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Technology News in Japan
Real-time technology news from Japan, structured for developers. NewsMesh filters Japan-relevant technology coverage into one JSON feed (GET /v1/latest?category=technology&country=jp), each story tagged with category, country relevance, and the named people detected in the body.
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Technology news in Japan coverage
NewsMesh filters Japan-relevant technology coverage into one structured feed, ready to query by the same parameters as the rest of the API.
Pull Technology news in Japan into your app
Authenticate with your apiKey and call one endpoint (GET api.newsmesh.co/v1/latest?category=technology&country=jp). The examples below are ready to copy.
curl "https://api.newsmesh.co/v1/latest?apiKey=nm_xxx&category=technology&country=jp&limit=20"Endpoints
GET /v1/latest: Most-recent articles, filterable by category, country, and date range.GET /v1/search: Full-text search across the archive with boolean operators and source filters.GET /v1/trending: Cached trending headlines, the fastest endpoint for homepage feeds.GET /v1/article/{id}: Fetch a single article and its full metadata by ID.
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Frequently asked questions about Technology news in Japan
What technology news from Japan does NewsMesh cover?
NewsMesh filters Japan-relevant technology coverage into one structured feed, each story tagged with its category, the countries it's relevant to, and the named people detected in the body.
Which endpoint returns technology news from Japan?
Call GET /v1/latest?category=technology&country=jp. Use /v1/search to add keyword queries on top of the same filters.
Can I get Japan news in other categories?
Yes. Swap the category parameter (business, sports, technology, health, and more) or drop it entirely to get all Japan coverage from /v1/latest?country=jp.
Is technology news from Japan available in real time?
Yes. NewsMesh is a real-time news API: technology Japan stories are served through the live /v1/latest and /v1/trending endpoints alongside a searchable archive, each tagged with its category, the countries it's relevant to, and the named people detected in the body, so you can build a live feed without scraping HTML.
How do I access the technology news from Japan feed?
Create a NewsMesh account, generate an API key, and call the endpoint above with your apiKey parameter. See the pricing page for current plans and rate limits.
Need more data?
Access the full dataset programmatically with the NewsMesh API.