Business / Corporate Oct 27, 2021
Japanese startup targets supercar users with $700,000 hoverbike
The XTurismo Limited Edition from A.L.I. Technologies promises to fly for 40 minutes at up to 100 kilometer per hour.
Business / Corporate Oct 19, 2021
NTT Docomo system failure was 'serious incident,' Japan's communications ministry says
The firm will be required to report by Nov. 13 the cause of the failure, which left some 2 million customers without services at one point, and measures to prevent a recurrence.
Business / Tech Oct 19, 2021
Japan's key electronics fair opens with spotlight on low-carbon tech
by Yuka Nakao
The major electronics show involving more than 300 companies opened Tuesday, with the spotlight on cutting-edge technologies designed to achieve carbon neutrality.
Business | ANALYSIS Oct 13, 2021
Apple's China balancing act more precarious as Xi cracks down on tech
by Vlad Savov
Last month China’s top court effectively granted consumers the right to sue Apple for alleged abuse of market power, threatening the delicate balance the firm has cultivated in the country.
Business Oct 11, 2021
U.S. lawmakers see path to rein in tech, but it isn’t smooth
by Cecilia Kang
The road ahead is likely to be a yearslong, complicated path toward new rules and regulations, with no guaranteed result.
Business Oct 9, 2021
Global tax deal seeks to end havens but criticized for 'no teeth'
by Leigh Thomas
Many developing countries have said their interests have been ignored and that wealthy nations were likely to continue dividing up the spoils of foreign direct investment.
Business Oct 9, 2021
The government is eyeing financial support for TSMC to build a chip-making factory in Kumamoto Prefecture, potentially with Sony Group Corp., that could cost ¥700 billion to ¥800 billion.
Business Oct 6, 2021
Amazon CEO is confident in its gaming products after New World release
A week ago, Amazon released New World, an online computer game where archers and ax wielders colonize a mythical land.
Business Oct 5, 2021
Japan's new economic security minister sets out agenda amid global supply chain woes
by Kazuaki Nagata
One of the major tasks for Takayuki Kobayashi, a Finance Ministry bureaucrat-turned-politician, is to create a new legal framework to support the implementation of related policies.
Commentary / World Oct 5, 2021
U.S.-EU tech control talks raise hopes and concerns
by Brad Glosserman
Governments are beginning to wake up to the significance of new technologies and the inadequacy of existing control regimes.
Business / Tech Oct 5, 2021
Facebook begins recovery after major outage took apps offline
The outage shut out many of the company's 2.7 billion global users, idled some employees and prompted a public apology from the chief technology officer.
Business / Tech Oct 4, 2021
Made-from-CO2 concrete, sportswear and diamonds spark investor excitement
by Jane Lanhee Lee and Nia Williams
Companies turning carbon dioxide into products have raised over $800 million so far this year, more than triple the amount seen in 2020.