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YASKAWA Electric has delivered a 45.3% gain over the past year, which puts a spotlight on whether the current share price around ¥4,480 is still grounded in what the business actually earns. The question now is how that recent run sits alongside the company’s earnings power. The stock’s 45.3% return over the past 12 months raises the issue of whether recent enthusiasm has already priced in much of YASKAWA Electric’s earnings potential. The group’s role in factory automation and motion...

Nvidia is positioning itself as a core technology provider for Japan's physical AI build-out.

Nvidia Teams Up With Japan's Robotics Giants in New AI Push

Nvidia (NASDAQ:NVDA) has announced new partnerships with several Japanese industrial companies, including Fanuc and Yaskawa Electric, as it seeks to accelerate the adoption of artificial intelligence and robotics across the manufacturing sector. Nvidia deepens its presence in JapanSpeaking at a media event in Tokyo, Nvidia Chief Executive Jensen Huang outlined the company’s vision for the next generation of intelligent automation.

Nvidia said on Thursday it was partnering with Japanese companies including Fanuc and Yaskawa Electric to advance the development of robotics and ‌AI. "With AI, robots will become smart, easily adaptable and accessible," Nvidia CEO Jensen ‌Huang said at an event in Tokyo. Separately, Noetra, a government-backed company whose investors include Sony, said it would ​buy 27,500 Nvidia Rubin chips as it develops physical AI.

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By Kiyoshi Takenaka TOKYO, May 21 (Reuters) - One-third of Japanese companies are already using or considering deploying AI-powered robots, with automakers and other transportation equipment

One-third of Japanese companies are already using or considering deploying AI-powered robots, with automakers and other transportation equipment manufacturers leading the way, a Reuters survey showed on Thursday. The Japanese government expects the introduction of ‌AI robots into the workplace to be key in coping with the country's chronic labour shortage and cementing its position as ‌a leading industrial robot supplier. Home to Fanuc, Yaskawa Electric and Kawasaki Heavy Industries, Japan has been a global powerhouse in conventional industrial robotics.

The Indian Foundation for Quality Management (IFQM), a Section 8 not–for–profit company dedicated to embedding a world–class quality culture across India's manufacturing and services sectors, spearheaded a high–level industry delegation to Japan from April 20–24, 2026. Hosted by the Union of Japanese Scientists and Engineers (JUSE), the mission convened leading CXOs, and quality experts to benchmark Japan's globally renowned practices in Total Quality Management (TQM), TPS, TPM, and Kaizen, with

In early March 2026, SoftBank Corp. outlined its Telco AI Cloud vision, repositioning itself from a conventional telecom carrier to an AI-native infrastructure provider that distributes intelligence across large-scale GPU data centers, AI-RAN-based edge computing, and its nationwide network, with partners including Ericsson, Yaskawa Electric, Mitsubishi Heavy Industries, and Northeastern University. By embedding AI directly into the network and enabling “Physical AI” for robots, factories,...

Data Center Robotics Market Data Center Robotics Market Dublin, Jan. 30, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- The "Data Center Robotics Market - Global Industry Size, Share, Trends, Opportunity, and Forecast, 2021-2031" has been added to ResearchAndMarkets.com's offering. The Global Data Center Robotics Market is projected to expand from USD 15.19 Billion in 2025 to USD 49.67 Billion by 2031, achieving a CAGR of 21.83%. The urgent need to mitigate skilled labor shortages and high staff turnover acts as a pr

PKX deepens its Yaskawa Electric alliance to roll out advanced robotics across global EV motor-core plants, boosting safety, speed and smart manufacturing.

Delray Beach, FL , Nov. 24, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- The artificial intelligence robots market is being shaped by a select group of established industrial and electronics giants that combine decades of robotics experience with rapid advances in AI. Companies such as Nabtesco Corporation, NIDEC CORPORATION, Panasonic Corporation, YASKAWA ELECTRIC CORPORATION, and ABB bring complementary strengths precision actuation, high-efficiency motors, sensing and control systems, industrial automation platf

Share prices have soared recently in Tokyo on hopes that conservative Japanese lawmaker Sanae Takaichi, who was chosen Tuesday to be Japan’s first female prime minister, will double down on market friendly policies, including hefty spending on defense and cheap credit. Takaichi, a motorbike and heavy metal enthusiast, prevailed in a lower house parliamentary ballot that gave her 237 votes, above the 233 votes required to win. Increases in consumer prices have surpassed the Bank of Japan’s 2% target range at 2.5% to 3%.

U.S. technology company Nvidia and Fujitsu, a Japanese telecommunications and computer maker, agreed Friday to work together on artificial intelligence to deliver smart robots and a variety of other innovations using Nvidia's computer chips. “Japan can lead the world in AI and robotics,” Huang told reporters at a Tokyo hotel.