explained that creativity is a skill that can be cultivated. He also discussed how his perspective as a foreign professional became an unexpected advantage for innovation. Additionally, he talked about how exceptional UI/UX is measured by business outcomes and user impact rather than visual appeal alone. Finally, Carlos explained how AI is amplifying—not replacing—the value of designers and engineers who continuously learn, communicate clearly, and exercise sound judgment. Whether you work in software, product management, or entrepreneurship, this conversation offers practical insights into building products—and careers—that thrive at the intersection of aesthetics, code, and strategy. Click on the link to listen to the full hour-long discussion: realgaijin.substack.com/p/am… #CarlosLastres #ProductDesign #Innovation #Creativity #JapanTech #UXDesign #CareerAdvice #TechLeadership #DesignThinking #カルロスラストレス #プロダクトデザイン #イノベーション #クリエイティビティ #日本企業 #キャリア #デザイン思考 #テック #エンジニア #RealGaijin #リアル外人

Rakuten gains JPY148bn Japan backing for AST SpaceMobile satellite network business-news-today.com/raku… $ASTS #RakutenGroup #ASTSpaceMobile #SatelliteBroadband #DirectToDevice #TelecomInfrastructure #JapanTech #JAXA #JapanStocks

日本の新しい成長戦略で注目されるのは、AIと半導体。 世界中でAI競争が激しくなる中、日本も遅れるわけにはいかない。 半導体はスマホ、車、ロボット、防衛、宇宙、データセンターまで支える重要産業。 ここで投資できるかどうかが、これからの日本の競争力を左右する。 ただ、お金を出すだけでは足りない。 人材、研究、電力、規制改革、国際連携も必要になる。 日本の産業政策は、本格的な勝負に入っている。 #AI #半導体 #日本経済 #成長戦略 #投資 #JapanTech

日本の経済政策で注目されているのは、AIと半導体。 世界中でAI競争が激しくなる中、日本も遅れるわけにはいかない。 半導体はスマホ、車、AI、ロボット、防衛、宇宙まで関わる重要産業。 ここで投資を増やせるかどうかは、日本の将来に直結する。 ただ、投資だけでは足りない。 人材育成、研究、電力、規制、海外連携も必要。 日本の産業政策が本格的に問われている。 #AI #半導体 #日本経済 #投資 #成長戦略 #JapanTech

They connect exceptional young people who are contributing to the #future of the #internet, #ApplyNow #Funding #Fundraising #Grants #Japanese #Japan #China #Vietnam #Thailand #korean #Korea #Nepal Happening Now @nepaltech @China4Tech @chicktechorg @JapanTech @TechNepal #Repost

“Everybody is a genius. But if you judge a fish by its ability to climb a tree, it will think its whole life that it is stupid.” — Albert Einstein We live in a society that loves to label us: the logical engineer, the creative artist, or the rigid professional. But what would happen if we stopped trying to climb the wrong trees? Later this week Real Gaijin will sit down with Carlos Lastres, a senior product designer and software engineer who has relocated to Tokyo and Beijing to challenge the idea that creativity is a gift. In reality, creativity is a skill we are systematically unlearning. From winning Apple Design Awards to speaking at TEDx, Carlos’s story offers a raw and powerful perspective on how we can piece ourselves back together to build, innovate, and thrive, even in the most structured environments. Please join us for this live interview. For more details, please refer the following invitation: realgaijin.substack.com/p/re… #CarlosLastres #ProductDesign #Innovation #Creativity #JapanTech #UXDesign #CareerAdvice #TechLeadership #DesignThinking #カロスラストレー #プロダクトデザイン #イノベーション #クリエイティビティ #日本企業 #キャリア #デザイン思考 #テック #エンジニア #RealGaijin #リアル外人

Suzumo の寿司ロボットがYouTubeで話題となり、日本のフードテック革新を世界に発信。 𝙍𝙚𝙖𝙙 𝙈𝙤𝙧𝙚: itbusinesstoday.com/industri… #artificialintelligence #Japantech #Manufacturing #SushiRobots #Suzumo

Sakana AI’s gutsy Japan-first AI strategy #AI #innovation #JapanStartups #vc #Entrepreneurship #JapanTech @SakanaAILabs disruptingjapan.com/the-futu…

Sakana AI has found a way to leverage Japan’s AI advantage #AI #innovation #JapanStartups #vc #Entrepreneurship #JapanTech disruptingjapan.com/the-futu…