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Japan Times
BUSINESS / Tech
May 1, 2015
Sign-language robot ChihiraAico shows off its singing voice
Seven months after Toshiba Corp. surprised the public with a humanoid robot that can communicate using sign language, the same device is now serenading shoppers at a Tokyo department store by singing duets with a human partner.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Science & Health / ADVANCES IN PROGRESS
Apr 12, 2015
Lab photosynthesis begins to bloom
Toshiba and Panasonic are finding ways to mimic photosynthesis in the hopes of reducing carbon dioxide emissions by turning the gas into energy.
WORLD
Feb 17, 2015
Russian researchers expose breakthrough U.S. spying program
The U.S. National Security Agency has figured out how to hide spying software deep within hard drives made by Western Digital, Seagate, Toshiba and other top manufacturers, giving the agency the means to eavesdrop on the majority of the world's computers, according to cyber researchers and former operatives....
WORLD
Jan 12, 2015
Solar, nuclear, climate progress possible on Obama India visit
There could be progress on U.S.-India civil nuclear cooperation, solar power and climate change when U.S. President Barack Obama visits India in two weeks, U.S. officials said on Sunday.
Japan Times
LIFE / Digital / JAPAN WEB WATCH
Jan 10, 2015
Point systems stir privacy fears among Net users
The battle for point card supremacy in loyalty programs is hotting up across the country, causing consumers to express concern over privacy issues as a growing number of companies get in on the act.
Japan Times
LIFE / Digital / ON: TECH
Dec 19, 2014
Send out New Year's cards from your smartphone, and much more
Showcasing a rice cooker with a twist, a compact air purifier, a portable charger for all your devices and a New Year's card-making app.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Tech / SEEN AT CEATEC
Oct 9, 2014
Toshiba Glass sets sights on less obtrusive wearable tech
Some companies, most famously Google Inc., are seeing the future of wearable tech in eyewear devices.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Tech / SEEN AT CEATEC
Oct 7, 2014
Toshiba unveils a humanoid robot that could be a sign of the times
If you visit the Toshiba booth at CEATEC this week you’ll be greeted by ChihiraAico, who can communicate in sign language . . . and who just happens to be an android.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Aug 28, 2014
India's Modi eyes breakthrough nuclear pact on Japan trip
Indian leader Narendra Modi will try to assure Japan it will not conduct weapons tests or divert fuel when she visits Tokyo to sign a nuclear energy pact.
Japan Times
COMMUNITY / Voices / HOTLINE TO NAGATACHO
Jul 23, 2014
Use your vote to dismantle shields that protect nuclear firms from post-Fukushima liability
Two tenable shields are being created to protect nuclear power companies. The first is the state secrets law. The second is the Convention on Supplementary Compensation for Nuclear Damage.
BUSINESS / Companies
Jul 23, 2014
Toshiba may seek more than $1 billion in SK Hynix chip lawsuit
Toshiba Corp. said it may increase the damages it is seeking from SK Hynix Inc. over claims the South Korean semiconductor maker wrongfully acquired information related to memory chips.
BUSINESS / Companies
Jul 21, 2014
SK Hynix says Toshiba wants ¥109 billion in flash memory lawsuit
South Korea's SK Hynix Inc said Monday that rival Toshiba Corp is seeking ¥109.15 billion in damages in a lawsuit filed over the suspected leak of NAND flash memory chip technology.
BUSINESS / Companies
Apr 28, 2014
Japan Display shares fall
Japan Display Inc. shares plunged to 25 percent below last month's initial public offering price in Tokyo trading after reporting preliminary earnings that missed its forecasts.
BUSINESS / Companies
May 9, 2013
Toshiba sees profit hike on chip demand
Toshiba Corp. on Wednesday forecast a 29 percent gain in full-year profit on higher demand for semiconductors and power equipment.
Japan Times
BASKETBALL
Apr 17, 2013
Aisin, Toshiba ready for showdown in JBL Finals
The Aisin Sea Horses have inarguably been the team to beat in the JBL in recent years, but they aren't about to rest on their laurels.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
Feb 21, 2013
TV firms' hopes ride on 4K shift to 'bigger, smarter'
Japanese TV makers are desperately seeking new strategies to revive their flagging operations, and some of the key points include expanding screen sizes, boosting image quality and making them "smarter" and more user-friendly.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Feb 16, 2013
Toshiba decontamination bot to scrub No. 1 plant
Toshiba Corp. on Friday unveiled a prototype of its remotely operated decontamination robot that it expects to help clean up the Fukushima No. 1 plant's radiation-zapped reactor buildings as early as this summer.
JAPAN / Media / Japan Pulse
Nov 4, 2011
Japan Inc. puts on its social game face
Big corps are getting playful and social while testing the waters of the big Facebook pond.
Japan Times
CULTURE / Japan Pulse
Dec 17, 2010
Glasses-free 3D bursting into focus soon
More eye-popping 3D products are set to hit the shelves of Japan soon, and look Ma, no silly glasses!

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