Southeast Asia's internet economy to grow 39% and hit $100 billion this year, report says
Southeast Asia's internet economy was forecast to grow 39 percent this year to $100 billion as millions of people in the region went online to shop for the first time and ride-hailing firms grew in popularity, an industry report showed on Thursday. The annual report ...
KDDI picks Nokia and Ericsson as 5G equipment providers, excluding China's Huawei
Carrier KDDI Corp. has selected Nokia Corp. of Finland and Sweden's Ericsson to be equipment providers for its new fifth-generation, or 5G, high-speed network, the two northern European companies announced. Amid intensifying U.S.-China competition for dominance in the technology industry, KDDI chose to exclude equipment ...
Writers add entries about women to narrow the 'WikiGap' at Tokyo Swedish Embassy event
The Swedish Embassy in Japan hosted an event Sunday to increase the number of articles on women in the online collaborative encyclopedia Wikipedia, with the aim of narrowing the gender gap on the internet. According to the embassy, only 17 percent of the individuals given ...
Alleged operator of illegal manga site arrested while being deported from the Philippines
Japanese police arrested a 27-year-old man aboard a plane Tuesday as he was being deported by Philippines immigration authorities, for allegedly operating an illegal manga-viewing website that hosted copies of popular comics such as "One Piece." Romi Hoshino, who had been wanted over copyright infringement ...
Vinyl, books and magazines will never go away
Supposedly outdated content formats like LPs and print allow consumers — and marketers — to go beyond the masses.
NTT Docomo to begin 5G trial services on Friday at Rugby World Cup venues and stores
Mobile phone carrier NTT Docomo Inc. said Wednesday that it would begin on Friday a trial service allowing people in Tokyo and other major cities, including Nagoya and Osaka, to experience using fifth-generation, or 5G, communications networks, ahead of its full commercial 5G rollout ...
There is every reason for Japanese to wish the Alibaba co-founder the best of luck and see how he changes the world next.
The official website of new Japanese information technology minister Naokazu Takemoto has been unviewable for the past few months, raising concerns among social media users over his ability to handle the portfolio, it was learned Friday. "The website has been locked by the company managing ...
Two groups of U.S. states launch antitrust probes of tech companies like Facebook and Google
Reuters Two groups of U.S. state attorneys general on Friday announced separate antitrust probes of large tech companies such as Google and Facebook. The first probe, led by New York and including seven other states and the District of Columbia, focuses on Facebook. The second, announced ...
Google will pay up to $200 million in U.S. probe over violating children's privacy, source says
Google will spend up to $200 million to settle a Federal Trade Commission investigation into YouTube's alleged violation of a children's privacy law, a person briefed on the matter told Reuters. Politico reported the settlement is expected to be between $150 million and $200 million. ...
Yahoo Japan pushes out CEO of partner Askul as public dispute heats up
Yahoo Japan Corp. has pushed out the chief executive officer at partner Askul Corp., intensifying a public dispute between two of Japan's major internet companies. Investors in Askul, led by Yahoo Japan, rejected the reappointment of CEO Shoichiro Iwata and three independent directors at the ...
Tokyo's five major private TV networks to trial simultaneous online streaming next year
Private networks are apparently waking up to the reality that their online presence will fade if they do not keep up with the trend of streaming on smartphones.
