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Search engine for Japanese sex hotels announces security breach
The 2010s decade ends with a major security breach at a search engine for finding love hotels across Japan.
Fuji Xerox rebrands as Fujifilm Business Innovation
The company also announced it is cutting technology ties with Xerox.
Ocado's robot warehouses are now heading to Japan
The British online supermarket has signed the deal with Japanese supermarket retailer Aeon.
Naver and SoftBank to form joint venture
The newly formed joint venture will become the majority shareholder of Z Holdings, which runs Yahoo Japan.
Yahoo Japan to combine with Line chat app: Report
The SoftBank-backed Yahoo and South Korea's Naver-owned Line would become the dominant mobile payment service provider in Japan if the deal pulls through.
Nokia and Sendai test drone use cases for tsunamis
The testers attempted to use a drone to lead people out of safety in a simulated tsunami situation.
WeWork and Uber drag SoftBank Group into historic negative territory
Earnings before interest and taxes collapses from ¥1.42 trillion to a ¥15.6 billion loss.
New rules on IP rights and e-commerce to be set under RCEP free trade agreement
Australia is one of 15 Indo-Pacific countries committed to signing the Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership (RCEP) agreement next year.
Work less but produce more? In Japan, Microsoft is trying to solve that puzzle
Microsoft's four-day working week trial in Japan has produced significant productivity growth among employees.
One cyber attack can cost major APAC ports $110B
In an "extreme" scenario, a single software virus infecting 15 ports across five Asian markets including Singapore, Japan, and China, can result in losses totalling $110 billion, estimates a new study, which notes 92% of such costs remain uninsured.
Pixel 4 skips India, Japan waiting on Motion Sense
Country by country decisions throughout the Asia-Pacific region means a Pixel 4 in some places is not the same Pixel 4 in others, even if it is the same phone.
Japanese telco KDDI goes with Nokia and Ericsson for 5G
Its first set of commercial 5G services are expected to go live in March 2020.
Softbank to open a cafe run by Pepper robots
It will sell waffles.
Singapore amongst currencies Facebook wants tied to Libra
Social media giant has reportedly informed US government officials that the Singapore dollar, Japanese yen, and euro are amongst an initial bundle of global currencies that likely will be included in a reserve fund backing its cryptocurrency.
Nokia and NTT DoCoMo to use 5G and AI to monitor workers
If your performance review isn't going as expected, look for a power cord to pull.
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.
Fuji Xerox rebrands as Fujifilm Business Innovation
The company also announced it is cutting technology ties with Xerox.
Nokia and Sendai test drone use cases for tsunamis
The testers attempted to use a drone to lead people out of safety in a simulated tsunami situation.
Softbank to open a cafe run by Pepper robots
It will sell waffles.
Nokia and NTT DoCoMo to use 5G and AI to monitor workers
If your performance review isn't going as expected, look for a power cord to pull.
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.
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