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Japan may create its own search engine
News Japan is limbering up to challenging the might of Google and Yahoo by developing its own search engine. Japan's Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry has organised a study group consisting of about 20 Japanese electronics companies - including...
[December 21, 2005, 12:10]
Japan aims for world's fastest computer by 2010
News Government officials in Japan said on Monday that they are planning to build the world's fastest supercomputer, according to a report in The Japan Times on Tuesday. Japan hosted the world's fastest computer, the 36 teraflop Earth Simulator, for two...
[July 26, 2005, 15:25]
Korea, China, Japan start open-source collaboration
News South Korea, China and Japan governments are to meet in Beijing on Saturday to start work on their collaboration to develop and nurture open-source software. Shortly after that meeting, Japan, the world's second-largest economy, made a proposal at...
[April 1, 2004, 12:30]
Japan’s broadband total tops 10 million
News Japan’s overall broadband users have crossed the 10-million-user mark for the first time, thanks to a surge in fibre-to-the-home subscription. Broadband lines grew by 450,638 for the month of June, bringing the total number to 10.9 million for the...
[August 7, 2003, 12:10]
Japan Railway Station Melodies
Downloads Japan Railway (JR) stations play different amusing melodies, to give passengers warning for when the train doors are about to close. Japan Railway Station Melodies will play some of these cute synthesized jingles from stops around Japan.
[July 11, 2007, 12:05]
Japan's NEC extends its reach
News NEC, already big in Japan, is ready to make a big move into overseas phone markets. The Tokyo-based electronics and computer maker is currently one of the largest handset manufacturers in Japan. First, the high penetration of mobile phones in Japan...
[June 21, 2004, 11:45]
Japan Travel Guides
Downloads Japan travel guides provides travel guide such as getting there, regions, cities, general info, shopping, eat, place to stay, and entertainment. General Japan regions travel guide also provided. Travel is powered by WikiTravel destination guide and...
[July 24, 2009, 6:47]
Admission-Ticketing and Visitor Reservation System - Japan Association for the 2005 World Exposition
White Papers The 21st century's first full-scale World Exposition, EXPO 2005 AICHI, JAPAN hosted more than 22 million people and provided favorable reviews over its six month (from March 25 to September 25, 2005) run.
[May 8, 2007, 1:00]
Yahoo! Japan to offer free music downloads
News Japan will offer free music downloads after signing a deal with a Japanese copyright society. Japan. Japan. Japan said that over 90 percent of Japanese web users visit one its sites at least once a month.
[April 7, 2003, 7:44]
Travel Tokyo, Japan - illustrated guide, phrasebook, and maps. FREE general info, maps and more
Downloads Table of ContentsGeneral:About | Tourist Info Center | History | Religion | Geography | Climate | Economy | Education | Sleep | Contact | Stay Safe | A-Z Index Maps: Japan | Central Tokyo | Wards | Izu Islands | Asakusa | Shinjuku | Shibuya | Ueno...
[October 26, 2007, 8:00]
AMD vs Intel spills over into Japan
News AMD's subsidiary in Japan has filed two lawsuits against Intel, claiming not just anti-competitive behaviour by its rival chipmaker, but in some cases down-right dirty tricks too. In one of the lawsuits filed in Japan, AMD is seeking $50m (£28m) in...
[June 30, 2005, 15:10]
AOL to take on Japan's mobile Internet
News Under the deal, which has been expected by industry watchers for some time, NTT DoCoMo will take a 42.3 percent stake in AOL's Japanese unit, AOL Japan, and invest around $100m (£68.8m) cash. DoCoMo will now market AOL Japan as its preferred...
[September 27, 2000, 7:56]
Can mMode export Japan's wireless Web craze?
News A similar service offered in Japan has 28 million subscribers. AT&T Wireless on Tuesday began offering a US version of some of the world's most popular wireless Web services, a foreshadow of similar services to be launched in Europe later this year.
[April 17, 2002, 9:00]
Chinese mobile phone numbers beat Japan
News The mobile phone market in China, long thought to be potentially vast, has surpassed Japan as the largest in Asia. China had 51.7 million subscribers, surpassing Japan's 51.1 million. Only Korea and Japan share Europe's fascination with new...
[August 10, 2000, 16:22]
First virus writer arrested in Japan
Blog It isn't illegal to write viruses in Japan, so the [alleged] author of the Trojan horse has been arrested for breaching copyright because he used cartoon graphics without permission in his malware. Because this is the first arrest in Japan of [an...
[January 25, 2008, 16:55]
'Smelly phone' making waves in Japan
News The 3G phone, which uses the FoMA third-generation variant found in Japan, will be available from February. Apple is not the only kit maker causing waves with its latest device. Japanese mobile giant NTT DoCoMo has launched handsets promising...
[January 18, 2007, 9:20]
4G gets test rollout in Japan and China
News Japan and China plan joint experiments on a new generation Internet-capable mobile phone for high-speed data transmissions that will work in both countries at far higher speeds than current 3G phones.
[November 26, 2003, 8:35]
China telecoms market to overtake Japan by 2014
News The latest annual report from the analyst firm estimated the country's telecoms market generated $110bn (£70bn) last year, "making it the second largest telecommunications services market in the Asia-Pacific region after Japan".
[July 27, 2009, 9:51]
iNews Japan
Downloads iNews Japan gives access to feeds of Japan section of most admired news sources. It provides news feeds of the Japan sections from following providers like Big News Network, OECD, The Japan Times, and Japan Today.
[September 2, 2009, 11:21]
Hackers hit Japan for fifth time
News In one report, Prime Minister Keizo Obuchi seemed bemused by the apparent 'pick on us' attacks on Japan's systems. I think Japan is taking protective measures.but why now? It should not be that Japan was caught off guard.
[January 27, 2000, 11:22]
