Business / Tech Mar 30, 2021
Japan asks Taiwan manufacturers to cooperate in chip production
The move comes after a chip plant owned by Renesas Electronic Corp. was hit by a fire earlier this month.
Business / Tech Mar 25, 2021
Samsung unveils next-gen memory for data-hungry AI and computers
DDR5 memory will be twice as fast as the current DDR4 while reducing leakage and using about 13% less power, the company wrote in its announcement.
Business / Corporate | FOCUS Mar 24, 2021
Line data scandal highlights perils of storing information across borders
by Osamu Tsukimori
Concerns over Japan’s national security have arisen because of the obligations of a Chinese affiliate under that country's National Intelligence Law.
Business / Corporate Mar 24, 2021
Nintendo to use faster Nvidia chips in new 2021 Switch model
by Takashi Mochizuki and Ian King
The new version will support Deep Learning Super Sampling, a novel rendering technology that uses AI to deliver higher-fidelity graphics more efficiently.
Business / Tech Mar 23, 2021
Nintendo teams up with Pokemon Go studio Niantic on AR apps
by Takashi Mochizuki
They will start by releasing a Pikmin app in 2021, based on the puzzle-solving series created by Nintendo’s creative fellow Shigeru Miyamoto in 2001.
Business Mar 21, 2021
Renesas chief says plant fire may seriously impact chip supply
Plating equipment in one of the buildings housing production lines at the plant caught fire due to a surge in current, burning around 5% of the building's clean room area.
Business / Corporate Mar 18, 2021
Activist Toshiba shareholders score win with vote for independent probe
The landmark vote for an investigation into allegations of investors being pressured marks only the fourth time that a shareholder motion has won approval in Japan.
Business Mar 16, 2021
China’s top leader warned that Beijing will go after so-called "platform” companies that have amassed data and market power, a sign that the monthslong crackdown on the country’s internet sector is only just beginning. President Xi Jinping on Monday chaired a meeting of the communist ...
Business / Corporate Mar 15, 2021
Rakuten sees biggest surge in 18 years after Tencent and Japan Post invest
by Vlad Savov
The e-commerce pioneer is looking to expand its capabilities in artificial intelligence, financial technology and mobile networks.
Art Mar 12, 2021
Digital piece by Beeple sells for $69 million, blasting crypto art records
The price tag isn’t just an unprecedented price for a so-called non-fungible token, it’s an unprecedented price for a new artist.