Daily brief
Japan plans to compile an energy-related policy package by the end of August, with details to be determined. Mitsubishi Heavy Industries will invest over $618 million in gas turbine operations in Japan and the US. Japan's top banks are considering how to raise dollars for promised US investments.
Osaka introduces a virtual AI police chief to combat rising imposter scams.
For the first time, Japan will run an overnight Shinkansen bullet train on the Tokyo-Osaka route.
SoftBank's Masayoshi Son is betting everything on AI superintelligence.