Hitachi to spend ¥1.2 trillion on research and development over three years
Major electronics and machinery-maker Hitachi Ltd. said Tuesday it will spend ¥1.2 trillion on research and development activities over the three years to fiscal 2021, up about 20 percent from the level in fiscal 2016-2018. The company plans to use up to ¥2.5 trillion for ...
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 ...
Professionals from Japan and India brainstorm on future IT ties at Tokyo tech event
As the domestic market faces a shortage of information technology engineers, Japan has turned its eyes on India's abundance of IT talent to prepare for the anticipated "internet of things" society. At the Bengaluru Tokyo Technology Initiative event, held Friday in Tokyo's Minato Ward, policymakers, ...
Around 10 percent of Japanese smartphone users OK sharing intimate photos with partners: survey
A government-backed information technology security agency found many in their 20s who use smartphones or other smart devices don’t mind using social media to share intimate photos with romantic partners.
Japanese companies look to partner with Indian firms at tech giant's largest IT event
Japanese firms are looking to partner with Indian information technology companies to invest in local startups, according to a delegation from the Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry attending India's largest IT industry event. Seven firms, including Denso Corp., Hitachi Ltd. and Murata Manufacturing Co., ...
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 ...
Communications ministry to build decoy networks in bid to lure cyberattackers
The communications ministry plans to employ decoy networks to lure cyberattacks in order to garner information and observe patterns that will help prevent future damage from malicious viruses and other forms of attack, sources said Tuesday. The test, which is aimed to quickly respond to ...
Fujitsu Ltd. is poised to boost its manpower in the Philippines and India to enhance information technology services abroad, aiming to meet demand from the United States and Europe while reducing costs. The firm is planning to increase the combined workforce in the two countries ...
With governments and citizens already struggling with the consequences of recent innovations — from job displacement to security risks — technology policy is likely to take center stage in the coming decade.
Toyota Suzuki driven toward alliance amid fear that innovators will overtake them
Toyota Motor Corp. sees the technological revolution shaking up the auto industry as a serious enough threat to its survival that the world's most valuable carmaker will consider partnering with one of its fiercest Japanese rivals. In exploring collaboration between Toyota and Suzuki Motor Corp., ...
Japan's manufacturing sector is lagging behind other countries in utilizing information technology, according to an annual government report that called for improvements. The report, released Tuesday, also urged the industry, which accounts for some 20 percent of the country's gross domestic product, to take the ...
E-textbooks to open digital can of worms
As the world goes digital, many schools are trying to introduce digital materials into the classroom to encourage studying and meet the needs of students' increasingly diverse needs. In May, the education ministry formed a panel to discuss the use of digital textbooks and whether ...
