This $50 thumb drive doubles as a camera, still in crowdfunding stage
But... why?
New study shows gaming can actually improve your mental health
Most people already knew this
Where in the world were waterproof phones the norm in the 2000s?
The trend got started after the habit of taking phones into the bath... and dropping them into water
A Japanese Street Fighter tournament will penalize players who don't get enough sleep
It's being run by a pharmaceutical company
Japan no longer measures train congestion based on how easy it is to read a newspaper
Something else that mobile phones have killed off
Quirky M.2 card plays retro sounds when you boot up your PC
Resurrecting the bygone chime of the Japanese NEC PC-9800
Japan's latest Gundam-style giant robot takes on railway maintenance duties
Giant robots need a day job, too
End of an era: Japan finally removes floppy disks from all government operations
Almost 15 years after the last new floppy was made
Blistering 402 Tb/s fiber optic speeds achieved by unlocking unused wavelengths
Amid 6G promises, scientists find a way to wring incredible speeds out of boring old fiber
What just happened? Scientists in Japan have just blown the doors off what we thought was possible with conventional fiber optic cables. A team led by the country's National Institute of Information and Communications Technology has set a new world record by transmitting data at a blistering 402 terabits per second through an existing fiber optic line. That's fast enough to download over 50,000 HD movies in a single second.
Japan to help IBM build a massive 10,000-qubit quantum computer
An unprecedented increase in qubit count, five years from now
Japan passes new law allowing third-party app stores on Android and iOS
The EU was the first region to force Apple to allow alternative app stores on iOS
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