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ON TECH

Japan Times
BUSINESS
Aug 18, 2020
Apple threatens to block Epic's Unreal Engine in app store commission dispute
Under Apple's rules, games must bill subscriptions and purchases through Apple's own billing system, which charges a 30 percent fee.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
Aug 18, 2020
SoftBank bets $3.9 billion on U.S. giants, from Amazon to Tesla
SoftBank is expanding investment activities from private startups to publicly traded equities at a time the biggest technology stocks are near record highs.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Aug 16, 2020
Japan shouldn’t ignore potential TikTok data risks, top LDP official says
Japanese companies should assume that partnerships with Chinese firms could lead to data being leaked, the veteran LDP legislator said.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
Aug 13, 2020
China's Tencent plays down WeChat ban after results top estimates
The internet giant has tried to reassure investors the U.S. ban on its WeChat app may apply only to its overseas operations, suggesting the impact should be modest.
Japan Times
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball
Aug 12, 2020
Yokohama DeNA BayStars and KDDI launch virtual stadium project
With the technology they have developed, fans are able to virtually walk around the concourses of Yokohama Stadium, or even onto the field.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
Aug 11, 2020
Eyes on the skies: SkyDrive plans to launch flying cars in three years
The human race is about to witness another mobility revolution, according to the former Toyota Motor Corp. engineer who now heads the ambitious startup.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
Aug 11, 2020
SoftBank returns to profit after record losses earlier in the year
Masayoshi Son has pulled off a remarkably speedy comeback after the worst loss in his company's 39-year history.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Aug 9, 2020
Twitter expressed interest in buying TikTok's U.S. operations, sources say
Twitter Inc. has approached TikTok's Chinese owner ByteDance to express interest in acquiring the U.S. operations of the video-sharing app, two people familiar with the matter said, as experts raised doubts over Twitter's ability to put together financing for a potential deal.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Tech
Aug 7, 2020
Trump widens China tech attack, ordering bans on WeChat and TikTok
U.S. President Donald Trump signed a pair of executive orders prohibiting U.S. residents from doing business with the Chinese-owned TikTok and WeChat apps beginning 45 days from now, citing the national security risk of leaving Americans’ personal data exposed.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
Aug 7, 2020
China warns Japan a TikTok ban would affect relations: report
A group of of ruling party lawmakers will reportedly push to restrict the app in the name of data security, but the government says it isn't considering a ban.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
Aug 6, 2020
Nintendo hikes Switch target again to sate coronavirus gaming boom
The new production target suggests Nintendo is likely to outperform its Switch sales forecast of 19 million units for the current fiscal year.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies / FOCUS
Aug 5, 2020
TikTok’s price is a giant question mark in an already complex deal
Analysts and bankers have pegged the value of the video-sharing app's U.S. business at anywhere from $20 billion to $50 billion.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies / ANALYSIS
Aug 4, 2020
Microsoft’s long history in China complicates potential TikTok deal
Hawks in the Trump administration oppose any purchase of the social-media service by the tech giant, citing its contributions to 'the Great Firewall of China.'
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Aug 4, 2020
Trump’s TikTok assault opens new front in tech war with China
By going after TikTok, the U.S. is expanding a fight against Beijing using Chinese-style restrictions on tech companies in a move that could potentially have enormous ramifications for the world’s biggest economies.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
Jul 31, 2020
Amazon plows through pandemic with record profits
The firm is one of the few to have kept operating during the pandemic, and has invested in COVID-19 business mitigation measures.
Japan Times
WORLD
Jul 31, 2020
Video games becoming a new frontier in digital rights
Titles are breaking boundaries, from hosting talks by politicians to creating virtual libraries for banned texts.
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.
Tokyo Metro’s overseas efforts begin in earnest with London deal
Tokyo Metro will soon have a role in the running of London's Elizabeth Line, a major train route serving the U.K.’s capital city and environs.
Saitama court bans demonstrations over anti-Kurd hate speech
Kurdish people in Japan in 2015. A court injunction has banned acts that defame the Japan Kurdish Cultural Association and are disrespectful, such as putting up banner flags or handing out fliers with hate speech like “Refugees should go back to their home countries.”
China reinstates visa-free travel for Japanese nationals
Beijing Daxing International Airport
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.
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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