News & Reviews:   japan

After being accused of being a monopoly business in the United States, Google is now being accused of anti-competitive business practices by the Japan Fair Trade Commission (JFTC). Among the accusations levelled is that through Chrome, Google was also found to be paying companies to use its Google Search engine.

Sony will become the Japanese media giant's largest shareholder for FromSoftware's parent company, Kadokawa Corporation. The Tech giant holds about 10% of its shares - including a stake acquired in February 2021. So, what should you know about it?

Japan is one of the countries facing the problem of an ageing population but a declining birth rate. The current birth rate is 1.2 babies per woman, while a rate of 2.1 is needed to maintain the population and workforce. Recently, the country introduced a 4-day work week. So, what should you know about it?

A costume designer and builder Thomas DePetrillo has created a giant 'cosplay', a replica of the original RX-78-2 Gundam. Designed by pioneering mecha designer Kunio Okawara, the iconic prototype was first introduced in the 1979 Mobile Suit Gundam anime series. So, what should you know about it?

Malaysians can soon use PayNet’s DuitNow QR to pay for items in Southeast Asian countries and Japan after Japan revealed that they’re making their QR code payment systems compatible with Southeast Asian countries. Expected to be implemented by fiscal 2025, read on to find out more.

Remember SEGA? It used to be a big name for our childhood. Recent reports say the Japanese company could bring 5 popular games to the new Nintendo Switch 2. That said, what should you know about it?

Tsubame Industries may soon be selling a 4.5-meter tall giant robot for $3 million USD (~RM14151000). The robot has four legs with wheels on them, can be piloted from the inside and has five fingered hands. The company plans to make 5 of them for those big spenders out there but haven’t provided any Japan release dates, much less Malaysia release dates.

It wasn't that long ago that we reported there were many false Crash Detection alarms. In just Minnesota, USA alone in 2022, there are already 700 false alarms. Meanwhile, several Japanese emergency service units got a total of 919 false calls within a month. 

During this pandemic period and I believe all of you must be very familiar with scanning QR codes to check-in via MySejaterah app. But do you know how QR code works? Who invented it? Why QR code is used instead of a barcode?

In order to combat the dip in fertility rate, Japan has plans to allocate around 2 billion yen (~RM78k) to fund an AI tech to help matchmake individuals to increase the birth rate in the country. While there are already human-run matchmaking services available, the AI system could potentially increase the success of getting individuals matched.