Apple Industry Japan's FTC investigating claims Apple pressured part makers to hand over their tech for free Did Apple abuse its position of power? By Rob Thubron, August 7, 2019, 7:25 AM
Car Tech Japanese passenger drone lifts off in short demo Baby steps By Rob Thubron, August 6, 2019, 7:58 AM
Industry Hardware AMD's CPU sales move ahead of Intel in Japan The Ryzen 3000 series certainly helped By Rob Thubron, July 30, 2019, 6:15 AM 12 comments
Science Space Japan's Hayabusa2 makes history by successfully collecting samples from distant asteroid Ryugu A second touchdown on a 1 km-wide rock in space, 300 million km from Earth By Humza Aamir, July 12, 2019, 8:43 AM
Tech Culture Gaming Japanese police turn to Street Fighter characters for recruitment drive Would this tempt you to join the cyber-crimes division? By Rob Thubron, July 2, 2019, 9:45 AM
Tech Culture Gaming Official Pokémon weddings are now a thing in Japan As a sleep-based Pokémon mobile game is announced By Rob Thubron, May 30, 2019, 8:25 AM 7 comments
Tech Culture Testing began in Japan on world's fastest bullet train It actually ties for top speed, but will be allowed to operate with passengers faster than any other train By Cal Jeffrey, May 13, 2019, 1:51 PM 16 comments
Industry Car Tech Sony enters Japan's taxi-hailing market with S.Ride app It boasts a fleet of over 10,000 cabs By Rob Thubron, April 16, 2019, 8:55 AM
Gaming Tech Culture Japanese PS4 owners can now remap "X" and "O" button functionality In Japan, the "O" is used to confirm a selection, not the "X" button By Shawn Knight, March 9, 2019, 1:35 PM
Security Japan's government will start hacking its citizens' IoT devices next month To improve their security before the 2020 Olympic Games By Rob Thubron, January 28, 2019, 5:25 AM 7 comments
Gaming PlayStation Classic launch sales fail to impress in Japan The NES and SNES classics did a lot better By Rob Thubron, December 17, 2018, 11:44 AM
Electronics Japan's last pager service is closing down next year 50 years after the devices were introduced to the country By Rob Thubron, December 4, 2018, 8:02 AM
Electronics The world's first 8K TV channel has kicked off with masterpiece '2001: A Space Odyssey' Sci-Fi meets Sci-Fi By Isaiah Mayersen, December 2, 2018, 6:21 AM 39 comments
Tech Culture Japan is building a 60-foot, moving Gundam statue Arriving in the summer of 2020 By Rob Thubron, November 22, 2018, 10:13 AM
Hardware Sharp unveils dual-notch phone Kill it with fire By Rob Thubron, November 15, 2018, 6:55 AM 8 comments
Tech Culture Japan's cybersecurity minister says he's never used a computer What is this "USB" you speak of? By Rob Thubron, November 15, 2018, 5:58 AM 21 comments
Gaming Ultra Limited Edition of Devil May Cry 5 comes with Dante's jacket, costs $8,000 Bargain! By Rob Thubron, October 22, 2018, 11:07 AM
Mobile Check out the KY-O1L, the credit card-sized 'world's thinnest phone' Priced at around $300 By Rob Thubron, October 18, 2018, 9:41 AM
Electronics Japanese researchers have developed a robot that can install drywall and handle powertools It's a bit slow, but it gets the job done By Cohen Coberly, October 1, 2018, 1:00 PM
The Web Hilarious Japanese CG crime recreation shows a vandal's mad MMA skills Man arrested for practicing his martial arts on traffic cones, bikes, and car mirrors By Cal Jeffrey, September 28, 2018, 4:45 PM
Tech Culture Nintendo kills Tokyo's real-life 'Mario Kart' tours No more coskarting --- in Tokyo anyway By Cal Jeffrey, September 27, 2018, 3:09 PM
Gaming Nintendo Direct postponed by 6.7 earthquake in Hokkaido, Japan (Update: Rescheduled) So far officials count seven dead and over 200 wounded By Cal Jeffrey, September 12, 2018, 11:05 AM
Hardware Sharp's 8K receiver set for launch ahead of Japan's Super Hi-Vision broadcasts The first major steps toward 8K By Rob Thubron, September 12, 2018, 6:57 AM
Gaming Hardware Sony finally ends its PlayStation 2 repair service in Japan After 18 years By Rob Thubron, September 5, 2018, 7:08 AM
Car Tech Baidu's autonomous buses are coming to Japan in 2019 The Apolong vehicles have entered mass production By Rob Thubron, July 5, 2018, 8:10 AM