Pandemic forces CEATEC tech show to go completely virtual
Organizers and exhibitors have had to find innovative ways to effectively demonstrate their physical products when “visitors” won’t get the chance to touch or see them.
Major Japan electronics show CEATEC to be held online due to virus
One of Japan's major annual electronics shows will be held online in October due to safety concerns arising from the novel coronavirus, organizers said Monday. The Combined Exhibition of Advanced Technologies, or CEATEC, will take place as scheduled from Oct. 20 to 23, said the ...
Can Japan revive its electronics industry glory?
The revival of CEATEC as an exhibition will serve as an important barometer for the resurgence of Japan's consumer electronics industry.
More Japanese businesses turn to mixed-reality tech for employee training
Corporate Japan's growing need to rely on new technologies to cope with the shrinking workforce was on show at the recent CEATEC technology exhibition, with service industry companies turning out in greater numbers this year. As more and more skilled workers reach retirement across various ...
CEATEC 2019 features driverless shuttle bus and avatar tech among exhibits
Organizers said this year’s four-day event has brought together 787 exhibitors from a broad spectrum of sectors.
An innovative peek into tech of tomorrow
CEATEC (Combined Exhibition of Advanced Technologies) is an annual event where innovative technologies, products and services are all exhibited together in one place to illustrate what a future society may be like. This year's CEATEC, for which The Japan Times is a prime media partner, ...
Connecting realities through cyberspace
One of the highlights of this year's CEATEC (Combined Exhibition of Advanced Technologies) is Society 5.0 Town, an exhibition area where companies from diverse sectors such as retail, banking, construction, transport and local governments will showcase their technologies to connect people, information and things ...
Sci-fi no more: Creations to address societal dilemmas
Advances in artificial intelligence (AI), 5G wireless networks and other technologies are making our lives more exciting and convenient, but a young entrepreneur, professor and media artist is also keen to harness them for other ambitions: addressing social challenges unique to Japanese society. The fifth-generation, ...
Firms offer a glimpse of future business models at CEATEC, Japan's biggest electronics trade show
Japan's biggest electronics trade show kicked off Tuesday, offering a future peek at how the latest technologies can be integrated into everyday living. This year's CEATEC (Combined Exhibition of Advanced Technologies) at Makuhari Messe in Chiba Prefecture is still making a push to cast off ...
Toyota and Line to offer voice-controlled AI navigation next summer
Toyota Motor Corp. and messaging app provider Line Corp. said Monday they will offer an artificial intelligence platform featuring voice commands for navigation services in Toyota cars in Japan by next summer. The services will use Line's Clova (Cloud Virtual Assistant) Auto system, a cloud-based ...
New entrants flock to Tokyo's cutting-edge technology trade show
A robot, remote controlled by motion capture, moves in perfect sync with a person in the distance. A device passes an infrared scan over some food and supplies complete nutritional information about the fare. These are among the array of cutting-edge technologies on display ...
NTT, Toyota kick off joint project to develop 'partner robots'
NTT Corp. and Toyota Motor Corp. announced Monday the launch of a joint research project to promote the development and use of "partner robots" tasked with helping people in their everyday lives. NTT will provide its Corevo artificial intelligence technology that enhances nonverbal interactions between ...
