Sendai throws weight behind efforts to develop tech for disasters
Companies in the Tohoku region are developing apps to help with the distribution of relief supplies and the management of evacuation centers.
A U.S. judge on Friday ordered Apple to loosen control over its App Store payment system, a blow to the global tech giant sparked by its anti-trust battle with Fortnite maker Epic Games.
For the visually impaired, Japan's tenji blocks offer reassurance and support
The tactile paving invented in Okayama Prefecture more than 50 years ago has since gone global, becoming a familiar sight in cities from London to Sydney.
SoftBank-backed Karrot becomes $2.7 billion South Korean unicorn
Asia’s fourth-largest economy is breaking away from family-controlled conglomerates and minting self-made billionaires faster than ever.
Can we be friends? Dating apps say sex isn't everything in a post-pandemic world
Amorous entanglements aren't uppermost in the minds of many people emerging from long periods of pandemic isolation. Instead, they crave the friendships and social groups.
Facebook's Neighborhoods feature faces crowded niche market and profiling concerns
Facebook, which is rolling out the feature in four U.S. cities, is already playing catch-up in the red-hot market for local social apps.
Minister admits coercing Olympics app developers into cutting costs
Takuya Hirai was reported to have told senior officials overseeing the project that they "would be better off threatening" the joint venture developing the app to achieve cost reductions.
Biden drops plan to ban Chinese-owned apps TikTok and WeChat
The Trump administration had claimed the apps posed national security risks and had sought to force the sale of TikTok to U.S. investors.
Japanese farmers turn to technology to overcome pandemic and aging
New digital technologies are enabling farmers to increase crop output and income without needing additional human labor.
ANA starts trial of COVID-19 status app at Tokyo's Haneda Airport
The airline will trial the International Air Transport Association Travel Pass on its flights connecting Tokyo with Honolulu and New York until June 6.
