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Japan Times
BUSINESS / Tech
Jan 9, 2018
Google teams with Sony and Lenovo for smart speakers with touchscreens
Alphabet Inc.'s Google said on Monday its voice-controlled virtual assistant will show up this year in new tablet-like devices designed by LG Electronics Inc and Sony Corp. as the technology company seeks to challenge Amazon.com Inc.'s dominance in a fledgling market.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
Dec 17, 2017
Sony takes detour in selling 'aromatic Walkman'
Sony Corp. has expanded its marketing channels and taken new approaches to promoting a portable aroma diffuser launched about a year ago dubbed the "aromatic Walkman."
Japan Times
LIFE / Digital / ON: TECH
Nov 19, 2017
Home comforts, the tech way
Wrapped up in the sound system
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Tech
Nov 1, 2017
Sony's Aibo makes a comeback: There's life in the old dog yet
Sony Corp. said Wednesday it will resurrect Aibo, the robot-dog that inspired a cult following even after it was discontinued over a decade ago.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
Oct 31, 2017
Sony expecting record ¥630 billion group operating profit
Sony Corp. said Tuesday it is now expecting a record group operating profit of ¥630 billion for the current fiscal year through next March, topping its target of over ¥500 billion on its brisk music and semiconductor businesses and the weaker yen.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Tech
Oct 24, 2017
Sony develops remote-driven vehicle that displays ads tailored to passers-by
Sony Corp. has developed a vehicle that can be driven remotely using advanced sensor technology and artificial intelligence to capture a 360-degree image of its surroundings, the electronics maker said Tuesday.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Tech
Oct 17, 2017
Sony unveils family-friendly robot aimed at spurring communication
Sony Mobile Communications Inc. announced Tuesday it will begin selling a new communications robot targeted at families next month, furthering its foray into the trending robot market.
BUSINESS / Companies
Oct 16, 2017
Murata buys factory from Sony to boost production of smartphone parts
Murata Manufacturing Co. said Monday it has acquired a Sony Corp. plant in central Japan as it looks to meet growing demand for iPhone and other smartphone components.
Japan Times
LIFE / Digital / ON: GAMES
Sep 24, 2017
Better games for serious hardware
Get the Playstation 4 revved
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Tech
Sep 20, 2017
Sony-Olympus joint venture to market advanced HD surgical microscope
Sony Olympus Medical Solutions — a medical joint venture set up by Sony and Olympus in 2013 — says it has developed a new surgical microscope that could free doctors from the strains involved with operating older, unwieldy models over long periods of time.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
Aug 15, 2017
Vinyl records enjoy streaming-led rebirth in Japan after three-decade hiatus
Music on vinyl is enjoying a renaissance, with digital streaming services generating interest in records once more.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
Aug 9, 2017
Budding inventors find encouragement in Sony's Seed Accelerator Program
Sony Corp., which is emerging from five years of brutal restructuring that gutted its workforce and product lineup, wants to show off a few new things.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
Jul 19, 2017
Sony to complete sale of battery business to Murata in September
Sony Corp. said Wednesday it will complete the sale of its battery business to electronic parts maker Murata Manufacturing Co. on Sept. 1, having obtained the necessary approval from antitrust regulators.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Jun 29, 2017
Sony to crank out vinyl records for first time in 28 years
Proving that vinyl records are making a comeback, Sony announces it will resume production of the music format for the first time in three decades.
Japan Times
LIFE / Digital / ON: TECH
Jun 18, 2017
Set to go with the push of a button
A very meta instant camera
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Tech
Jun 14, 2017
North Korea waging damaging cyberattacks since 2009 and more coming: U.S.
The U.S. government on Tuesday issued a rare alert squarely blaming the North Korean government for a raft of cyberattacks stretching back to 2009 and warning that more were likely.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Jun 6, 2017
Japan notches $18 billion in soured deals amid M&A boom
Japanese businesses that have been snapping up everything from drugmakers to beer brands in their biggest overseas acquisition spree on record are beginning to feel the pain from some of the soured deals of the past.
Japan Times
LIFE / Digital
May 28, 2017
Unusual controllers preside at BitSummit
A man wearing a blue shirt and box over his head wandered the floor at Kyoto's Miyako Messe exhibition hall. As passersby stopped to look, he handed them empty lotion pump bottles and invited them to try squirting them.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
May 23, 2017
Sony about to get its groove back, CEO Kazuo Hirai says
After five years of restructuring by Sony Corp., Chief Executive Officer Kazuo Hirai said Tuesday he is confident the once-dominant electronics giant will see an operating profit of ¥500 billion, the largest in two decades, in the current business year.
BUSINESS / Tech
May 9, 2017
Sony to launch electroluminescent TV with sound-emitting screen
Sony Corp. will from June 10 start selling 4K high-definition televisions featuring an organic electroluminescent screen that vibrates to reproduce sound and eliminates the need for conventional speakers.
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.
No AC this summer? No problem (for me).
Think air conditioning is a requirement for a Tokyo summer? Think again.
She’s paying ¥1 million to help behind the scenes at the Paris Olympics
Mai Tarumi, who previously volunteered at the postponed Tokyo Olympics in 2021, has a travel budget of ¥1 million for her trip to volunteer at the Paris Games.

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