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TECHNOLOGY

COMMENTARY / World
Feb 10, 2018
Undead rock stars shouldn't play stadiums
Tech entrepreneurs and deceased musicians' estates should allow rock stars to rest in peace.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Jan 22, 2018
China turning into a scientific superpower
China is rapidly gaining in the global race for knowledge.
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
Jan 5, 2018
Brain waves will make Nissan's car of the future a better ride
The world's biggest carmakers and technology companies are spending billions of dollars to perfect your ability to drive without thinking. But Nissan Motor Co. is taking a different direction — trying to "decode" your thinking so that hands-on driving is more fun.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Tech
Dec 26, 2017
Uber's loss in Europe shows trans-Atlantic split over disruptive tech, could embolden U.S. cities to act
FFocus
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Dec 22, 2017
5G: China's dream to dominate world technology
President Xi Jinping's growing consolidation of power is giving ever more momentum to the ambitious Chinese plan to gain dominance of high-tech industries.
COMMENTARY / World
Dec 9, 2017
Technophobes and the future of jobs
What if your profession has never required much computer literacy — and then all of a sudden it does. Should you be fired?
Japan Times
JAPAN / Media / MEDIA MIX
Dec 2, 2017
Japan's plan to export arms is lacking ammo
When U.S. President Donald Trump was here last month, he said Japan should be buying more military hardware from America, and seemed to believe it would. Trump's penchant for talking off-the-cuff is well-known, but Japan's reluctance to address the matter forthrightly may have more to do with the fact...
COMMENTARY / World
Dec 2, 2017
Invest in bitcoin, even if it's a bubble
Uber, Tesla, Snap, bitcoin may have inflated valuations, but their tide lifts many better boats.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Nov 19, 2017
The upgrade myth
The latest isn't always the greatest when it comes to technology.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Society
Nov 16, 2017
Shibuya expo showcases innovations toward creating an inclusive society
The social welfare system has long been viewed as a form of assistance for the needy.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Tech
Oct 3, 2017
New entrants flock to Tokyo's cutting-edge technology trade show
A robot, remote controlled by motion capture, moves in perfect sync with a person in the distance. A device passes an infrared scan over some food and supplies complete nutritional information about the fare. These are among the array of cutting-edge technologies on display as Japan's largest electronics...
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Oct 1, 2017
We'll get flying cars to go with our 140 characters
There has been an explosion of commercial interest in flying cars.
COMMENTARY / World
Sep 30, 2017
Tech and regulators can find common ground
Big shocks to the landscape, including the operating context for both incumbents and disrupters, require adaptations that can be — and often are — inherently complex.
Japan Times
JAPAN / EXPLAINER
Sep 25, 2017
High tech, IT and robots are at forefront of Japan's funeral industry boom
From a sutra-chanting humanoid robot to automated cemeteries, technological innovation is changing how Japanese deal with funerary rituals.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Tech
Sep 14, 2017
Japan's high-tech lavatory drive picks up pace ahead of Olympics
Pop diva Madonna once said during her 2005 visit to Japan that she'd "missed the heated toilet seats."
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
Sep 12, 2017
How Honda lost its mojo, and the mission to get it back
The driver punched the air as his red and white McLaren-Honda roared over the finish line. It was in Suzuka, Mie Prefecture, 1988, and Ayrton Senna had just become Formula One world champion for the first time. The McLaren racing team and its engine maker, Honda Motor, were unstoppable that year, their...
Two of America’s biggest debt holders are dumping Treasurys
The U.S. Treasury building in Washington. Investors in Japan and China sold a pile of U.S. debt in the last quarter, just before the U.S. presidential election.
Ishiba aggravates his own political failures with diplomatic faux pas
Prime Minster Shigeru Ishiba is greeted at the APEC summit in Lima by Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau on Friday. The Japanese leader was criticized for remaining seated while meeting several world leaders at the event.
Japan's 3.31 million visitors in October set monthly record
Kiyomizu Temple in Kyoto in December 2023. Famous autumn leaf colors contributed to increased tourism demand last month from many markets across Asia, Europe and North America, the Japan National Tourism Organization has said.
Japan ranks last in romance satisfaction for second straight year
In a survey of 31 countries, Japan ranked last in terms of those who felt loved, with just 51% of respondents saying so.
Ruling coalition and DPP strike last-minute deal over economic policy
DPP policy chief Makoto Mahaguchi speaks at the party's policy gathering in Tokyo on Wednesday.
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.
Haruki Murakami's 'The City and Its Uncertain Walls' gives deep deja vu
For “The City and Its Uncertain Walls,” translated into English by Philip Gabriel, Haruki Murakami confronts the ghosts who won't leave him alone.
Japanese expats in Asia find community through rugby
The Taiwan Fivewoods celebrate their victory at the 2023 Asian Japanese Rugby Cup in December of last year.
In Fukushima, a weekend of prose, poetry and translation
Aomori-based writer JJ Carter presented on tabletop gaming as creative inspiration for building characters and narratives.
For Dr. Nakamats, aging is just experience in action
Though he didn't win the recent gubernatorial election in Tokyo, the 96-year-old Dr. Nakamats' run was seen as inspirational in Japan's aging society.

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