CES 2023: Tech world to gather and show off gadgets

Tokyo, 21 December, /AJMEDIA/ CES, the annual tech industry event formerly known as the Consumer Electronics Show, is returning to Las Vegas this January with the hope that it looks… Read more

Fortnite maker to pay $520 mil for privacy, e-commerce abuses

Tokyo, 20 December, /AJMEDIA/ The maker of the popular Fortnite video game will pay $520 million in penalties and refunds to settle complaints revolving around children’s privacy and its payment… Read more

Twitter bans linking to Facebook, Instagram, other rivals

Tokyo, 19 December, /AJMEDIA/ Twitter users will no longer be able to link to certain rival social media websites, including what the company described Sunday as “prohibited platforms” Facebook, Instagram… Read more

Sony eyes building new semiconductor plant in southwestern Japan

Tokyo, 18 December, /AJMEDIA/ Sony Group Corp is considering building a new plant in southwestern Japan to produce semiconductors used in smartphones, with an investment of several hundred billion yen,… Read more

Cybersecurity startup founder reveals secrets of success

Tokyo, 17 December, /AJMEDIA/ While Japan is considered a global laggard in the incubation of innovative startups, one Japanese entrepreneur is out to change that perception through the launch of… Read more

JETRO to showcase 36 Japanese startups at CES 2023

Tokyo, 16 December, /AJMEDIA/ The Japan External Trade Organization (JETRO) says it will be supporting 36 Japanese startups exhibiting at CES 2023 in Las Vegas on January 5-8, 2023. At… Read more

Panasonic to supply batteries to U.S. EV startup Lucid

Tokyo, 15 December, /AJMEDIA/ Panasonic Energy Co says it it will supply lithium-ion batteries to U.S. electric vehicle startup Lucid Group Inc from next year as a new contract for… Read more

Video game hub Japan confronts problem of addiction

Tokyo, 14 December, /AJMEDIA/ From “Super Mario” to “Final Fantasy,” Japan has long been synonymous with gaming, but some experts and parents fear a growing addiction problem is going unaddressed.… Read more

Disgraced crypto tycoon Bankman-Fried arrested in Bahamas

Tokyo, 13 December, /AJMEDIA/ Disgraced cryptocurrency tycoon Sam Bankman-Fried was arrested Monday in the Bahamas at the request of the United States, according to U.S. officials seeking to charge him… Read more

Japanese company’s lander heads toward moon with UAE rover

Tokyo, 12 December, /AJMEDIA/ A Tokyo company aimed for the moon with its own private lander Sunday, blasting off atop a SpaceX rocket with the United Arab Emirates’ first lunar… Read more