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SUPERCOMPUTER

Japan Times
JAPAN
Feb 6, 2019
Japan's K supercomputer, once the world's fastest, to retire in August
K, the first supercomputer to achieve a computing speed of over 10 quadrillion computations per second is set to end operations after seven years, to give way to a cutting-edge successor.
JAPAN / Crime & Legal
Jul 19, 2018
Ex-exec of Japanese supercomputer venture gets suspended prison term
The Tokyo District Court on Thursday issued a suspended prison term to a former executive of a venture company for fraud involving around ¥653 million ($5.8 million) in government subsidies related to the company's supercomputer development project.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Crime & Legal
Dec 5, 2017
Chief of firm behind world's fourth-fastest supercomputer arrested in Tokyo for alleged fraud
Prosecutors allege that the firm's president and another official illegally received subsidies from a government institution after padding expenses.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Tech
Nov 12, 2013
K supercomputer racing to match expectations
The K supercomputer in Kobe has been kept busy since it went into full-scale operation in September last year, reflecting the high expectations of its advanced simulation capacity.
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MULTIMEDIA
Feb 12, 2012
Drugs of the future will be computer-designed
The moment Hideaki Fujitani unlocks the heavy door and enters the room, the buzzing noise — which sounded like a simple hum from the outside — gets much louder.
COMMENTARY / World
Sep 28, 2011
Who's afraid of a little class warfare?
A week ago Monday, defending his plan to raise taxes on the rich to pay for job creation, President Barack Obama said: "This is not class warfare, it's math."
EDITORIALS
Jun 10, 2010
Readers, the next generation
The launch of the iPad in Japan on May 28 was a highly anticipated event, greeted by extensive media attention and long lines of customers eager to buy Apple's latest digital gadget. While Amazon's Kindle and Sony's Reader have both been lauded as next-generation reading devices, the iPad does that and more, by allowing users to also browse the Web, send e-mail, and view and store multimedia content.
New JAL chief concerned about yen’s ‘excessive’ weakness
Mitsuko Tottori became Japan Airlines’ first female CEO on April 1, having risen through the ranks as a flight attendant and heading the flight attendant and customer experience divisions.
Town to block view of Mount Fuji in response to overtourism
The town government of Fujikawaguchiko, Yamanashi Prefecture, decided to set up a 2.5-meter-high screen to prevent tourists from taking pictures of Mount Fuji looming behind a convenience store.
Yen inches closer to intervention point as BOJ meeting starts
The rate of the yen against the U.S. dollar is displayed in the trading room at foreign exchange brokerage Gaitame.com in Tokyo on Thursday.
Princess Aiko makes debut at imperial garden party
Princess Aiko attends an imperial garden party in Tokyo on Tuesday.
'So hot you can't breathe': Extreme heat hits the Philippines
A pedestrian cools himself with a folding hand fan as he waits for a ride along a road in Manila on Wednesday, as extreme heat hit the Philippines.
Tokyo's Koto Ward by-election a race unlike any other
Natsumi Sakai, the Constitutional Democratic Party of Japan’s candidate and one of four female candidates running in the by-election, touts her experience as a cancer survivor and midwife as having prepared her to tackle issues that women currently face.
Kyotographie's strong 12th edition shines light into the margins
Yassine Alaoui Ismaili, who goes by Yoriyas, turned to photography, shooting motion while in motion himself, after an injury forced him to give up his career as a professional breakdancer.
For amateur sumo, a fresh start offers hope against time-wasting and gamesmanship
Wrestlers prepare for the start of a bout at the 2023 Sumo World Championships in Tokyo. Starting this month, placing one hand on the clay first is no longer allowed.
LDP veteran Nikai's youngest son expected to succeed him in Wakayama
Toshihiro Nikai, former secretary-general of the Liberal Democratic Party, announced in March that he would not run in the next Lower House election to take responsibility for the political funds scandal that rocked his party and his own faction.
New workers name Shohei Ohtani as 'dream boss' for two years running
Shohei Ohtani has been overwhelmingly voted as the “dream boss” for people who started working in April, according to a survey.

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