Japan

Google celebrates Olympic Games with 16-bit Doodle game

Google has introduced a 16-bit Doodle game to its homepage to celebrate the 2021 Olympic Games, the largest-ever Doodle game the company has made….

Showmax Pro will stream 2021 Olympic Games

Showmax has announced its Pro subscribers will get to watch and enjoy the 2021 Tokyo Olympic Games on the streaming service. The service announced…

Two South Africans test positive for coronavirus in Japan – health ministry

Two South Africans who were working aboard the Diamond Princess cruise ship have tested positive for coronavirus, the country’s health ministry confirmed. In a…

Japan’s Fukushima to rise again as a renewable power hub

How’s this for one of the greatest comebacks in history? Fukushima, the infamous nuclear power plant ravaged by the 2011 earthquake and tsunami, will…

Hi Ryugu: Japanese spacecraft snaps crazy pictures of asteroid’s surface

Have you ever wondered what the surface of an asteroid looks like? Well, you’re in luck. The Japanese space agency Jaxa published new pictures…

Japan left a ‘thank you’ note after heartbreaking Belgium defeat

Sport is cruel, and football even more so. But even though Japan lost to Belgium last night in a thrilling 3-2 comeback for the…

Watch: Trump demonstrates the most efficient way of feeding koi

It’s not often that a wordless tweet goes viral, but when it involves Donald Trump, Japanese President Shinzo Abe and a koi pond, anything…

Thought #SONA2017 was bad? Watch these international political brawls

Viewers across South Africa endured what is quickly becoming an annual (yet dramatic) farce in the form of last night’s #SONA2017 State of the…

Japanese slugger hits baseball (quite literally) through the roof

Baseball is as big a sport in Japan as rugby is in South Africa, so when a player does something special, you’re bound to…

Japan’s SoftBank to acquire chip designer ARM in $31bn deal

Fresh off its spin-off of game developer Supercell, SoftBank Group (SBG) has announced plans to buy chip designer ARM Holdings for a gargantuan US$31-billion…

Google’s FASTER joins Japan, US with 60Tbps undersea cable

The ocean — yes, that big puddle on our planet’s surface — plays a pivotal part in our Facebook and Instagram selfie obsessions. Every…

Preparing for the next disaster: Japan sets up emergency information site

According to The Wall Street Journal’s Japan Real Time blog, the Japanese government is aiming to create an improved system for spreading emergency information…

New Japanese webcam tech could be the future of CG, gaming [Video]

This is beyond cool. It’s a new form of webcam to animated avatar technology, courtesy of Yasue Mitsukura and the good people at Keio…

6 Japanese startups worth keeping an eye on

Given that Japan has some of the biggest tech companies on the planet, it’s easy to overlook its startup scene. It’s also probably fair…

Google’s new privacy policy now effective

Google’s new privacy policy went into effect today, despite requests from European regulators asking the search giant to delay. The move by Google to…

Google reveals power of Japanese tsunami through Streetview

Google has launched a brand new site chronicling the devastation of the earthquake and Tsunami that rocked Japan earlier this year, as seen through…

Japan latest target in suspected cyber-espionage attack

The Japanese parliament is the latest victim of cyber-espionage. As with other such attacks, suspicion again is being pointed towards China. Computers in the…

Hulu now live in Japan

Hulu is expanding to Japan in a move which will see it offering its services outside of the United States for the first time….

Hulu streaming to hit Japan

Online streaming giant Hulu is set to make its first move outside the US as it plans to offer film and TV streaming services…

Alibaba to help Japan crack Chinese market

Chinese e-commerce giant Alibaba says it has launched a service to help Japanese manufacturers crack the fast-growing Chinese market. The Tokyo-based arm of Alibaba.com…

Sony wants to bring software to its hardware

Sony’s reputation has been shredded by the recent cyber attacks from hackers and it’s struggling to recover. Sony, in the wake of what could…

Cloud computing for disaster prone areas

With the very real threat of a nuclear meltdown following the devastating earthquake and tsunami on the 11 March, the focus of the world…

Groupon SA gives you a way to help Japanese disaster relief

Groupon SA is working with its sister companies around the world to raise funds for emergency disaster relief for those worst affected by the…

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