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Nissan and DeNA to launch self-driving taxi trial in Yokohama

Business / Corporate Feb 23, 2018

Nissan and DeNA to launch self-driving taxi trial in Yokohama

by Kazuaki Nagata

Nissan and the game maker plan to hold a two-week experiment in Yokohama to develop a ride-hailing app for self-driving cabs.

When it comes to health info, online 'fake news' can have serious repercussions

National / Science & Health | A MATTER OF HEALTH Apr 5, 2017

When it comes to health info, online 'fake news' can have serious repercussions

by Tomoko Otake

A recent "fake news" scandal involving IT giant DeNA Co. shows how quickly bogus health information can make the rounds online. According to a 300-page report released last month by a third-party panel looking into the scandal, Welq — one of the firm's 10 content ...

Baseball / Japanese Baseball Mar 10, 2017

BayStars, Yokohama government announce plans to promote sports, work to boost local economy

The Yokohama BayStars, along with the team's parent company and Yokohama Stadium Co., signed an agreement with the Yokohama municipal government to cooperate toward promoting sports and revitalizing the local economy. BayStars skipper Alex Ramirez told a joint news conference at the municipal government office ...

DeNA CEO apologizes over information website plagiarism scandal

Business / Corporate Dec 7, 2016

DeNA CEO apologizes over information website plagiarism scandal

by Kazuaki Nagata

The CEO of DeNA Co., whose health care information website and others have been under fire following accusations of plagiarism and inaccurate reporting, apologized Wednesday over the scandal, vowing to investigate what went wrong. "We'd like to sincerely apologize to all concerned parties and individuals ...

DeNA pulls eight online services amid reporting scandal

Business / Corporate Dec 2, 2016

DeNA pulls eight online services amid reporting scandal

by Kazuaki Nagata

A company behind a health care information website under fire over inaccurate, plagiarized articles on Thursday said it had temporarily suspended operations of eight other niche online services. It emerged this week that articles on DeNA Co.'s website Welq were not properly fact-checked and that ...

Robot Taxi plans to have Fujisawa residents test driverless car for supermarket rides

Business / Tech Oct 1, 2015

Robot Taxi plans to have Fujisawa residents test driverless car for supermarket rides

by Kazuaki Nagata

Robot Taxi Inc. said Thursday it will invite local residents to try out an experimental self-driving taxi on public roads early next year. The project will take place in Fujisawa, Kanagawa Prefecture, which is designated a National Strategic Special Zone. About 50 residents will take ...

Nintendo finally enters smartphone game sector, with DeNA as partner

Business Mar 18, 2015

Nintendo finally enters smartphone game sector, with DeNA as partner

by Kazuaki Nagata

In a major policy shift, Nintendo Co. said it has partnered with mobile video game operator DeNA Co. to enter the smartphone game market. During a joint news conference in Tokyo on Tuesday, the two firms said they will develop smartphone games using Nintendo's popular ...

Profiting off our biocapital

Commentary / Japan Sep 4, 2014

Profiting off our biocapital

by Chikako Nakayama

We must be watchful of attempts by DNA testing services to sell the private data they've accumulated from people to other companies for their own profit.

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