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Japan Times
BUSINESS / Tech
Jan 8, 2023
From bees to bullets, CES tech show gives gamers the feels
The video game industry is showing off just how lifelike gaming can be made with new vests, head cushions and other simulation products.
Japan Times
LIFE / Digital / 2022 in Review
Dec 29, 2022
Kizuna AI's departure marked a new era for virtual stars in 2022
Fans were shocked when the pioneering digital character stepped down in February, but virtual YouTubers are still proving to be one of Japan's strongest pop culture exports.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Tech / Longform
Dec 5, 2022
Armed with anime avatars, Japan bids to conquer the metaverse
The nation's penchant for online anonymity and well-established love of virtual idols could boost adoption, but early attempts offer cautionary tales.
BUSINESS / Companies
Nov 30, 2022
Sony to launch ¥49,500 wearables to animate users' movements in the metaverse
The new Mocopi system consists of six pucks worn around the user's wrists, ankles, head and hips, that will work with various metaverse apps on Android phones or Apple iPhones.
BUSINESS / Tech
Oct 18, 2022
Major Japan tech show returns in person, but focus is on the metaverse
The hype generated by the metaverse has prompted the trade show to set up a section called Metaverse Expo to feature a number of firms promoting the trend.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Tech
Oct 11, 2022
Inside Mark Zuckerberg’s metaverse struggles
Meta's push to develop virtual and augmented reality technology has had a bumpy year.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
Oct 3, 2022
Sony betting big on next VR headset with increased production plan
Mass production of the virtual reality goggles began in September and hasn't yet faced supply chain constraints, sources said.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Oct 2, 2022
Facebook, beware: The metaverse is flat
Most people are visiting virtual worlds through plain old screens, not VR headsets. Mark Zuckerberg needs to plan accordingly.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Tech
May 12, 2022
Google is remaking search and maps for the TikTok generation
The new features include ways for people to search for nearby items using images and identify physical objects with their smartphone cameras.
Japan Times
LIFE / Digital / Japan Pulse
Feb 26, 2022
Pioneering virtual YouTuber Kizuna AI goes on 'indefinite hiatus'
Over five years, the digital character delivered a new kind of content geared toward digital natives. Now she's saying farewell with one last, livestreamed concert.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Feb 3, 2022
Japan's ¥100 trillion cryptocurrency market may ease onerous listing rules
Under new rules the industry's self-regulatory body is weighing, crypto-exchanges would be allowed to list more than a dozen coins in one go without a lengthy screening process.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Jan 26, 2022
Clean and compliant: A metaverse with Chinese characteristics
Experts say the infancy of China's metaverse allows Beijing plenty of room to co-opt its development, which some China metaverse advocates fear will stunt its growth.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
Jan 5, 2022
Sony unveils PlayStation VR2 headset and new immersive Horizon game
Sony's next-generation wired gaming goggles, which plug into the PlayStation 5 home console, will feature OLED panels with increased resolution from the first generation.
Japan Times
JAPAN / History / JAPAN TIMES GONE BY
Jan 2, 2022
Japan Times 1972: Japanese soldier captured in Guam
A soldier who was under orders to 'never surrender' is captured in Guam after 28 years of hiding in the jungle.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Oct 29, 2021
Facebook changes name to Meta in embrace of virtual reality
The name change is the most definitive signal so far of the company's intention to stake its future on a new computing platform — the 'metaverse.'
Japan Times
JAPAN / Media / Japan Pulse
Jul 3, 2021
Two years is nothing to a 3,500-year-old dragon child, but it was everything to the fans of Kiryu Coco
As Kiryu Coco graduates from Hololive, it allows us a chance to look at the growing influence of virtual YouTubers
BUSINESS / Companies
Jun 16, 2021
Japan Display, a fading iPhone LCD screen-maker, pivots to virtual reality
The Tokyo-based LCD specialist expects its favored display technology to become the standard for VR because it can achieve higher resolution than OLED.
Japan Times
CULTURE / Stage
Jan 27, 2021
Expect revivals and VR from the stage as theater continues to deal with the coronavirus
In his 1964 anthem, “The Times They Are A-Changin’,” Bob Dylan sings: “As the present now / Will later be past / The order is rapidly fadin’...”
Japan Times
CULTURE / Music
Dec 18, 2020
Miyavi meets the reality of the moment
The musician, also known as the samurai guitarist, learns to roll with the punches in the era of the coronavirus with virtual reality performances.
Wealthy foreign nationals picking up ultimate souvenir — a condo in Tokyo
A high-end property in the fashionable Daikanyama district in Tokyo
Japan dispatches five language education 'partners' to India
Five members of the Japan Foundation's Nihongo Partners program (front) gather at the Japanese Embassy in New Delhi on Monday.
Struggling train firm in Chiba Prefecture turns to self-deprecating humor
"Laughter is important when you're in a difficult situation," said Katsunori Takemoto, president of Choshi Electric Railway, on Aug. 5 in Choshi, Chiba Prefecture.
Japan's elderly population down at around 36.2 million
The estimated number of people age 65 or older in Japan stands at 36.19 million as of Monday, accounting for record 29.4% of the country's total population, according to the internal affairs ministry.
Japan’s front-line researchers see bright path ahead for dementia treatment
A scientist looks at scans of grains at the Memory Centre at the Department of Readaptation and Geriatrics of the University Hospital (HUG) in Geneva, Switzerland, on June 6, 2023.
Wealthy foreign nationals picking up ultimate souvenir — a condo in Tokyo
A high-end property in the fashionable Daikanyama district in Tokyo
Japanese athletes inspired by raucous home fans at World Athletics Championships
Fans cheer on the home favorites during the women's marathon at the World Athletics Championships in Tokyo on Sunday.
Japan's major art events converge this fall
Shinji Ohmaki’s “Tokinokage” exhibited at Fuji Textile Week 2021 shows the use of fabric as art.
Tara Davis-Woodhall leaps to gold and finds redemption at world championships
Tara Davis-Woodhall celebrates after winning the women's long jump final at the World Athletics Championships at Tokyo's National Stadium on Sunday night.
An aesthetic escape to Hakone’s art-drenched hills
Between traditional examples of fine art and sleek, modern exhibitions that blend with nature, Hakone offers a unique escape from Tokyo's urban sprawl.

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