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PROPERTY

Japan Times
JAPAN
Feb 11, 2020
Russian diplomat suspected in stolen SoftBank intellectual property case leaves Japan
A Russian diplomat suspected of illegally obtaining proprietary information belonging to SoftBank Corp. left Japan for Russia on Monday, investigative sources said.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Crime & Legal
Jan 27, 2020
Ex-SoftBank worker thought Russians he passed info to 'might be spies,' sources say
A former SoftBank Corp. employee arrested on suspicion of illegally obtaining trade secrets of the major Japanese mobile phone carrier was repeatedly wined and dined by a male diplomat stationed at the office of Russia's trade representative in Japan, it was learned Sunday.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Jan 14, 2020
Amazon to ramp up counterfeit reporting to law enforcement
Amazon.com Inc is planning to give more data on counterfeit goods to law enforcement in a further crackdown on fakes listed on its e-commerce sites, a person familiar with the program told Reuters.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Nov 27, 2019
Japan government panel reduces scope of draft law on downloading of copyrighted works
A government panel approved a plan Wednesday to limit the scope of what is considered illegal downloading of any copyrighted work — including manga, computer games and literary writings — reversing its initial plan to restrict such online activity more broadly.
ASIA PACIFIC / Politics
Nov 19, 2019
U.S. agencies lax as China recruited researchers and stole intellectual property: Senate report
Federal agencies responded too slowly as Beijing recruited U.S.-based researchers to transfer intellectual property from American laboratories, leaving U.S. taxpayers unwittingly funding the rise of China's economy and military, U.S. Senate investigators said on Monday.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Tech
Nov 16, 2019
U.S. Supreme Court could reshape industry with ruling on Google, Oracle
The U.S. Supreme Court will hear an appeal from Alphabet Inc.'s Google in a multibillion-dollar clash that has divided Silicon Valley, agreeing to decide whether the company improperly used copyrighted programming code owned by Oracle Corp. in the Android operating system.
Japan Times
WORLD / Science & Health
Nov 9, 2019
Rich and poor debate treaty on plant gene data as climate change hits crops
Ahead of renewed negotiations to revise a global treaty in Rome on Monday, rich and poor countries are at loggerheads over how to share genetic plant data that could help breed crops better able to withstand climate change.
JAPAN / Crime & Legal
Sep 17, 2019
Four Japanese publishers sue U.S. 'pirate' manga websites
Four Japanese publishers have filed a damages lawsuit with a court in New York against several U.S.-hosted websites that allow visitors to view manga, alleging "massive" copyright infringement.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Tech
Jul 12, 2019
Tesla to Apple: Help us nail thief who took robocar secrets to China start-up
Tesla Inc. and Apple Inc. both suspect they were betrayed by driverless technology engineers who defected to the same Chinese startup.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Jun 17, 2019
South Korean studio behind cult game Mir engaged in all-out assault on copycats in China
In The Legend of Mir, warriors and sorcerers battle creatures from an ancient universe. Now, WeMade Co.'s longtime video game hit is at the center of a string of legal battles that could serve as a rallying cry for foreign companies harboring grievances against Chinese rivals.
JAPAN
Apr 24, 2019
Japan drafting guidelines to stop technology leaks from universities working with foreign firms
The government will set guidelines by the end of March next year for preventing technology leaks from universities that conduct research with foreign firms, sources close to the matter said Wednesday.
Japan Times
LIFE / Lifestyle
Apr 20, 2019
Downsized dwellings: Inside Tokyo's tiny living spaces
Twenty-five-year-old Sotaro Ito lives in a 9.46-square-meter apartment with a loft in the capital's retro-hip Koenji district.
BUSINESS / Tech
Apr 11, 2019
Chinese employees stole corporate secrets from Dutch semiconductor maker, newspaper reports
Chinese employees stole corporate secrets from Dutch semiconductor equipment maker ASML, resulting in hundreds of millions of dollars in losses, Dutch financial newspaper Financieele Dagblad (FD) reported on Thursday.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
Apr 3, 2019
Toyota to allow free access to 24,000 hybrid and electric vehicle tech patents to boost market
It remains uncertain whether the use of Toyota patents will be as widespread as the carmaker hopes, observers said.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / FOCUS
Feb 24, 2019
Thirty years after U.S. curbs on exports to China were eased, two giants' politics and tech collide
"U.S. eases curbs on exports to China" read a Reuters headline on March 1, 1989, when Washington lifted long-standing restrictions on technology shipments to China.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Media / MEDIA MIX
Feb 23, 2019
Leopalace21 scandal highlights the risk tenants face in Japan compared to building owners
The theme of the Nippon Television series "Shiawase! Bonbi Girl" (“Happy Poor Girls”) is one of the most resilient on Japanese television: People of limited means getting by. As the title indicates, the subject is young women and one of the regular segments, "Jokyo Girl," highlights a young woman...
BUSINESS
Feb 9, 2019
U.S.-China trade talks set to resume, focusing on intellectual property
U.S. negotiators are preparing to press China on long-standing demands that it reform how it treats American companies' intellectual property in order to seal a trade deal that could prevent tariffs from rising on Chinese imports.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Jan 21, 2019
U.S.-China trade talks making scant progress on make-or-break intellectual property problem
Ever since negotiators from the United States and China sat down in Beijing after a Christmas meltdown in global markets, Donald Trump has sought to calm investors and claim his trade talks are making great strides. But that glosses over a more uncomfortable reality.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Dec 28, 2018
Behind the myth of China's great technology grab
The issue of forced transfers is overstated. Carmakers know how to safeguard their most advanced know-how.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Dec 20, 2018
The intellectual property front in the U.S.-China trade war
Just how sustainable will U.S. 'lawfare' efforts be in protecting American intellectual property?
Who needs AI when you have Hatsune Miku?
Over the first six months of 2024, a handful of songs using Vocaloid singer Hatsune Miku’s voice have enjoyed widespread attention, underlining a global interest in the character and the technology she represents.
Bloodied Trump survives assassination attempt at political rally
Former U.S. President Donald Trump is surrounded and evacuated by Secret Service agents at a campaign rally in Butler, Pennsylvania, on Saturday. Trump was rushed off stage at the rally after shots rang out.
Shooter came within inches of killing Trump, but left few clues as to why
An aerial view shows the stage where Republican presidential candidate and former U.S. President Donald Trump had been standing during an assassination attempt the day before, and the roof of a nearby building where a gunman was shot dead by law enforcement, in Butler, Pennsylvania, on Sunday.
Yen’s woes seem too big for even a BOJ hike this month to solve
The Bank of Japan headquarters in Tokyo
How to beat Japan’s summer heat in ways better for the planet
Tenugui towels hang up to dry at a dyeing company in Sakai, Osaka Prefecture, on May 8. The durable and versatile tenugui, which many people have in their homes, can be used in many ways to cool one’s body.
The neurological disorder that 'kills culture'
Akiko Trush says her experience with the neurological disorder dystonia left her feeling like she wanted to chop her own hand off.
How to beat Japan’s summer heat in ways better for the planet
Tenugui towels hang up to dry at a dyeing company in Sakai, Osaka Prefecture, on May 8. The durable and versatile tenugui, which many people have in their homes, can be used in many ways to cool one’s body.
After Trump shooting, U.S. presidential race might take a violent turn
United States Secret Service Counter Snipers stand guard on a rooftop during a campaign rally for U.S. President Donald Trump in Avoca, Pennsylvania, in 2020.
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