Tokyo hopes new Tinder-like match making app will curb population decline
A government-backed app for finding love
The Rise and Fall of Sega: A Legendary Gaming Journey
Before the PlayStation and Xbox, Sega was Nintendo's main rival in the console market, pioneering 3D graphics and online features. The rise and downfall of Sega is filled with drama and fond memories.
Japan aims to strengthen antitrust laws against Apple and Google
Something to look forward to: Lawmakers around the world have begun to exhibit a more proactive stance toward openness and competition in mobile ecosystems. Apple and Google, the companies controlling the global mobile market with their respective operating systems, will face heightened scrutiny and stricter penalties if they violate regulations.
Japan's NTT and NEC showcase technology that can boost optical network capacities 12-fold
The new tech could be deployed in the 2030s
TSMC founder foresees the need for up to 10 new fabs for AI chip manufacturing
The AI boom will spur unprecedented demand, says Morris Chang
Japan will provide more subsidies to Kioxia and Western Digital for NAND memory chip manufacturing
Generative AI models need more memory, and manufacturers need more public funding to get going
Japan crashes SLIM spacecraft upside-down on the moon and calls it a "success"
Its two rovers are operational, and the craft seems intact but is without power until February 1
Honda and Mitsubishi will test a fuel cell-powered data center in Japan
A decarbonization experiment with reused fuel cells that will run for two years
Survey: 20% of Japanese students don't know any keyboard shortcuts, 40% unfamiliar with copy & paste keys
How many of these do you know?
In nuclear fusion milestone, Japan unveils the world's largest reactor
The system is an important step forward to harnessing fusion as a clean energy source
Forward-looking: Fusion differs from fission, which is used in nuclear power plants, and it is based on the same principle that powers the Sun and stars as the hydrogen nuclei fuses into helium, releasing light and heat. Also, unlike nuclear power, fusion is intrinsically safe in that the reaction stops when the fuel supply or power source is shut down. Nor does it generate high-level long-lived radioactive waste.
Beyond Gundam: Japan's $2.7 million real-life mech robot is available for preorder
"I wanted to create something that says, 'This is Japan'"
Tokyo retailers sound the alarm on potential graphics card drought
Demand for the high-end Lovelace cards is outpacing supply in Japan
A Japanese city is using avatar robots in classrooms to tackle student absenteeism
Not quite Avatar the movies, but still pretty cool
Ransomware attack cripples Japan's largest port, threatens trade
The port's terminal system went NUTS for hours, and Toyota stopped shipping cars
Europe and Japan working together to "de-risk" tech reliance on China
Western and Asian countries strengthen cooperation for chips, AI, and more
The GeForce RTX 4060 launch at a Japanese store attracted just one buyer, again
A repeat of the RTX 4060 Ti launch
Japan is on a mission to beam solar power from space by 2025
A decades-long quest could be close to completion
Japanese stores open late for RTX 4060 Ti launch, one person turns up
Better than none, right, Nvidia?
Facepalm: It's fair to say that the RTX 4060 Ti launch has not gone too well for Nvidia. Reviewers have slammed the card, complaining about its price, performance, and similarity to the previous-gen equivalent. It's left consumers somewhere between apathetic and angry, and nowhere is this more obvious than in Japan's Akihabara shopping district, where two stores that opened late for the latest Lovelace launch managed to attract a single customer between them.
Japanese motorcycle companies enter joint effort for hydrogen engines
Organization to research engines, fuel delivery, reliability, and other aspects of hydrogen technology
This Japanese company believes it can catch up with chipmakers like TSMC by 2027
The rebirth of Japan's semiconductor industry depends on it
Moon landing attempt by private company ends in last minute failure
Communications ceased on final approach to lunar surface
Toshiba accepts $15 billion buyout offer from private equity group
Toshiba could soon be taken private
New Pioneer Blu-ray discs are guaranteed to last at least 100 years
Thanks to Japanese government rules