AI could crash democracy and cause wars, warns Japan's NTT Calls for ecosystem in which AIs keep other AIs in check, and lots more regulation AI + ML09 Apr 2024 | 28
World's second-largest eyeglass lens-maker blinded by infosec incident Japan's Hoya also makes components for chips, displays, and hard disks, and has spent four days groping for a fix Security05 Apr 2024 | 5
TSMC evacuated fabs after M7.4 earthquake hit Taiwan Video Internet outages recorded as Japan issues tsunami warning Off-Prem03 Apr 2024 |
Simulation reveals all Japanese will have the same surname by 2531 Konnichiwa, Sato-San Offbeat03 Apr 2024 | 32
Execs in Japan busted for winning dev bids then outsourcing to North Koreans Government issues stern warning over despot money-making scheme Cyber-crime28 Mar 2024 | 12
India quickly unwinds requirement for government approval of AIs Asia in brief Also: US woos Thailand, Philippines, for tech trade; China's Fukushima rage glows; Alibaba targets South Korea AI + ML18 Mar 2024 | 2
'Chemical cat' on the loose in Japanese city Unlikely to survive hexavalent chromium dip, officials ask residents to keep an eye out Bootnotes13 Mar 2024 | 69
Japan's first private satellite launch imitates SpaceX's giant explosions Video KAIROS detonated a few seconds after clearing the launchpad Science13 Mar 2024 | 17
Japan orders local giants LINE and NAVER to disentangle their tech stacks Government mighty displeased about a shared Active Directory that led to a big data leak Security06 Mar 2024 | 2
NASA and Japan's X-ray satellite space 'scope sends first snaps of distant galaxies Calibration is done, operations nominal, science starts in August Science06 Mar 2024 | 4
NTT boss takes early retirement to atone for data leak No mere mea culpa would suffice after 9.2 million records leaked over a decade, warnings were ignored, and lies were told Security01 Mar 2024 | 8
Japan's SLIM unexpectedly wakes up on Moon after month-long nap How's that for resilient? Science27 Feb 2024 | 14
Please stop pouring the wrong radioactive water into the sea, Fukushima operator told Government takes TEPCO to task for caesium absorption tower incident Science23 Feb 2024 | 41
Japanese Yakuza boss charged with nuclear trafficking by the US No, this isn't a pitch for a Godzilla sequel Offbeat22 Feb 2024 | 15
Japan's Rakuten plans satellite cell service across its islands from 2026 Launch delays persist, but test space-based voice calls work Networks16 Feb 2024 | 2
Japan's space program seeks reboot with Wednesday launch Second test flight for failed H3 booster after a run of bad luck Science12 Feb 2024 | 6
Japan's second-ranked mobile telco to buy convenience store chain from Mitsubishi KDDI wants to snack on data about who buys what at which of Lawson's 14,600 stores Offbeat08 Feb 2024 | 5
Japan stumps up more cash for Kioxia and Western Digital to make memory chips Pair still looking to merge after SK hynix blocked deal Storage06 Feb 2024 |
Japanese space lasers aim to clean up orbital junk Zap it and trap it like a cosmic Marie Kondo, but will everyone approve? Science31 Jan 2024 | 33
Japanese government finally bids sayonara to the 3.5" floppy disk Businesses can at long last submit digital docs to government agencies Storage29 Jan 2024 | 63
Amazon plots massive cloud expansion in Japan with $15B investment Land of the rising profit? PaaS + IaaS21 Jan 2024 |
Japan's lunar lander is dying before our eyes after setting down on Moon The real SLIM's shady Science19 Jan 2024 | 47
Quantum computing eggheads throw some other qubits at the wall to see what sticks Just keep the cold clammy hand of Fujitsu away from it HPC11 Jan 2024 | 7
Japanese earthquake disrupts chip industry operations Industry lull good for tech, but human toll is grim reading Systems03 Jan 2024 | 3
India inches space program forward with launch of X-ray polarimetry satellite Meanwhile, ISRO chief sets sights on next crewed mission Science03 Jan 2024 | 10
Japan to allow limited rideshare services starting April 2024 Like Uber, but with drivers overseen by cab companies … for now Software21 Dec 2023 | 5
Japanese brewery using generative AI to dream up new beverages Maybe check the label before you next sip a Kirin alcopop? AI + ML19 Dec 2023 | 31
Japan's Rohm, Toshiba grab $900M in subsidies to boost power semi production Silicon carbide production for EVs among key targets Systems10 Dec 2023 | 3
NTT Data to monitor ten million hotel guests and sell data about their sleep It'll be opt-in at a capsule hotel chain Personal Tech06 Dec 2023 | 14
World's largest nuclear fusion reactor comes online in Japan JT-60SA produces largest volume of plasma ever made by humans, paves way for ITER Science04 Dec 2023 | 125
Japan's space agency suffers cyber attack, points finger at Active Directory JAXA is having a tough time in cyberspace and outer space, the latter thanks to an electrical glitch Cyber-crime29 Nov 2023 | 4
Japan's digital minister flamed and shamed for using his smartphone in Parliament His job is to modernise Japan but Googling electoral trivia to ensure accurate answers is not allowed Offbeat29 Nov 2023 | 9
Foxconn founder Terry Gou quits Taiwan presidential race Asia In Brief PLUS: Japan, UK, Italy, collab on new fighter jet; Korea's CBDC trial; Toshiba to delist Offbeat27 Nov 2023 | 2
