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Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
Jun 3, 2020
Automating factories creates $100 billion Japan corporate giant
Keyence is famed for its dizzying profitability with an operating profit margin of more than 50 percent, among the country's highest.
Japan Times
JAPAN
May 31, 2020
Japan's new contact-tracing app: 'security blanket' or effective tool?
Minimally intrusive and conditional on consent, the app's privacy concerns are minimal, with widespread penetration its largest obstacle to success, observers say.
Japan Times
JAPAN
May 27, 2020
Japanese firm's ultraviolet technology succeeds in weakening coronavirus
The University of Miyazaki said Wednesday its joint research has shown that ultraviolet technology developed by a Japanese firm is effective in weakening the novel coronavirus.
Japan Times
JAPAN
May 27, 2020
Japan enacts high-tech 'super city' bill
The government hopes to utilize cutting-edge technologies to address issues such as depopulation and the aging of society.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
May 27, 2020
Japan enacts law toughening transparency regulations on tech giants
The measure addresses concerns such companies are taking advantage of their market dominance to mistreat merchants who offer wares on their platforms.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Tech
May 25, 2020
Major Japan electronics show CEATEC to be held online due to virus
One of Japan's major annual electronics shows will be held online in October due to safety concerns arising from the novel coronavirus, organizers said Monday.
Japan Times
LIFE / Digital / ON: TECH
May 24, 2020
Solving pandemic-era problems with the help of two apps and a fan
This month's collection of products and services are great to help deal with the pandemic but may work just as well when it's over.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
May 22, 2020
IBM the latest tech giant to cut jobs in midst of virus pandemic
The cuts affected employees in North Carolina, Pennsylvania, California, Missouri and New York, where IBM is based, according to sources.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
May 21, 2020
China forms new plan to seize world technology crown from U.S.
In the master plan backed by President Xi Jinping himself, China will invest an estimated $1.4 trillion over six years to 2025.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
May 19, 2020
Sony and Microsoft strike deal on tiny AI chip with huge potential
Potential uses include optimizing warehouse and factory automation and making cars smarter about their drivers and environment.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Tech
May 15, 2020
Sony presents 'world’s first' image sensors with built-in AI
The new technology promises to make data-gathering tasks much faster and more secure.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
May 14, 2020
Seiko Epson to start producing face masks for donation and internal use
The firm has also decided to donate 5,600 face shields to the prefectural government to help ease medical supply shortages.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
May 13, 2020
Tencent takes aim at Microsoft and Amazon with expansion of cloud business in Japan
The Chinese tech giant aims to triple its sales in 2020 from the current level.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
May 11, 2020
Japan mobile carriers launch new iPhone SE after virus-delayed debut
The updated budget model from 2016 hits the market after a two-week coronavirus delay as parts of Japan cautiously resume economic activity.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
May 11, 2020
Sony and ANA to jointly develop remotely controlled avatar robots
With the new coronavirus pandemic restricting human contact, the two companies hope to use the robots in a wide range of situations such as teleworking.
WORLD
May 5, 2020
Apple and Google ban use of location tracking in coronavirus contact tracing apps
Apple Inc. and Alphabet Inc.'s Google on Monday said they would ban the use of location tracking in apps that use a new contact tracing system the two are building to help slow the spread of the novel coronavirus.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Tech
May 5, 2020
Japanese firms develop contactless technologies to tackle pandemic
Contactless technologies have come into the spotlight amid the spread of the new coronavirus as people have become more conscious of the risks of infection from touching doorknobs and buttons.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
May 3, 2020
SoftBank’s super-fast 5G network isn’t very useful just yet
SoftBank Corp.’s fifth-generation wireless service in Japan is living up to the hype in at least one respect — internet speeds that are blazingly fast even by the standards of one of the most connected countries in the world.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
May 1, 2020
Global smartphone market suffers worst contraction on record
Market trackers estimated the decline from the same period in 2019 at between 11 and 17 percent.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Apr 29, 2020
Japanese government to release coronavirus contact-tracing app in May
The new app will detect nearby phones with the same app and send alerts to those who have been in close contact with users diagnosed as infected with the coronavirus.
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.
Yen’s woes seem too big for even a BOJ hike this month to solve
The Bank of Japan headquarters in Tokyo
China’s economic growth comes in worse than expected
Pedestrians in the Wangfujing shopping area in Beijing on July 11, 2024. China's economic growth in the second quarter was lower than forecast, adding pressure on Chinese leaders to lift confidence at the Chinese Communist Party's third plenum this week.
Kansai airports to increase takeoff and landing slots ahead of Osaka Expo
Kansai International Airport in Izumisano, Osaka Prefecture. The upper limit on the number of takeoff and landing slots at the airport as well as Kobe Airport in Hyogo Prefecture will be raised in spring next year ahead of the 2025 World Exposition in Osaka.
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.
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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