Japan has traditionally been ahead of the curve when it comes to tech. Panasonic shares its vision of what the smart home will look like
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Japan To Build World’s Fastest AI & Big Data Supercomputer
The AI Bridging Cloud Infrastructure is to target machine learning applications and big data analysis for academia, enterprises and start-ups
Brexit: Japan Raises Concerns Over Impact On Its Cloud And Tech Businesses
Japanese tech companies may leave the UK if Brexit negotiations are not transparent, warns Japan's foreign ministry
Japan Prepares ‘Pay By Fingerprint’ System
Japanese government launches biometric payment scheme to encourage tourists ahead of 2020 Olympic Games
Equinix To Open Four New Data Centres Across World
Equinix details 2016 growth plans with new data centres opening in Brazil, Australia, Japan, and the United States
Japanese Police Get Dedicated Drone Takedown Squad
Nuisance drones could soon find their rotars clipped after Japanese police creates a dedicated drone takedown squad
London Is A True World Centre Of Fintech, Says Boris
Mayor of London announces closer tie-up between the capital and Tokyo to promote fintech growth
Equinix Snaps Up Japanese Data Centre Provider Bit-Isle
Acquistion strengthens Equinix's Asia-Pacific footprint with six Japanese data centres
Toshiba Chief Resigns Over Accounting Scandal
Two more executives have quit as a report reveals profit inflation going back several years
Japanese Senior Citizens To Get iPads With IBM Health, Community Apps
Japan Post Group, IBM and Apple team up to provide tablets and communication and healthcare apps to senior citizens
VAIO Phone Goes Official – But Only In Japan
Will compete against its old owner Sony in the Android smartphone market
SoftBank Enlists Japanese-Speaking IBM Watson As Profit Falls
IBM to teach Watson Japanese to give a helping hand to Softbank
Death Threats From Hacker Lead To Prison Sentence
A hacker who made a number of death threats in Japan has been jailed in a case that captured the nation
Cloud Gaming Supercomputer Starts Trials With Final Fantasy VII
Japanese firm Shinra Technologies to deliver games through the cloud, making consoles redundant
Why Fujitsu Grows Lettuces In Fukushima – CEO
Masami Yamamoto, head of Fujitsu, explains why the Japanese giant is growing high-tech lettuce next door to the nuclear disaster site
Fujitsu And Panasonic To Combine Chip Design Efforts
The new venture will be fabless, hire employees from both companies
Toshiba And SanDisk Sue Hynix For Industrial Espionage
The engineer who leaked proprietary information is in custody
Buffalo Technology Launches Entry-Level NAS Series
LinkStation 210 and LinkStation 220 offer mobile-friendly networked storage
Microsoft Delivers Windows Azure To Japan
Microsoft opens two data centres in Japan as it delivers on Azure promise for the land of the Rising Sun
Sony Confirms Restructuring Plans And Vaio Sale
After several days of speculation, Sony has confirmed plans to restructure its electronics business
NTT DoCoMo Delays Tizen Smartphone Launch
Samsung-backed operating system suffers yet another setback
Box Targets Japan, Latin America And Australia In $100m Expansion Push
Box gains new partners and investment as it looks to increase its global footprint
EU And Japan Partner For 100 Gbps Internet
Japan and Europe have teamed up on a number of research projects, including one to develop 100 Gbps Internet technologies
Visual Tools Track Cyber Attacks In Real Time
~SEcurity staff are overwhelmed with data. Wayne Rash says we must use visualisation tools
Japan Police Want To Block Nefarious Tor Use
Some fear Japanese police move could lead to a blanket ban of the anonymising service
Japan Updates Piracy Laws With Threat Of Prison
Up to two years in confinement for “knowingly” downloading a single copyrighted file
Sony Mobile To Cut 1,000 Jobs
The unit formerly known as Sony Ericsson moves its headquarters to Japan
Fujitsu, NEC And DoCoMo Create A Chip Design Company
Japanese tech manufacturers unite to take on Qualcomm in the mobile chip market
Six Arrested Over Japanese Porn Blackmail Virus
Salarymen find new sources of income by running porn blackmail scam
US Leapfrogs Japan In Supercomputer Race
The US is now home to the world's most powerful computer, thanks to an IBM monster machine