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WORLD
Jan 5, 2023
CCTV cameras will watch over Egyptians in new high-tech capital
Installing more than 6,000 surveillance cameras across the New Administrative Capital may help with safety, but it also gives authorities an unparalleled ability to police public spaces.
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COMMENTARY / World / The Year Ahead
Jan 5, 2023
The global struggle for tech mastery
The past year offered some old lessons about great-power competition. But it also introduced some new ones about how technology is changing the strategic terrain.
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BUSINESS / Tech
Jan 4, 2023
Automated delivery robots to begin full-fledged service in Japan in April
Trials for deliveries of food and daily necessities by robots have been conducted in residential and business districts.
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WORLD
Jan 4, 2023
Robot fireflies and okra band-aids: 2022's nature-inspired solutions
'If we look to nature, we can shortcut our development process and get to a valuable solution right away,' said one researcher.
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BUSINESS / Tech
Jan 4, 2023
Both hurt and saved by regulations, what is next for crypto in Japan?
Strong regulations may have helped Japan avoid some of the FTX fallout, but some LDP lawmakers are pushing for a loosening of rules to embrace virtual assets.
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COMMENTARY / World
Jan 3, 2023
Actually, it has been a wonderful year for tech’s future
Things looked bleak for the technology sector in 2022. Yet progress across the board gives reason to be optimistic about the coming few years.
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WORLD
Jan 2, 2023
War-themed video game fuels wave of Ukraine conflict misinformation
Footage from Arma 3, often marked 'live' or 'breaking news,' has been used repeatedly in recent months in fake videos about the Russian offensive.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.

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