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ON TECH

Japan Times
BUSINESS
Apr 23, 2021
After tech crackdown, Xi looking to tap Chinese firms' wealth of data
Beijing is pouring money into digital infrastructure, with the goal of positioning China as a leader in transforming the world economy within decades.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
Apr 22, 2021
Momentum grows in U.S. Congress for legislation confronting China
The developments are an indicator of the broad, bipartisan sentiment in Congress to counter China's growing economic and strategic power.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
Apr 20, 2021
U.K. to probe SoftBank's Arm sale to Nvidia on security grounds
The takeover, which was announced in September, would put vital supplies to several chipmakers under the control of a single player.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
Apr 19, 2021
Renesas aims for full return of fire-hit chip plant by July
The Japanese chipmaker restarted partial production at the plant over the weekend, two days ahead of its original schedule.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
Apr 16, 2021
SoftBank Vision Fund profit nears $30 billion on Coupang
Coupang's $4.6 billion offering was the second biggest this year and marks SoftBank's best return since Alibaba Group Holding Ltd.'s listing in 2014.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Apr 14, 2021
Workers need to make space for robots, South Korean minister says
While people will have to increase their adaptability to work in a fast-changing high-tech environment, policymakers will also need to play their part, the minister said.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / FOCUS
Apr 12, 2021
Record fine for Alibaba, gem of China's tech sector, likely to chill growth
The discord began after Jack Ma infamously rebuked 'pawn shop” Chinese lenders, regulators who don't get the internet and the 'old men” of the global banking community.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / FOCUS
Apr 12, 2021
Drought in Taiwan pits chipmakers against farmers
The island nation is going to great lengths to keep water flowing to its all-important semiconductor industry, including shutting off irrigation to legions of rice growers.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
Apr 10, 2021
China fines Alibaba Group $2.8 billion in monopoly probe
The penalty is equivalent to 4% of Alibaba's domestic sales in 2019, China's State Administration for Market Regulation said in a statement on Saturday.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
Apr 7, 2021
Toshiba shares surge on possible buyout by CVC Capital
The bid comes as Toshiba faces scrutiny from activists following a series of scandals, including a record fine for faulty accounting and billions of dollars in writedowns.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Apr 7, 2021
A fairer world requires fairer tech. Here’s why.
In the decade ahead, a wave of technological solutions will touch and transform every part of our lives. These new solutions could either tackle existing problems — or exacerbate them while creating others. As tech can scale both progress or harm, the time is now to shape the fair and responsible future...
Japan Times
BUSINESS / FOCUS
Apr 6, 2021
Why shortages of a $1 chip sparked crisis in the global economy
The trouble for the chip industry — and increasingly companies beyond tech, like automakers — is that there aren't enough display drivers to go around.
U.S. aircraft carrier returns to Japan carrying navy’s ‘most capable fighter’
U.S. 7th Fleet Commander Vice Adm. Fred Kacher speaks to reporters shortly after the arrival of aircraft carrier USS George Washington at Yokosuka naval base in Kanagawa Prefecture on Friday.
Japan approves ¥21.9 trillion stimulus plan
The policy chiefs of the Democratic Party for the People, Liberal Democratic Party and Komeito — Makoto Hamaguchi (left), Itsunori Onodera (center) and Mitsunari Okamoto — shake hands after reaching an agreement on an economic stimulus package on Wednesday.
Japan will spend ¥325 million in government funds on Princess Yuriko's funeral
Princess Yuriko waves during the New Year's public greeting at the Imperial Palace in Tokyo in January 2019.
MUFG fires worker over ¥2 billion theft from clients’ safe deposit boxes
Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group is investigating the incident and consulting with the police.
China reinstates visa-free travel for Japanese nationals
Beijing Daxing International Airport
Shohei Ohtani wins National League MVP award
Shohei Ohtani celebrates after hitting a three-run home run against the Padres during the National League Division Series at Dodger Stadium in Los Angeles last month.
The slow-burn success of ‘A Samurai in Time’
A 19th-century warrior gets struck by lightning and wakes to find himself in 21st-century Kyoto in Junichi Yasuda’s surprise hit “A Samurai in Time.”
Around a quarter of Japan married couples in their 20s met through dating apps
A survey released by an organization promoting “Good Couples Day” shows that 24% of couples in their 20s met their marriage partner through a dating app.
'Tokyo Swindlers': Get deep into the minds of real estate con artists
In Ko Shinjo's "Tokyo Swindlers," a group of con artists manipulates real estate giants into falsified deals within the highly competitive, quick market.
Japan, U.K. and Italy discuss inviting more countries to joint fighter project
A new concept model of a next-generation fighter jet to be jointly developed by Japan, Britain and Italy is on display in Farnborough, Hampshire, in July.

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