Japanese phone prevents you taking "inappropriate" photos
Pics by Richard banned.
A phone which can identify if you are about to take a picture without any clothes on and prevent it has gone on sale in Japan.
Taiwan leaning more on Japan
Fearing China
Taiwan's tech companies are looking to Japanese assets to fortify their defences against rising Chinese rivals.
Japan's anti-Korea tech curbs could send it back to the Edo Period
Experts warn it will erode its tech dominance
Japan’s curbs on exports of high-tech materials to South Korea could backfire in the long run, eroding its dominance over a critical link in the global chip supply chain, suppliers and experts warn.
Japanese Tokyo Electron bows to US pressure to blacklist Chinese
Even if they do not have to follow American law
Japan’s Tokyo Electron, the world’s third-biggest semiconductor manufacturing equipment, will not supply to Chinese clients blacklisted by Washington.
Foreigners will find it harder to own Japanese IT
High tech company ownership will be restricted
Japan’s government said that high-tech industries will be added to a list of businesses for which foreign ownership of Japanese firms is restricted.
Toyota prepares to go into space
The final frontier
The Japanese Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) and Toyota have signed an agreement for future collaboration in space.
Iphone XR discounted in Japan
Apple does not think the Japanese will fall for it
A month after Apple's new iPhone XR release, the company is set to discount the device in Japan.
Japanese cybersecurity tsar does not touch computers
Claims he does not need them
Japanese lawmakers were shocked to discover that its Cybersecurity tsar does not touch computers and claims he has no need for them.
Japan orders carriers to be more reasonable
Government could slice Apple's bottom line
Apple’s domination of the Japanse market could be about to take a knee to the groin after the Japanese government ordered carriers to slash their charges and stop bundling the cost of smartphones with wireless services.
Land of the Rising Pokemon first to get self driving cars
In time for the 2020 Olympics
Japan has promised a public system of self driving cars in time for the for the 2020 Olympics, which it’s hosting in Tokyo.