‘Pokémon Go’ takes aim at Japan, with some help from a Big Mac
Android N lets users know where their apps really came from, the U.S. Army may outfit every soldier with a small drone, Pokemon Go heads to Japan.
After four years, Lenovo finally unveils its first Windows 10 Mobile phone
Lenovo took the wraps off the SoftBank 503LV, the company's first Windows 10 Mobile phone made in partnership with Japanese tech conglomerate SoftBank.
The Sharp 507SH is the first Android One phone for the Land of the Rising Sun
Sharp unveiled the 507SH, the first Android One phone to be released in Japan, and first to be both dust- and water-resistant.
Suzuki takes its expertise to the Moon in seeking the Google Lunar Xprize
Through the partnership, Suzuki will provide technical support to help develop Hakuto’s lunar rover to compete for the Google Lunar XPRIZE.
First Japanese VR porn festival ends prematurely, due to overcrowding
Japan's first attempt at running a virtual reality porn festival ended before it could start, as too many people showed up to enjoy its varied technology.
Bezels? What bezels? The Sharp Aquos Mini (almost) gets rid of them
Sharp unveiled the Aquos Mini, the latest phone in the company's line of nearly bezel-less handsets.
Sony’s mobile division decides to ‘defocus’ efforts in the US and India
During its investor day, Sony Mobile reportedly announced it will shift its focus away from the U.S. and certain other markets.
Google’s $300M undersea Internet cable between US and Japan is now live
Back in 2014, Google teamed up with five telecom and communications firms to install an undersea cable network between the US and Japan. That cable is live.
Autonomous machines may help Japan colonize Mars
the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) commissioned construction company Kajima to build autonomous, extraterrestrial construction machinery.
After many false starts, could Uber finally be making headway in Japan?
Uber may have finally found a foothold in Asia, as Japan begins to climb aboard the bandwagon.
Japanese phone manufacturer Freetel introduces 2 devices in the U.S. and Canada
Freetel, a Japanese mobile device manufacturer, is bringing its budget and midrange phones to the U.S. and Canada.
This incredible hyper-lapse showcases the beauty and bustle of Tokyo
Cinematographer Christoph Gelep shows off the beautiful intricacies of the world's most populated city with an incredible time-lapse.
BMW builds a 600-hp M6, but only for Japan
The BMW M6 Celebration Edition is a Japan-only special edition of the M6 built to celebrate BMW's 100th anniversary.
Want an impressive opening ceremony? 2020 Olympics may include man-made meteor shower
A startup called Star-ALE is bidding for the right to create a meteor shower over the Japanese capital city of Tokyo at the 2020 Olympics.
Japan has its own answer to Airbnb
The latest player to enter the hospitality game is Japanese startup Hyakusenrenma, which recently secured $13 million to fund its vacation rental services.
Mitsubishi overstated fuel economy on 620,000 cars in Japan
Mitsubishi admitted to overstating fuel economy on 620,000 cars sold in Japan over the past three years, including 468,000 supplied to Nissan.
Google and Verizon connecting Japan and Ecuador earthquake victims with loved ones
Google and Verizon have made it easier to contact victims of the Japan and Ecuador earthquakes. They're also contributing to the relief efforts.
Tourists in Japan could soon use their fingerprints as currency
Soon, you may be able to touch to buy, literally, with your fingerprint. Such a system is rolling out in Japan.
Japanese scientists have created artificial skin that can grow hair and sweat
Developed at the RIKEN Center for Developmental Biology in Japan, a batch of lab-grown skin implanted in mice showed the ability to sweat and grow hair.
No salt, no problem: Electric fork simulates salty flavors with electric currents
Who needs salt when you have electricity? That’s the proposition of the “electric flavoring fork” created by a researcher in Japan.
Japan's Fukushima ice wall ready to go into service
Japan is preparing to activate its ice wall in order to contain the ongoing contamination from the 2011 disaster at the Fukushima nuclear power plant.
A Japanese A.I. program just wrote a short novel, and it almost won a literary prize
A novel written largely by an artificial intelligence passed the first round of screening for a national literary prize in Japan.
A Russian billionaire wants to build a cobra-like skyscraper in Japan
Architect Vasiliy Klyukin took to his blog this week to reveal the ambitious details of constructing a cobra-like skyscraper in China or Japan.
The wearable chair is now a thing
For all those times you've wished you could just take a seat, now you can with the Archelis, the wearable chair.
Japanese researchers have created holograms you can touch, poke, and push
A team of researchers in Japan has created HaptoClone, which allows people to touch holograms of objects and other people.
Japanese security drone detects intruders, then follows them around with a camera
This newest drone from Japanese company Secom is a criminal's worst nightmare. It designed to autonomously detect, follow and photograph intruders.
Square Enix’s The Last Remnant out now for iOS, Android in Japan
Square Enix's Xbox 360-era RPG The Last Remnant is now available as a Japan-exclusive mobile app powered by cloud streaming technology.
