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SoftBank goes with Ericsson and Nokia for 5G network
Japanese telco goes with Swedish and Finnish equipment manufacturers.
Japan to restrict foreign investment for domestic tech and telco companies
Among the affected industries are the telecommunications, semiconductor manufacturing, and mobile phone manufacturing sectors.
Japan telcos pull back sale of new Huawei smartphones
Citing consumer safety concerns and uncertainty over Google's Android support, SoftBank and KDDI have delayed the sale of new handsets from the Chinese vendor, specifically, the Huawei P30 lite, which had been slated to hit the local market on May 24.
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.
SoftBank Group looking to ride AI unicorns into the future
SoftBank Vision Fund was the majority provider of operating income for the Japanese behemoth for fiscal year 2018.
Panasonic and Toyota link up to create housing joint venture
Each company will have a 50% stake in the new joint venture.
Singtel’s cross-border payments system expands to Japan
The Via cross-border payments system has expanded into Japan thanks to a partnership with Netstars.
NTT DoCoMo to trial remote-monitoring technology for aged care
It will monitor the way people living in aged care facilities and homes move, from when they walk to whether they fall.
Japanese firms to trial location-tracking car loans in Indonesia
The device will be attached to vehicles to allow for remote engine control in the case of loan defaults.
Fujitsu and Sony think blockchain is the best way to store education records
Learning data of students will be stored and managed as 'unfalsifiable data on a blockchain', in lieu of a paper certificate with pretty gold embossing.
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.
SoftBank sells off Nvidia and Flipkart stakes to bank $5.6 billion in exits for 2018
The Japanese conglomerate claims to have had a 450 percent return on its $0.7 billion equity investment in Nvidia.
Alibaba Cloud opens second data centre in Japan
Chinese cloud vendor launches another data centre that will more than double its current capacity in Japan, where it says there is growing demand for big data analytics with machine learning capabilities.
NTT and NEC use 5G to stream 8K footage of a steam locomotive to its passengers
Good news for Japanese steampunks that have a 5G handset from the future.
Microsoft pulls buggy Office 2010 January updates
Microsoft's preparations for a new Japanese era coming later this year break Excel.
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.
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.
Fujitsu wins Hokkaido University supercomputer order
Theoretically capable of 4.0 petaflops of performance, the system will also have a cloud component, with operations expected to begin in December 2018.
NEC and NTT DoCoMo reach 5G deal
The deal with NTT DoCoMo will see NEC supply 5G base station control units, as well as providing software upgrades to existing 4G base stations to make them compatible with the new network. Read more: https://zd.net/2Ife6Zc
Nissan to use recycled car batteries for off-grid street lighting
Electric vehicle batteries will become part of the country's smart cities.
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