North Korea readies third attempt at 'spy satellite' launch What a coincidence! The South is just about to lauch one, too. And it probably won't be junk like the hermit kingdom's recent efforts Science21 Nov 2023 | 3
NTT and NEC use vibrating optic fibres to figure out if there's snow on the road Japan’s short of workers and limiting overtime, so it needs stuff like this – and remote-controlled excavators Networks14 Nov 2023 | 1
Australia declares 'nationally significant cyber incident' after port attack Asia in brief PLUS: Citrix quits China; Cambodia deports Japanese scammers; Chinese tech CEO disappears; and more Security13 Nov 2023 | 3
Infosys co-founder calls for youth to work 70-hour weeks Do it for India, says Narayana Murthy, seemingly unaware that China, Japan, and South Korea all have overworking problems On-Prem27 Oct 2023 | 103
Seiko watches 60K personal data records tick away in BlackCat ransomware heist Investigations ongoing as full extent of July breach is questioned Cybersecurity Month25 Oct 2023 |
Japan to probe Google over 'suspicion' that antitrust laws are being broken Updated Arrives at the same conclusion about the nexus of Android and search as pretty much everyone else Legal24 Oct 2023 | 11
Sony, Honda tease EV that aims to be a lounge on wheels Video 'Afeela' packs Qualcomm kit, screens galore, runs Android and will have an app ecosystem Personal Tech18 Oct 2023 | 37
Japanese PM says international AI regulations will be here by Christmas G7 to meet after getting ideas from UN’s Internet Governance Forum AI + ML10 Oct 2023 | 8
Fujitsu, RIKEN open Japan's first superconducting quantum 'puter to eggheads 64-qubit system paired with 40-qubit simulator to get some sort of accuracy Science05 Oct 2023 | 3
Japan confirms ¥192 billion will flow to help Micron build Hiroshima plant That's $1.3 billion – pocket change compared to CHIPS Acts elsewhere On-Prem04 Oct 2023 | 1
Japan drives for infosec self-sufficiency – at least in one layer of deep defenses CYNEX Alliance brings industry, government, and academia together to share info and devise tools Cybersecurity Month03 Oct 2023 |
Search for phone signal caused oil spill, say Japanese investigators Skipper caught on tape saying 'What have I done? My career is gone' after crashing into coral reef after a couple of whiskeys Networks29 Sep 2023 | 41
US Space Force wants hotline to China amid rising tensions Cold War 2 is heating up Public Sector26 Sep 2023 | 14
Japan's PM hints at semiconductor subsidies as part of wider growth plan Updated Digital transformation and startups at center of stimulus package Public Sector26 Sep 2023 | 1
Toshiba succeeds at selling itself, delisting set for September 27 Acquiring entity Japan Industrial Partners hasn't said what it plans for the sprawling conglomerate Systems21 Sep 2023 | 2
South Korea's Moon orbiter snaps India's lander As Japan's space agency preps a rover to land on Martian moon Phobos Science13 Sep 2023 | 7
Japan's 'Moon sniper' and its two ejectable landers make it into space Now for the hard part: testing its ability to pick a safe landing spot Science07 Sep 2023 | 4
Rapidus ramps as construction begins on 2nm wafer fab Japanese foundry startup also shipping engineers off to US to study IBM chip tech Systems01 Sep 2023 | 3
Toyota Japan back on the road after probably-not-cyber attack halted production Malfunction took 14 plants offline for 36 hours. Oh, what a … nah, too obvious Security30 Aug 2023 | 4
Japan complains Fukushima water release created terrifying Chinese Spam monster Asks Beijing to stop the phone calls harassing civilians, as tests show impact of nuke plant water Science29 Aug 2023 | 107
Neighbors angry as another North Korean 'satellite' launch attempt fails US, Japan, and South Korea are well and truly over this sham Science24 Aug 2023 | 19
North Korea's neighbors issue warnings ahead of attempted 'satellite' launch The last one splashed down badly, but this is no laughing matter – Japan's PM thinks it could be a missile Bootnotes22 Aug 2023 | 8
Japan's digital minister surrenders salary to say sorry for data leaks The My Number card mess remains unsolved as trust in e-government remains muted Security17 Aug 2023 | 15
Singapore opens to stablecoins – once they jump through some hoops After regulators are done with them, providers will look a lot like boring old banks Personal Tech16 Aug 2023 | 12
If you're Russian to the Moon, expect traffic: Moscow's Putin a lander into orbit India's close to landing one, too, and Japan is counting down to a launch Science14 Aug 2023 | 25
Hacktivists attack Japanese government over Fukushima wastewater release Claiming affiliation with Anonymous, e-hippies want more debate over radioactive flows Security14 Aug 2023 | 38
INTERPOL shutters '16shop' phishing-as-a-service outfit Alleged administrator cuffed in Indonesia, associate arrested in Japan, accused of selling fake Amazons for $60 Security09 Aug 2023 |
One weekend's TwitX chaos brings threats from Japan; indemnity promises for users; prominent account seizures Plus: Musk in 'we will fund your legal bill' promise Software07 Aug 2023 | 61
Japanese supermarket watches you shop so AI can suggest more stuff to buy What could possibly go wrong with this Fujitsu tech? AI + ML04 Aug 2023 | 44