Hiroko Tabuchi The New York Times
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Wal-Mart Seeks Permit To Do Tests With Drones
Wal-Mart and Amazon may soon be taking their e-commerce battle into the air.
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New, Simple 'Buy' Buttons Aim to Entice Mobile Shoppers
Now several companies are trying to bridge the gap between mobile browsing and desktop purchasing with a simple "buy" button.
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The Latest Fashion, Trending on Google
Google's new trend aggregations are part of its bid to become a bigger player in e-commerce and fashion.
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In the Wee Hours, Japan Erupts in Celebration
Kei Nishikori, 24, powered past world No.1 Novak Djokovic in the US Open semifinals on Saturday to book a place at a Grand Slam final - a first for a Japanese player, and for a man from Asia.
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When Words Won't Do, a Cartoon Bear Just Might
The Tokyo startup Line, has sought to pepper the messaging experience with an array of stickers, social games and even weather forecasts.
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Amid hopes of Olympic renewal, economic and safety tests for Tokyo
The awarding of the Games to Tokyo, the sprawling Japanese metropolis of 13 million people, is a welcome boost for the nation in the wake of the tsunami and nuclear disaster that laid waste to its northern Pacific coast two years ago.
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In smart watches, a name that's been there before
Casio Computer's G-Shock line of digital watches is drawing interest from some of the biggest names in technology.
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Japan's fad-loving consumer threatens to derail Sony's phone ambitions
The big question is whether Sony can develop a coherent global smartphone strategy without being distracted by the ever-changing needs of its home market.
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Sony is pressed to spin off electronics to build profits
Daniel S. Loeb, an American investor and manager of the hedge fund Third Point, wants Sony to spin off to raise cash to resuscitate its electronics business.
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Sony, Panasonic, Sharp symbolise Japan's decline as electronics hub
After years of bets gone wrong and lost opportunities, three of Japan's consumer electronics giants are showing some signs of faltering.
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Apple Maps errors send Japanese to homegrown app
Mapion is one of Japan's homegrown companies that is benefiting from Apple's maps debacle.
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Japanese playing a new video game: Catch-Up
A supersonic hedgehog and a plumber named Mario may have been unlikely heroes, but they once dominated video games. Only the Japanese could make innovative games like those, developers here used to boast. The West just didn't get it.Warp ahead...
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Sony reaches out for help with TVs
Sony has been a champion of networked televisions for years. These are the TVs which link seamlessly with other Sony gadgets, link to the Web, and finally bridge the gap between PCs and the living room.The Japanese manufacturer was an...
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Facebook wins relatively few friends in Japan
Mr. Zuckerberg, the 26-year-old Facebook chief executive and co-founder, may be the man of the moment in the United States and much of the rest of the online world. But here in Japan, one of the globe's most wired nations,...
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More radioactive water leaks at Japanese plant
At least 45 tons of highly radioactive water have leaked from a purification facility at the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power station, and some of it may have reached the Pacific Ocean, the plant's operator said Sunday.
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Wal-Mart Seeks Permit To Do Tests With Drones
Wal-Mart and Amazon may soon be taking their e-commerce battle into the air.
-
New, Simple 'Buy' Buttons Aim to Entice Mobile Shoppers
Now several companies are trying to bridge the gap between mobile browsing and desktop purchasing with a simple "buy" button.
-
The Latest Fashion, Trending on Google
Google's new trend aggregations are part of its bid to become a bigger player in e-commerce and fashion.
-
In the Wee Hours, Japan Erupts in Celebration
Kei Nishikori, 24, powered past world No.1 Novak Djokovic in the US Open semifinals on Saturday to book a place at a Grand Slam final - a first for a Japanese player, and for a man from Asia.
-
When Words Won't Do, a Cartoon Bear Just Might
The Tokyo startup Line, has sought to pepper the messaging experience with an array of stickers, social games and even weather forecasts.
-
Amid hopes of Olympic renewal, economic and safety tests for Tokyo
The awarding of the Games to Tokyo, the sprawling Japanese metropolis of 13 million people, is a welcome boost for the nation in the wake of the tsunami and nuclear disaster that laid waste to its northern Pacific coast two years ago.
-
In smart watches, a name that's been there before
Casio Computer's G-Shock line of digital watches is drawing interest from some of the biggest names in technology.
-
Japan's fad-loving consumer threatens to derail Sony's phone ambitions
The big question is whether Sony can develop a coherent global smartphone strategy without being distracted by the ever-changing needs of its home market.
-
Sony is pressed to spin off electronics to build profits
Daniel S. Loeb, an American investor and manager of the hedge fund Third Point, wants Sony to spin off to raise cash to resuscitate its electronics business.
-
Sony, Panasonic, Sharp symbolise Japan's decline as electronics hub
After years of bets gone wrong and lost opportunities, three of Japan's consumer electronics giants are showing some signs of faltering.
-
Apple Maps errors send Japanese to homegrown app
Mapion is one of Japan's homegrown companies that is benefiting from Apple's maps debacle.
-
Japanese playing a new video game: Catch-Up
A supersonic hedgehog and a plumber named Mario may have been unlikely heroes, but they once dominated video games. Only the Japanese could make innovative games like those, developers here used to boast. The West just didn't get it.Warp ahead...
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Sony reaches out for help with TVs
Sony has been a champion of networked televisions for years. These are the TVs which link seamlessly with other Sony gadgets, link to the Web, and finally bridge the gap between PCs and the living room.The Japanese manufacturer was an...
-
Facebook wins relatively few friends in Japan
Mr. Zuckerberg, the 26-year-old Facebook chief executive and co-founder, may be the man of the moment in the United States and much of the rest of the online world. But here in Japan, one of the globe's most wired nations,...
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More radioactive water leaks at Japanese plant
At least 45 tons of highly radioactive water have leaked from a purification facility at the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power station, and some of it may have reached the Pacific Ocean, the plant's operator said Sunday.
