Business / Tech Oct 23, 2020
Fukuoka driving school adopts AI-based system to check skills
The technology analyzes a variety of data, including the route the vehicle traveled and its speed, as well as the movements of the driver's eyes.
National Oct 22, 2020
Facial recognition planned to halt coronavirus spread during Tokyo Olympics
Japan plans to use facial recognition technology, originally intended for security purposes, to prevent the spread of the novel coronavirus when it hosts the Tokyo Olympics and Paralympics next year, government sources said Wednesday. The technology was initially intended to ensure security identification of personnel ...
Business Oct 21, 2020
Google monopoly case by U.S. sets stage for multipronged attack
by David Mclaughlin
Google, which controls about 90% of the online search market in the U.S., is the "unchallenged gateway” to the internet, the government said in its complaint.
Business / Tech Oct 20, 2020
Pandemic forces CEATEC tech show to go completely virtual
by Kazuaki Nagata
Organizers and exhibitors have had to find innovative ways to effectively demonstrate their physical products when “visitors” won’t get the chance to touch or see them.
Asia Pacific Oct 18, 2020
From next year, millions of people living in the city-state will be able to access government agencies, banking services and other amenities with a quick face scan.
Business Oct 18, 2020
Japan-invented QR code wins award for global impact in electronics
The QR code, which has the ability to carry around 200 times more information than barcodes, was first developed in 1994 for inventory management.
Business / Corporate Oct 18, 2020
Travel agency JTB selling chat system to reduce hotel staff and guest contact
The system can also translate 109 languages, enabling smooth communication with foreign guests in their mother tongues.
Business Oct 17, 2020
Japanese mobile carriers start taking preorders for the iPhone 12
The nation's three major mobile phone carriers on Friday started taking preorders for Apple Inc.'s first 5G-enabled iPhones ahead of their Oct. 23 release. "The era of 5G has come," KDDI Corp. President Makoto Takahashi told a news conference, referring to the ultrafast wireless network. KDDI ...
National Oct 16, 2020
Japan told U.S. it won't bar China from telecom networks, report says
Tokyo has said it will take its own steps to respond in cases where there is concern over security issues, according to a newspaper report.
Business / Tech | FOCUS Oct 14, 2020
Can the iPhone 12 accelerate 5G's lagging rollout in Japan?
by Kazuaki Nagata
Currently, there is hardly any content that takes full advantage of 5G’s tech merits and network coverage remains spotty.
Business Oct 14, 2020
Xi rallies China behind Shenzhen as global tech fight heats up
China is looking to establish bold policies to knit together nine mainland cities, aiming to create a regional powerhouse rivaling Tokyo Bay or Silicon Valley.