ITEM: NTT DoCoMo has released a blitz of simultaneous 5G announcements, including an ultra-reliable low-latency (URLL) trial with Huawei and a mobile digital signage deal with Sony. But perhaps the more significant of the bunch Read more…
TOKYO (Reuters) – For decades, economists have tried to guess central bank policy direction by studying subtle changes in official language – now, researchers are finding new clues on policy, not in the words of Read more…
NISHIKATA, Japan (Reuters) – As the annual rice harvest begins this month in the Japanese town of Nishikata, the combines that usually putter along the sleepy roads lining its rice fields are giving way to Read more…
Every day, it seems, we hear more about ‘Industry 4.0‘. Japan, however, is already moving on. In June, the Prime Minister’s Office released Japan’s Growth Strategy 2017, which lays out a strategic blueprint for Japan’s Society Read more…
Fujitsu, Fujitsu Laboratories and the Fujitsu Social Mathematics Division of the Institute of Mathematics for Industry at Kyushu University say they have developed an AI-based matching technology that uses game theory to automatically calculate an Read more…
Beijing-based bike-sharing provider ofo and SoftBank Commerce & Service Corp announced that they have reached a basic agreement to collaborate on the deployment of ofo’s bike-sharing business in Japan. Ofo and SoftBank C&S plan to Read more…
Ericsson says it has been selected by NTT DoCoMo to deliver its Unified Delivery Network (UDN) solution to enable access to high-quality content over the operator’s mobile network. The deal marks the first time that Ericsson Read more…
TOKYO (Reuters) – Japan launched a rocket carrying a satellite with a local version of the US global positioning system (GPS) on Thursday, which is expected to increase the precision of location information used in Read more…
Napster has announced a new partnership with Japanese internet services company Rakuten to enhance its on-demand music streaming service, Rakuten Music. Under the partnership, Napster will deliver song playback and curated playlists from its catalog Read more…
TOKYO (Reuters) – Japan aims to finalize on June 9 plans to allow package delivery by drone sometime from 2020 and the commercialization of self-driving trucks by 2022, as it scrambles to breathe new life Read more…
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