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TECH 3

Japan Times
BUSINESS / Markets
Jan 7, 2022
Taiwan’s 2021 exports soar to new record on tech demand
The island saw double-digit growth for a tenth month, with 2021 shipments reaching $446 billion due to soaring demand for technology products and components.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Tech
Jan 5, 2022
At CES, chipmakers show off plans to go after each other’s turf
Intel's loss of leadership in chip-manufacturing technology has exposed it to challenges from newly confident rivals in the PC market.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
Jan 5, 2022
Sony unveils PlayStation VR2 headset and new immersive Horizon game
Sony's next-generation wired gaming goggles, which plug into the PlayStation 5 home console, will feature OLED panels with increased resolution from the first generation.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / FOCUS
Jan 5, 2022
London’s fintech boom opens the door for dirty money
A fast-growing breed of startups present themselves as alternatives to old-fashioned banking, but critics say they're an easy conduit for financial crime.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World / The Year Ahead: Reckonings
Jan 5, 2022
A reckoning for Big Tech?
From China to the European Union and the United States, public authorities are turning to antitrust law to curtail market power and promote fairer, more competitive economies.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Tech
Jan 4, 2022
Investors learning little from trial of Theranos founder Elizabeth Holmes
The startup world had been watching in suspense, but it was largely for the spectacle of it all.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / Society
Dec 30, 2021
How will China change under Xi Jinping’s 'common prosperity?' Citizens respond.
Comments from up-and-coming voices in some key areas of the economy were broadly optimistic, but many Chinese people feel much less upbeat about the future.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Dec 30, 2021
Taiwan chip industry emerges as battlefront in U.S.-China showdown
The foundries are so valuable to the global economy that some refer to Taiwan's chip sector as a 'silicon shield' that deters a Chinese attack and ensures American support.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Tech
Dec 23, 2021
Lick it up: Japanese professor creates 'tele-taste' TV screen
The device, called Taste the TV (TTTV), uses a carousel of 10 flavor canisters that spray in combination to create the taste of a particular food.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
Dec 22, 2021
Fintech startup Finatext has worst Tokyo debut in two decades
The firm is expecting a net loss of u00a51 billion this fiscal year, but co-founder Ryota Hayashi says he's in no rush to generate profit, though added it could do so quickly if required.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Dec 22, 2021
Top chipmaking adviser proposes tax breaks and spending to revive industry in Japan
Spending approved this week should be just the start of its efforts to reverse decades of decline, says Tetsuro Higashi, the leading chip expert advising the Kishida administration.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Dec 22, 2021
Amazon and Twitter scrap CES plans in Las Vegas after COVID-19 surge
The annual CES technology conference is still scheduled to get underway in early January. But efforts to return to normal have been hindered by the omicron variant.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / ANALYSIS
Dec 22, 2021
China puts regulatory spotlight on livestream retail boom
Viya, dubbed the country's 'queen of livestreaming,' had her e-commerce and social media accounts shut down after she was fined more than $200 million for tax evasion.
Japan Times
WORLD / FOCUS
Dec 20, 2021
Deepfake anyone: AI synthetic media tech enters perilous phase
The technology is now advanced enough that general viewers would struggle to distinguish many fake videos from reality.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
Dec 19, 2021
Reddit IPO to test social media platform's 'meme' stock hype
The San Francisco-based company filed confidentially last week with U.S. regulators for an initial public offering.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Dec 15, 2021
Biden team weighs new clampdown on China’s largest chipmaker
The Biden administration is considering imposing tougher sanctions on China's largest chipmaker, building on an effort to limit the country's access to advanced technology.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Tech
Dec 15, 2021
Inside the race to fix a potentially disastrous software flaw
Researchers have concluded that the vulnerability had existed in Log4j since September 2013, apparently unknown to its vast universe of users.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Tech
Dec 9, 2021
Crypto chiefs face Democrat skeptics and GOP supporters at House hearing
The nearly five-hour-long hearing could help further legitimize crypto, though it also revealed the difficulties federal officials face in regulating the industry.
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.
Man charged with murder allegedly made victim date other men for money
A car carrying suspect Ryotaro Masuda, who was indicted for allegedly beating his 25-year-old girlfriend to death, leaves the Shibuya Police Station in Tokyo on Thursday.
Russia fired experimental ballistic missile at Ukraine, Putin says
Ukrainian firefighters work on a spot following an airstrike in Dnipro on Thursday.
Ex-yokozuna Kitanofuji dies at 82
Yokozuna Kitanofuji enters the ring during the May 1970 grand sumo tournament in Tokyo.
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.”
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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