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TECH 3

Japan Times
JAPAN
Jan 2, 2023
Classes in the metaverse: Program aims to help children who refuse to attend school
Some municipalities have begun to recognize online learning as an alternative to going to school.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Dec 31, 2022
Japan boosting use of digital tools for natural disasters
With damage caused by rains and typhoons becoming more severe, cities are refocusing their efforts to ensure the safety of residents by obtaining and conveying information promptly.
Japan Times
WORLD
Dec 30, 2022
As AI rises, lawmakers around the world try to catch up
Promoters believe it is revolutionizing human experience, but critics stress that the technology risks putting machines in charge of life-changing decisions.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Dec 29, 2022
Rising online crackdowns across Asia target citizens and Big Tech
During the COVID-19 lockdowns in Vietnam last year, blogger Bui Van Thuan took to Facebook to criticize a government's response. Days later, he was arrested.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Dec 29, 2022
Japan and U.K. to promote new communications network amid China concern
The two countries aim to avoid a situation in which Huawei Technologies and other Chinese players control the flow of information.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Dec 27, 2022
Competition or containment in the brewing chip war?
China's fear of having its access to semiconductors cut off might prompt it to invade Taiwan — so the U.S. needs to be careful on how its implements export controls.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
Dec 27, 2022
Apple Japan faces ¥14 billion tax bill after treating bulk sales as duty-free
The Tokyo Regional Taxation Bureau found around u00a5140 billion in tax-exempt sales over a two-year period were fraudulent duty-free purchases to be resold for commercial purposes.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Women at Work
Dec 27, 2022
Battling the odds to rise to the top: One woman's career in the IT sector
Yuki Shingu found taking a career break to help nurse her ailing father gave her a broader perspective on her rise through company ranks.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Tech
Dec 26, 2022
As Japan takes to rental e-scooters, some see changes to cities ahead
Services such as Luup could shift the nation's train station-centric urban layouts, but they have attracted controversy over drunken driving.
Japan Times
WORLD / FOCUS
Dec 24, 2022
The supply chain that keeps tech flowing to Russia
At least $2.6 billion of computer and other electronic components flowed into Russia in the seven months to Oct. 31 despite Western sanctions.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Tech
Dec 23, 2022
‘There’s less noise’: How investors are dealing with the fintech slowdown
Funding globally for financial technology firms smashed several records last year, but that boom didn't last into 2022.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Dec 23, 2022
High-ranking LDP lawmaker says TSMC considering second plant in Japan
Yoshihiro Seki, secretary general of a Liberal Democratic Party group on chip industry strategy, also urged the government to provide a favorable environment for investment.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Tech
Dec 23, 2022
Meta to pay $725 million in Cambridge Analytica scandal settlement
Facebook's parent company admitted no wrongdoing, saying in a statement that settling was 'in the best interest of our community and shareholders.'
Japan Times
WORLD
Dec 23, 2022
ByteDance employees accessed TikTok data of two journalists in leak probe
The data was accessed as part of an unsuccessful effort to identify potential connections between journalists and company employees, to learn if they were in the same location.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
Dec 22, 2022
Elon Musk 'not suited’ to running Twitter, Tesla investor says
Ross Gerber says if Musk remains involved with the platform it should be with the underlying technology rather than as the 'front-facing CEO.'
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Tech
Dec 22, 2022
No sign of smartphone recovery until late 2023, TDK CEO warns
Tokyo-based TDK sees little indication of a rebound following major declines in handset sales, especially in the key market of China.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Tech
Dec 21, 2022
Elon Musk to step down as Twitter CEO ... in due time
In a tweet, billionaire Elon Musk said he plans to retain control over the company's engineering teams.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Dec 20, 2022
Japan approves use of highly autonomous 'level-4' self-driving vehicles from April '23
Limited adoption of the automated vehicles intended to lead to the technology's use in unmanned bus services in regions with falling populations and in self-driving delivery robots.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Dec 20, 2022
Twitter users vote to oust Elon Musk as CEO
A total of 57.5% of more than 17 million accounts voted for Musk to step down in a poll he posted to his account.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Dec 19, 2022
U.S. won’t help fund China’s chip ambitions, Rahm Emanuel says
Over the past two months, the U.S. has taken its strongest steps yet to prevent China from buying or making leading-edge semiconductors.
Osaka and Tokyo ranked as world’s ninth and 14th most livable cities
The Economist Intelligence Unit’s 2024 Liveability Index gave Tokyo perfect scores for stability and health care.
Japan’s universities must prepare for tough changes
The University of Tokyo, the only Japanese institution in the Times university rankings’ top 50, is considering raising tuition fees.
Deportations over immigration violations in Japan up 65% in 2023
Kansai International Airport in Izumisano, Osaka Prefecture, in December
Japan’s jet fuel crunch hits Narita
Narita Airport is facing a jet fuel shortage and has requested that domestic distributors ensure a stable supply.
Another U.S. soldier charged with sexual assault in Okinawa
A building in Naha housing the Naha District Public Prosecutor's Office
Potential candidates in LDP presidential election come into view
Prospective candidates for the Liberal Democratic Party's presidential election include digital minister Taro Kono (left) and former LDP Secretary-General Shigeru Ishiba.
Osaka and Tokyo ranked as world’s ninth and 14th most livable cities
The Economist Intelligence Unit’s 2024 Liveability Index gave Tokyo perfect scores for stability and health care.
Yen taken back to the '80s by messaging missteps and loss of confidence
The rate of the yen against the dollar displayed in the trading room at foreign exchange brokerage Gaitame.com in Tokyo on Thursday.
U.S. and allies race to ‘Trump-proof’ Biden security deals by year-end
Former U.S. President Donald Trump speaks during a news conference after being found guilty over hush-money charges, at Trump Tower in New York City on May 31.
Koike’s governorship shaped by slogans and questions over follow-through
Tokyo Gov. Yuriko Koike speaks during an interview at the Tokyo Metropolitan Government Building in Tokyo on June 3.

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