Japan Archive
Backend
University of Tokyo Installs IBM Quantum Eagle Processor Since joining the IBM Quantum Network in 2019, UTokyo has continued to expand access to quantum computing in Japan. The
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Feature
Hachi Tama Inc. has announced it has completed its pre-series A funding in Japan, cumulative total $4 million ($1=¥100). The company will use the funds, in part, to
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Enterprise Events
The Asian Entrepreneurship Award Steering Committee announced today that Imagr Ltd. of New Zealand won the first prize at the Asian Entrepreneurship Awards 2018 (AEA 2018). It is
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Corporate
Developed by Mui Lab – which is located in the Japanese city of Kyoto – Mui is an interactive wood panel that is activated by swiping your finger
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Consumer
Wacom Co., Ltd. announced Wednesday the PHU-111 Wacom Clipboard, a smartpad that lets users complete and sign documents using standard paper forms with ink and converts the documents
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Enterprise Events
At Content Tokyo 2016, more than 1,500 exhibitors are expected to participate from across Japan and the world, the event organizers said today. The exhibitors will showcase their
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Corporate
The Kii Mountain Range is a UNESCO World Heritage site. In order to regenerate its forest, Panasonic is undertaking a large-scale tree planting project at “Nagaki No Mori
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Applications
Leading ad agency Dentsu announced today that Kirobo has been awarded two Guinness World Records titles. Kirobo is the robot astronaut developed under the Kibo Robot Project, a
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Consumer
LINE Corporation, owner and operator of the free call and messaging app LINE, has announced the official launch of “ycon,” an update to the LINE Selfie Sticker app.
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Asia Pacific
Ricoh announced Monday that it has successfully returned more than 90,000 photos through its “Save the Memory Project.” It has been carrying out the project as part of
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Applications
Astronaut Koichi Wakata held the world’s first conversation experiment between a robot and a human in outer space, and conducted research for a future in which humans and
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Applications
IBM and SoftBank Telecom Corp., a wholly owned subsidiary of SoftBank Corp., today announced a global alliance to bring Watson to Japan. The alliance, which involves training Watson
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Feature
The Average Selling Price (ASP) of Ultrabooks and tablets declined by 7.8% in 2014, as the market matured and commoditized, allowing these devices to become more affordable in
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Entertainment
Excite Japan Co., Ltd announced Friday that its new story-telling app, Bedtime Stories “OTO-EHON”- Japanese Folk Tales & European Fairy Tales, is now available on the App Store
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Asia Pacific
Jspeak: A Translation App for Travelers to Japan Mobile services company NTT DOCOMO will launch its Jspeak face-to-face mobile translation service for smartphones and tablets, targeting travelers from
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