Western Digital CEO to meet Japanese government in attempt to resolve dispute with Toshiba The CEO of Western Digital Corp is set to meet a number of prominent officials from the Japanese government in…
China Mobile and NTT DOCOMO develop world’s first multi-vendor eSIM for IoT China Mobile and NTT DOCOMO announced that they have jointly developed the world's first multi-vendor embedded subscriber identity module (eSIM)…
Chinese bicycle-sharing start-up expands into Japanese market A Chinese bicycle-sharing start-up has formally announced that it plans to expand its business into Japan. Beijing Mobike Technology has…
SoftBank announces agreement to acquire Boston Dynamics from Alphabet Inc. Japan’s SoftBank Group Corp announced a subsidiary of SoftBank has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire robotics pioneer Boston…
NEC and Tokyo Tech use AI to increase image clarity under severe conditions NEC Corporation and Tokyo Institute of Technology (Tokyo Tech) announced their joint development of a multi-modal image fusion technology that…
Sony to drop ‘Premium Standard’ smartphone portfolio Japanese electronics giant Sony Corporation says it will drop its smartphone portfolio under the ‘Premium Standard’ category which was launched…
NTT DOCOMO and Nokia begin testing for 5G ecosystem in Japan Nokia is working with Japan’s NTT DOCOMO to test applications using a 5G base station and the Intel® 5G Mobile…
Japanese firm and Saudi Arabia raise $93bn for global high-tech investments Japanese telecommunications firm SoftBank in conjunction with its Saudi partners has announced that it has raised almost $100bn in pledges…
Japanese government expresses concern over dispute between Toshiba and Western Digital The escalating row between Japanese conglomerate Toshiba Corp and Western Digital Corp over the sale of its highly sought-after chip…
Japan’s KDDI and Nokia simulate future 5G network demands Nokia and leading Japanese operator KDDI have conducted a country-first trial simulating future 5G network demands, providing high-speed, one gigabit-per-second…
Toshiba Corp embroiled in row with US firm over the sale of its chip unit Japanese conglomerate Toshiba Corp have become embroiled in a row with US firm Western Digital Corp over the sale of…
Asia’s powerhouses aim for 5G at upcoming Winter and Summer Olympics The 5G race in Asia is underway, with the region’s powerhouses, Japan and South Korea, going head-to-head. Both countries have…