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INTERNET

BUSINESS / Tech
Aug 15, 2018
Cubans cheer as free internet goes nationwide for a daylong test
Cuba's government said it provided free internet to the communist-run island's more than 5 million cellphone users on Tuesday, in an eight-hour test before it launches sales of the service.
COMMENTARY / World
Aug 10, 2018
In the Age of Malware we're flirting with national disaster
The things we like about the Internet are the same things that make us vulnerable to its dangers.
BUSINESS / Tech
Aug 9, 2018
New kind of artificial intelligence program takes computer hacking to another level
The nightmare scenario for computer security — artificial intelligence programs that can learn how to evade even the best defenses — may already have arrived.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Aug 6, 2018
SoftBank's Masayoshi Son in his own words — all 303,513 of them
Masayoshi Son has a lot going on these days.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Tech
Aug 5, 2018
Ding! Alibaba office app fuels backlash among some Chinese workers
In the cramped former home of Jack Ma, founder of the Chinese e-commerce giant Alibaba, about 30 young engineers sit elbow to elbow, working to attract the next million users for DingTalk, Alibaba's workplace communication software.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Tech
Aug 2, 2018
Bowing to censorship, Google plans to launch search app in lucrative Chinese market, ending long boycott: sources
Google is preparing a version of its search engine for China that blocks results Beijing considers sensitive, according to people familiar with the situation.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Tech
Jul 28, 2018
YouTube plans original programming in Japan, India and other markets
Alphabet Inc's YouTube is creating a variety of original programming for international markets including Japan, France, Germany, Mexico and India to try to draw new customers to its paid subscription service, a senior executive said on Friday.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Deep Dive
Jul 26, 2018
Social-media influencers exert formidable impact on sushi scene
Social-media influencers are quickly becoming one of the largest forces in Japan's sushi industry, driving customer traffic at some of the country's most renowned restaurants with the tap of a screen.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Tech / ANALYSIS
Jul 19, 2018
In fining Google, EU is fighting the past
The greatest hope of European regulators cracking down on Google's business practices is that the rest of the world becomes a little more like China and its flourishing technology industry. It is hard to imagine the European bureaucrats' dreams will come true.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Tech / ANALYSIS
Jul 19, 2018
Google shrugs off EU fine; damage to hinge on rivals' next moves
The European Union's record $5 billion fine against Google, levied Wednesday morning, marks the biggest regulatory attack yet on technology giants. But investors and analysts largely shrugged off the ruling's potential to immediately dent Google's business.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Tech
Jul 17, 2018
Communist-run Cuba starts rolling out internet on mobile phones
Communist-run Cuba has started providing internet on the mobile phones of select users as it aims to roll out the service nationwide by year-end, in a further step toward opening one of the Western Hemisphere's least connected countries.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Jul 2, 2018
Comic Naomi Watanabe among Time's 25 most influential people on the internet
Japanese comedian Naomi Watanabe landed a spot on Time magazine's latest list of the 25 most influential people on the internet.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
Jun 28, 2018
Japan's automakers chase IT tie-ups in race for driving's future
The race to transform the global auto industry has reached full throttle.
Japan Times
LIFE / Language / BILINGUAL
Jun 25, 2018
At 180,000 entries, Jim Breen's freeware Japanese dictionary is still growing
Even if they haven't visited Jim Breen's site directly, every Japanese learner will have come across his dictionary material in some form.
ASIA PACIFIC
Jun 23, 2018
China's Hainan says will partly lift 'Great Firewall' to lure foreign tourists
China's southern province of Hainan will offer foreigners unrestricted internet access to Facebook, Twitter and YouTube as part of new incentives to boost tourism.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Tech
Jun 22, 2018
Tech firms may have to filter user uploads under new EU rules
Europe is proposing to do away with key legal protections enjoyed by Google, Facebook and other internet giants, a shift that could lead web platforms to block certain posts by users.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / FOCUS
Jun 20, 2018
Construction app offers fix for Japan's supertight labor market
One of Yosuke Kobayashi's biggest headaches has been finding enough workers to build hotels, restaurants and bath houses for his construction company.

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Construction takes place on the Takanawa Gateway Convention Center in Tokyo, slated to open in 2025.
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