Coronavirus upsets Japan 5G launch
TOKYO -- The coronavirus outbreak has upset efforts by Japan's mobile phone carriers to attract new 5G customers, forcing them...
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Coronavirus: Vaccine and PCR tests are no panacea
TOKYO -- There is no such thing as perfect technology. And while there are growing expectations for a vaccine and...
Japanese tennis star Naomi Osaka looks beyond center court
TOKYO -- People around the world remain hunkered down at home as the novel coronavirus continues to rage. Japanese tennis...
US pushes China decoupling, wiping billions off Apple and Boeing
NEW YORK/PALO ALTO, U.S. -- The U.S. Department of Commerce's new crackdown on Huawei Technologies' access to American know-how kicked off a new...
New ban on Huawei blocks access to non-US chipmakers
TAIPEI -- The U.S. government on Friday further tightened export controls on Huawei Technologies' access to American equipment and software,...
New US ban on Huawei cuts off access to global chipmakers
TAIPEI -- The U.S. government on Friday further tightened export controls on Huawei Technologies' access to American equipment and software,...
New US ban on Huawei cuts off wider access to chipmakers
TAIPEI -- The U.S. government on Friday further tightened export controls on Huawei Technologies' access to American equipment and software,...
Stop logging hours: Japan finds flexibility in age of telework
TOKYO/OSAKA -- Japan's IT companies are notorious for working long hours. Fujitsu headquarters in Tokyo was famously known as the "castle...
Pandemic grounds launch of Japan’s IHI jet engine repair shop
TOKYO -- IHI, Japan's top maker of aircraft engine parts, will push back the opening of a new production and...
September school start in Japan shelved until 2021 or later
TOKYO -- Japanese schools will stick with an academic calendar beginning in April for now, putting off the much-discussed possibility...
