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Japan Times
BUSINESS / Tech
Aug 11, 2015
Experts, investors upbeat after Google's surprise overhaul of operating structure
Google Inc. on Monday announced a surprise overhaul of its operating structure, creating a holding company called Alphabet to pool its many subsidiaries and separate the core web advertising business from newer ventures like driverless cars.
JAPAN / Crime & Legal
Jul 20, 2015
Google appeals order to remove info about man's buying of sex from minor
Google Inc. is seeing to reverse a Saitama court decision ordering it to remove links to Web articles about a man convicted of paying a 16-year-old girl for sex three years ago.
JAPAN / Crime & Legal
Jul 2, 2015
Japan court orders Google to remove past arrest reports
A Japanese court has issued an injunction ordering Google Inc. to remove Internet search results that include reports of a man's arrest, court documents showed Thursday.
COMMENTARY / World
Jun 6, 2015
Why carmakers don't want robots to drive
While automakers are embracing technology that eliminates the drudgery of driving, they haven't warmed up to the idea of autonomous cars.
COMMENTARY / World
Jun 3, 2015
Google's project for 'smart clothes' gets it right
If Google Project Jacquard succeeds, we'll be able to wear touch-sensitive clothing that can control electronic devices.
Japan Times
LIFE / Digital / ON: TECH
May 16, 2015
Gadgets that let you see into the future
Don't let this gadget go down the toilet
Japan Times
BUSINESS
May 6, 2015
Desktop PC queries topped by Google mobile searches in 10 countries
Google Inc. users in the U.S., Japan and other key countries have shifted more than half their Internet searches to handheld devices from personal computers, driving the company's investments in features for mobile gadgets.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
Apr 8, 2015
Google, Toei open samurai drama studio in Tokyo's Roppongi Hills
Google Japan Inc. has opened a studio for the production of samurai drama films at the Roppongi Hills building in Tokyo, the Japanese unit of the U.S. Internet search giant said Tuesday.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Mar 12, 2015
Google releases new Street View images of disaster-hit Tohoku
Google Inc. on Wednesday released new Street View images showing the present condition of the Tohoku region devastated by the March 2011 earthquake and tsunami as the country marked the fourth anniversary of the disaster, which left more than 18,000 people dead or missing.
BUSINESS
Mar 3, 2015
Apple car rumors fuel Geneva debate about car of future
The main talking point at this week's Geneva car show is likely to be a vehicle that may never be built: the Apple car.
BUSINESS
Jan 20, 2015
Google sticks to EU-only application of 'right to be forgotten'
Google is only removing search results from European websites when individuals invoke their "right to be forgotten," contrary to regulators' guidelines, but will review that approach soon, the company's chief legal officer said on Monday.
BUSINESS / Tech
Dec 30, 2014
Gmail blocked in China
Google Inc's Gmail was blocked in China after months of disruptions to the world's biggest email service, with an anti-censorship advocate suggesting the Great Firewall was to blame.
CULTURE / Entertainment news
Dec 30, 2014
'The Interview' top-selling 2014 flick on Google Play
Sony Pictures' "The Interview" is the top-grossing movie of the year for Google Inc., after earning $15 million in online sales and rentals from all sources through Saturday.
BUSINESS / Tech
Dec 19, 2014
Google planning built-in Android system for cars
Google is laying the groundwork for a version of Android that will be built directly into cars, sources said, allowing drivers to enjoy all the benefits of the Internet without even plugging in their smartphones.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Crime & Legal / Q&A
Dec 9, 2014
'Right to be forgotten' on the Internet gains traction in Japan
The Internet has made fact-checking easy and people routinely use it for this end, for example, to Google client names and personal backgrounds before their first business meeting, or to take a quick glance at a potential new hire's reputation.
BUSINESS / Tech / ANALYSIS
Nov 28, 2014
American competitors behind many of Google's woes in Europe
When EU politicians call for the breakup of Google, it can sound like sour grapes, the anti-American backlash of an aging continent envious and fearful of the wealth and power of young U.S. tech giants.
BUSINESS / Tech
Nov 28, 2014
Breaking up Google is hard to do, EU says
Break up Google? It is unlikely to happen, no matter what 384 European Union lawmakers say, according to ministers and officials.
BUSINESS / Companies
Nov 22, 2014
EU Parliament mulls breaking up Google to curb its dominance in search
The European Parliament is preparing a nonbinding resolution that proposes splitting Google Inc.'s search engine operations in Europe from the rest of its business as one option to rein in the Internet company's dominance in the search market.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Nov 17, 2014
Iwate taps Google's 'Ingress' to boost tourism
Since it was introduced, Google's location-based game "Ingress" has engrossed many Japanese smartphone users, and officials in Iwate Prefecture have found it to be a great tool to boost tourism.
WORLD / Science & Health
Oct 29, 2014
Google targets nanoparticle tech for health detection
Google Inc.'s research lab said it's working on nanoparticle technology that could be used in the near future to better detect diseases such as cancer.

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