January 2025, Las Vegas. More than 140,000 people flocked to CES, one of the world’s largest technology trade shows, in search of the future. In a corner of Eureka Park, the startup-only area, Japan’s technological innovation was breathing anew.
On November 27, 2025, Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi’s declaration that her administration would “begin consideration of an anti-spy bill (counter-intelligence legislation) within the year” is likely to go down as one of the most significant turning points in Japan’s postwar security policy.