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Japan approves material for Samsung chips: Report
Japan has approved the export of another batch of photoresist to South Korea, a key material needed for Samsung's EUV chip process.
Apple under investigation from Japan's FTC for pressuring parts makers: Report
Around 10 Japanese companies reportedly received demands to give technology and knowledge for free.
Softbank Group continues upswing with ¥1.16 trillion in revenue
Its Japanese mobile businesses comprised of 36% of the company's revenue for the quarter.
Tokyo offers $1 billion research grant for human augmentation, cyborg tech
Artificial hibernation is also of interest to the Japanese government.
Japan removes South Korea from 'white list' of favoured trade partners
The delisting of South Korea as a favoured trade partner may have long-term consequences for the global production of tech goods.
Sony operating profit jumps 18% to ¥231 billion
This is despite its gaming business experiencing a 12% dip in operating income.
Equinix opens 11th Tokyo data centre, its largest in Japan
New facility currently houses 950 cabinets and offers colocation space of 39,800 square feet, expanding 3,500 cabinets and 153,800 square fee when fully completed, making it Equinix's biggest data centre in Japan where it operates 13 sites.
Former Toshiba memory business to rebrand as Kioxia
The name change will take effect at the start of October.
Samsung to prepare contingency plans for Korea-Japan trade scuffle
Samsung leader JY Lee has told the company's semiconductor and display businesses to make contingency plans in the event that the trade dispute between South Korea and Japan continues to drag on.
Bitpoint cryptocurrency exchange hacked for $32 million
$23 million of the stolen funds belonged to Bitpoint's customers; the rest belonged to the exchange itself.
Samsung boss visits Tokyo amid Japan-Korea trade scuffle escalation
Samsung boss JY Lee is reportedly planning talks with Japanese business leaders to discuss how to go forward with Japan's export restrictions.
7-Eleven Japanese customers lose $500,000 due to mobile app flaw
Hackers exploit 7-Eleven's poorly designed password reset function to make unwanted charges on 900 customers' accounts.
Dimension Data, NTT Communication, and NTT Security bundled into NTT Ltd
Rebadged technology services provider said to be worth $11 billion.
Japan imposes trade restrictions on South Korea for smartphone and chip materials
The Japanese government is also seeking consultation on whether South Korea should be removed from its 'white country list'.
SoftBank goes with Ericsson and Nokia for 5G network
Japanese telco goes with Swedish and Finnish equipment manufacturers.
10 awesome handheld computers from yesteryear
Mobile tech has advanced so fast in the last few years that it is easy to forget how long companies have been pushing the envelope in preparation of today's powerful gadgetry. Join us in a trip down memory lane as we look at early gadgets that changed the landscape forever.
Tokyo offers $1 billion research grant for human augmentation, cyborg tech
Artificial hibernation is also of interest to the Japanese government.
Equinix opens 11th Tokyo data centre, its largest in Japan
New facility currently houses 950 cabinets and offers colocation space of 39,800 square feet, expanding 3,500 cabinets and 153,800 square fee when fully completed, making it Equinix's biggest data centre in Japan where it operates 13 sites.
Former Toshiba memory business to rebrand as Kioxia
The name change will take effect at the start of October.
Panasonic and Toyota link up to create housing joint venture
Each company will have a 50% stake in the new joint venture.
Google opens second Japan cloud region
Located in Osaka and part of the company's US$47 billion global investment, Google's latest cloud region is the second in Japan and seventh in Asia-Pacific, and supports a clientele that includes Asahi Group, Sharp, Yamaha, and Mercari.
NEC and E.Sun create ATM with facial recognition
Japanese conglomerate NEC has provided its facial recognition system for use in E.Sun bank's ATMs.
NTT and NEC use 5G to stream 8K footage of a steam locomotive to its passengers
NTT and NEC use 5G to stream 8K footage of a steam locomotive to its passengers
Japan makes visitors pay for their biometric info to be collected
The 1,000 yen tax will be charged on plane and boat tickets and used to fund facial recognition initiatives at airports.
Japan's cybersecurity chief has never used a computer
The man in charge of cybersecurity not only said he does not use a PC but seemed stumped when asked about risks associated with USB drives.
Researchers develop optical fibre capable of over 1 petabit per second
Boffins claim new fibre can transmit 12 times as much data as existing optic fibres.
Fujitsu develops palm vein and facial data authentication technology
The company hopes to make the technology 'practical' within fiscal 2020.
NTT Docomo to trial pest monitoring device
NTT is combining AI-based image recognition and low powered cameras to monitor pests within greenhouses.
EFF blasts Japan over piracy website blocking proposal
Japan should not introduce piracy website blocking laws in response to copyright infringement, EFF has said, because such a restriction doesn't work, violates freedom of expression, and 'breaks the internet'. Read more: https://zd.net/2KXTv0R
SoftBank bids $9m to increase Yahoo Japan ownership
SoftBank Corp has made a tender offer to Altaba to acquire a chunk of its stake in Yahoo Japan -- however, Yahoo Japan will buy back up to 611 million of shares from SoftBank. Read more: https://zd.net/2KKjkS8
Google Pay now supports Suica cards in Japan
From 24 May, Suica cards are now available to be used on Google Pay in Japan.
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