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Japan Times
BUSINESS / Tech
Oct 20, 2020

Pandemic forces CEATEC tech show to go completely virtual

Organizers and exhibitors have had to find innovative ways to effectively demonstrate their physical products when “visitors” won't get the chance to touch or see them.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Jul 21, 2020

Tech firms start to leave Hong Kong after Beijing enacts security law

About half of U.S. business people say they plan to depart from the territory, according to a recent survey by the American Chamber of Commerce in Hong Kong.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Tech / FOCUS
Jul 20, 2020

Telework surge leaves employees and their firms more vulnerable to cyberattack than ever, expert warns

Employees at home are suddenly being targeted for corporate access by email phishing, website spoofing and fake software posing as Zoom.
JAPAN / Crime & Legal
Jun 16, 2020

Two-year sentence sought for ex-SoftBank employee over data leak to Russia

Public prosecutors demanded two years' imprisonment and a fine of ¥1 million on Tuesday for a former employee of SoftBank Corp. over a leak of confidential corporate information to a Russian diplomat.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
May 21, 2020

China forms new plan to seize world technology crown from U.S.

In the master plan backed by President Xi Jinping himself, China will invest an estimated $1.4 trillion over six years to 2025.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
May 10, 2020

China's Animal Crossing gamers use code words and middlemen to enter virtual world

Users look to skirt limits imposed by local regulators on a game that has become both a breakout worldwide hit and political flash point.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Politics
May 5, 2020

Should Japan vote during the pandemic?

The political class grapples with whether elections should be held amid the deadly public health crisis.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / Politics
Apr 22, 2020

Facebook agreed to censor posts after Vietnam slowed traffic, sources say

Facebook's local servers in Vietnam were taken offline early this year, slowing local traffic to a crawl until it agreed to significantly increase the censorship of "anti-state" posts for local users, two sources at the company said Tuesday.
Japan Times
WORLD / Society
Apr 20, 2020

People are paying real money to get into virtual Zoom nightclubs

It’s only 5 p.m. on a Saturday in Los Angeles, but the Zone — a 16-room virtual club on the videoconferencing app Zoom — is already in full swing.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Tech
Apr 3, 2020

Zoom grapples with security flaws that sour users on app

During the coronavirus pandemic, it seems as if everyone is connecting with Zoom’s videoconferencing app — including, on occasion, unwanted visitors.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Apr 2, 2020

All bets are off: Casino capitals Macao and Las Vegas slammed by virus

The vast, glitzy gaming halls of Macao are open, but thousands of baccarat tables are empty. The world's biggest gambling hub has barred entry to most travelers and hotels are being used to isolate new arrivals in case they have been infected by coronavirus.
Japan Times
CULTURE / Film
Apr 2, 2020

'Step': Parenthood drama that tugs at the heartstrings

By now there are many films about single fathers, but for me the eye-opener was 1979’s “Kramer vs. Kramer.” In it, Dustin Hoffman plays a workaholic adman who struggles to raise his young son after being abandoned by his wife (Meryl Streep), but resists giving up the boy when she returns to claim...
Japan Times
LIFE / Language / MORNING ENGLISH
Feb 11, 2020

Let's discuss the reaction to the coronavirus

A Bloomberg article outlines the problematic reactions of people in Asia toward Chinese tourists and expats as a coronavirus that originated in Wuhan spreads overseas.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Feb 10, 2020

Discrimination in Japan on the rise as coronavirus fears grow

Verbal attacks against Chinese and Japanese alike are expected to climb during the epidemic if preventive action isn't taken.
Japan Times
CULTURE / Film
Feb 6, 2020

'AI Amok': Futuristic flick rehashes old tech

In Yu Irie's sci-fi film set in 2030, Takao Osawa stars as a scientist who must save Japan from an artificial intelligence system he created.
Japan Times
WORLD
Jan 30, 2020

Chinese tourists finding they are no longer welcome as fear over coronavirus takes hold

Airlines halt flights from China. Schools in Europe uninvite exchange students. Restaurants in South Korea turn away Chinese customers.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Tech
Jan 26, 2020

The environmental cost of keeping mail and files online keeps rising

Everyone has seen warnings at the end of email saying, "Please consider the environment before printing." But for those who care about global warming, you might want to consider not writing so many emails in the first place.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Tech
Jan 17, 2020

Toshiba touts PC algorithm that's faster than a supercomputer

It's a tantalizing prospect for traders whose success often hinges on microseconds: a desktop PC algorithm that crunches market data faster than today's most advanced supercomputers.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Dec 23, 2019

In 'Star Wars' economy, one thing doesn't pay

Junkyards and scavengers are everywhere in the series. So why do they waste so much valuable scrap?
Japan Times
WORLD / Crime & Legal
Nov 21, 2019

Aide claims Mike Pence never discussed Bidens or Ukraine company with Gordon Sondland

Vice President Mike Pence's office, responding to testimony on Wednesday by U.S. Ambassador to the European Union Gordon Sondland, said the two men had not discussed tying the release of U.S. aid to Ukraine to "potential investigations" during a September trip to Poland.

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