Japan Robot project collaboration between Toyota & Panasonic
Athletes may be the focus of the Olympics, but in recent years the competition has also become an important technology showcase for tech savvy host…
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Japan Wants to Send Telepresence Robots to Space
Working Remote By 2020, a fleet of robots may work aboard the International Space Station, handling menial or dangerous tasks so human astronauts can focus on…
AI version of Buddhist deity to preach in Japanese temple
A JAPANESE robot has been created to preach the teachings of Buddha in colloquial language at the Kodaiji Temple in the ancient city of Kyoto.The humanoid…
Anthem Almost Sold Out in Japan During Its Debut Week
Anthem almost managed to completely sell out of physical copies during its first week in Japan, selling through 92%, or roughly 78,000, of its retail…
Japan to Probe IoT Devices & Then Prod Users to
Illustration: iStockphoto Starting today, Japan’s National Institute of Information and Communications Technology (NICT) will begin testing the security of…
Japan Just Landed a Robot Spacecraft on an Asteroid
Touchdown Japanese spacecraft Hayabusa2 touched down on the surface of Ryugu Friday a kilometer-wide asteroid with an orbit that periodically brings it close…
Japan megabanks nix plan for peer-to-peer mobile remittance
TOKYO — Japan’s three largest banking groups have scrapped plans for a peer-to-peer remittance service linked to mobile phone numbers, deeming the project…
Japan check 200M devices for security risks as 2020 Olympics
Japan is ramping up cybersecurity as it plans for the summer Olympics next year in Tokyo.
The government’s National Institute of Information and…
SBI, R3 Team Up to Promote Adoption of Corda Blockchain in Japan
Japanese financial services giant SBI Holdings and blockchain consortium startup R3 have formed a joint venture to boost the adoption of R3’s Corda platform…
Japan Eyes Regulation of Unregistered Crypto Investment
Japan’s financial regulator is reportedly looking to close a legal loophole that lets unregistered investment firms solicit funds in cryptocurrencies rather…