Business / Tech Feb 5, 2022
Apple aims to debut a new low-cost 5G iPhone and iPad in early March
The announcement will mark Apple’s first major event since a new MacBook Pro debuted in October.
National Feb 1, 2022
Use of tablets on the rise for children unable to attend classes
by Rintaro Sawano
Experts say remote lessons could act as an impetus to get such students used to eventually learning among their peers again in the classroom.
National Sep 15, 2021
Japan's virus wave shows just how far digitalization of schools still has to go
by Tomohiro Osaki
Japanese schools have long relied on conventional teaching methods, and an abrupt shift to remote learning has revealed how many are still wedded to them.
National Apr 19, 2021
Japan to conduct first major survey on myopia among schoolchildren
The government plans to assess 9,000 students after over half of junior high school students were found to have issues with visual acuity in fiscal 2019.
Business Apr 24, 2020
Apple finds no evidence hackers exploited Mail flaw on iPhones and iPads
The technology giant is countering assertions by cybersecurity company ZecOps Inc. that hackers may have been able to infiltrate iPhones and other iOS devices for more than a year.
National Oct 28, 2019
Japanese researchers create app to predict earthquake damage to skyscrapers by floor
Japanese researchers have created an app to predict damage to skyscrapers by long-period ground motion from major earthquakes in distant areas, such as the swaying that hit Tokyo after the 2011 Great East Japan Earthquake. The app will make predictions by floor and issue them ...
National | Regional Voices: Chugoku Oct 11, 2019
Do city assembly members need two tablets each? Concerns grow in Hiroshima over tax waste
This fiscal year, the Higashihiroshima Municipal Assembly handed out second tablets to all of its 30 members, at a cost of about ¥6 million. All members already had one tablet, but the move came after council members complained it was hard to see multiple documents ...
Business / Tech May 25, 2018
Smartphones now the preferred choice for internet access in Japan, surpassing PCs for first time
Japan passed a milestone as more people accessed the internet from smartphones than personal computers last year, a government survey showed Friday. According to a survey by the Internal Affairs and Communications Ministry that allowed multiple responses, 54.2 percent of the respondents went online via ...
World Mar 21, 2018
The U.S. Transportation Security Administration (TSA) said on Tuesday in response to a lawsuit that it does not search electronic devices of air travelers for content. The American Civil Liberties Union Foundation of Northern California filed a Freedom of Information Act lawsuit last week seeking ...
National Jan 11, 2018
Schools tapping smartphone and tablet apps to engage a new generation
Smartphone and tablet computer apps are seeing increasing use in Japanese schools as teachers look to capitalize on what has become many young people's preferred window to the world. Artificial intelligence-assisted apps have become prevalent in education, particularly in subjects many Japanese teachers struggle to ...
National / Crime & Legal Aug 15, 2017
Tokyo court building's daily trial listings go digital with introduction of tablets
A court building in Tokyo's Chiyoda Ward started using tablet computers on Tuesday in an effort to make it easier for members of the public to check the day's trial information. An official of the Tokyo High Court, which operates the building, said it was ...