Japan
Japan’s “Digital Antitrust Law” will force Apple to allow sideloading apps
According to Nihon Keizai Shimbun, the Japanese authorities are preparing a “Digital Antitrust Law”. This new law will require Apple, Google and other companies to …
Japan Ministry to develop a supercomputer for AI industries
Japan’s Ministry of Economy, Trade, and Industry (METI) has announced its plans to develop a new supercomputer to help advance the country’s artificial intelligence (AI) …
Nintendo Switch Breaks Sales Records in Japan
The Nintendo Switch has broken its own record for June sales in Japan, according to a recent report by Nikkei. The console has been on the market for nearly …
Huawei breaks the monopoly of iOS and Android
In the mobile system market, it has been a “two-horse race” for a couple of years and it still is. A recent report by Strategy …
It’s (almost) 2023 and Japan is still using floppy disks?
What? Japan had to declare war on floppy disks? The country’s digital minister, Taro Kono, publicly stated this on Twitter. According to the minister, the …
Google to open its first data center in Japan in 2023
Google will open a data center in Japan next year. This is the first time Google has built a new data center in Asia since …
It’s 2022 and Japan is still using floppy disks?
What? Japan had to declare war on floppy disks? The country’s digital minister, Taro Kono, publicly stated this on Twitter. According to the minister, the Japanese …
Japan and the US will develop technology for the production of 2nm chips
By the end of the year, a research center will open in Japan as part of a partnership project with the United States, on the …
Assassin’s Creed in Japan is coming! carries “Project Red” codename
According to a number of reports, Ubisoft is working on a new project dubbed “Assassin’s Creed: Infinity“. The new game may be the star of …
Xbox Series S and X outsold the PlayStation 5 again in Japan
Last week, the Xbox once again outsold the PlayStation in Japan, something that happened last month as well. This became known thanks to a report …
Toyota pressures Japan to raise efforts on infrastructure for EVs
According to recent reports, Toyota successfully put pressure on the Japanese government. The Japanese government made it clear in a policy document that it will …
Internet Explorer end of support caused a chaos in Japan
While most of us still consider Japan to be one of the top technology leaders, things in the country are nowhere near as good as …
Japan to develop GPS devices to prevent the escape of people on bail
Japan’s Ministry of Justice and the Supreme Court will develop a device that uses GPS positioning in 2022 to prevent people on bail from escaping …
Samsung Galaxy A21 Simple SCV49 launched in JApan for older users
Samsung is trying to reinforce its presence in Japan by offering devices that offer decent usability for all kinds of users. Today, the company has …
Huawei Nova Lite 3+ Launched In Japan With GMS Support
Traditionally, Huawei’s Nova line handsets have been aiming at young customers. The latter has another understanding of how a smartphone should look, perform, and costs. …
ZTE a1 ZTG01 coming to Japan in July with Snapdragon 765G
ZTE’s recently released Axon 11 is the company’s first mid-range smartphone to bear 5G connectivity. Well, we don’t know if ZTE considers it a mid-range …
Huawei To Launch 5G Smartphones In Japan In 2020
Today, Huawei and Tokyo Olympics and Paralympics issued an important statement. They said the company will introduce several new smartphones supporting 5G next summer. Particularly, …
Japan Display (JDI) bailout deal negotiated; all operations to be officalized in next month
After a long period of uncertainties, Japan Display (JDI) has reached an agreement with Harvest Fund Management Group and Oasis Management Company on a $738 …
Japan Officially Allocates 5G Spectrum to Operators
This Wednesday, the Japanese government approved the country’s four mobile operators to build 5G wireless network plans and asked them to build a 5G network …