An increasing number of hotels in Japan are offering “sleep tourism” experiences – stays designed to promote high-quality and restful sleep.

The trend, which started gaining popularity overseas several years ago, provides hotels with an opportunity to attract new health-conscious guests.

A sleep retreat plan called totono-ne , featuring the relaxing effects of tea, is proving a popular offering for Hotel 1899 Tokyo in the capital’s Shimbashi business district.

Zhipu AI’s launch of China’s first answer to Project Glasswing signals a shift in how the country’s top artificial intelligence labs approach global cybersecurity, according to a researcher.

The Beijing-based firm – now known internationally as Z.ai – announced its new GLM-5.3 model on Friday alongside the launch of its “Shield of Open Source” initiative. The programme offers free security audits to help users patch software vulnerabilities, as well as automated code-auditing tools via its ZCode platform.