The government plans to promote the development of artificial intelligence technology in cooperation with other entities for use in medical, manufacturing and other sectors to mitigate the expected labor shortages that will result from an aging society, officials said Friday. The public-private initiative will ...
NEC Corp. said Wednesday it has co-developed a plastic that mimics Japanese lacquerware and may be suitable for use in luxury car interiors. NEC developed the bioplastic in collaboration with the Kyoto Institute of Technology and Yutaro Shimode, a lacquerware artist, using cellulose resin ...
The nation’s electronics makers are developing sensors that use the so-called Internet of things to give municipalities early warning of landslides and floods. The central and regional governments have faced pressure to do something about the problem of deadly mudslides and rivers breaking their ...
Envision a container filled with tens of thousands of metal screws made from the same mold. Is it possible to tell one from another? Yes, with NEC Corp.’s “fingerprint of things” technology — a new development in the field of forensic authentication. “Our company ...
The Fair Trade Commission raided the offices of five companies on Tuesday, including NEC Corp. and Fujitsu Ltd., amid allegations they rigged bids for maintenance contracts with Tokyo Electric Power Co. The firms, which also include Fuso Dentsu Co. and Oi Electric Co., are ...
Major computer makers, including Fujitsu Ltd. and NEC Corp., are enhancing their services for Big Data, meaning data collected very rapidly in large volumes from a variety of sources. Because Big Data services are seen as limitless and expected to achieve high growth, the ...
NEC Corp. said Monday it will start a new service that will allow family members living apart to watch over each other utilizing a small robot and cloud computing technology. The 24-cm-tall robot weighing 1.3 kg is equipped with a camera, microphone and sensor ...
Japan’s top electronics firms on Thursday reported mixed earnings, with Sony slashing its full-year profit outlook while hard-hit Panasonic turned in strong earnings and boosted its annual forecast. The firms have undergone painful restructuring to stem years of losses as they struggle to keep ...
The newest technologies showcasing the potential of intelligent transport systems (ITS) will be on view to the public starting Thursday as part of an ongoing conference in Tokyo. The exhibition under the 20th ITS World Congress at Tokyo Big Sight in Koto Ward features ...
At less than 800 grams, a 13.3-inch notebook personal computer headed for the domestic market in November will be the world’s lightest, NEC Personal Computers Ltd.
Japanese firms with offices in Egypt are closely watching the situation and gathering information in the country where Cairo security authorities started Wednesday to forcibly remove supporters of ousted Egyptian President Mohammed Morsi. Since Morsi was deposed in a coup in early July, many ...
NEC Corp. considers withdrawing from its money-losing smartphone business due to deadlocked negotiations with Chinese PC maker Lenovo Group Ltd. on integrating their mobile phone units.
