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NTT’s Tsuzumi AI Learns to Read Images; Expected to Be Used for Reading Foreign Maps, Menus
SAN FRANCISCO — NTT Corp. has created an advanced image reading technology to improve the functio...
April 13, 2024
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AIs to Monitor Each Other in Few Years’ Time, Says NTT Vice President; AI Constellation to Be Linked by Next-gen Network
SAN FRANCISCO — Nippon Telegraph and Telephone Corp. will within the next few years launch a syst...
April 13, 2024
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Japan’s Cutting-Edge Semiconductor Company Rapidus Establishes 1st U.S. Office in Silicon Valley for Future
Silicon Valley, Calif. – Rapidus Corp., a Japanese company aiming to manufacture cutting-edge sem...
April 12, 2024
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Toyota to Be Responsible for Daihatsu Compact Car Development
TOKYO (Jiji Press) — Daihatsu Motor Co. said Monday that Toyota Motor Corp. will take responsibil...
April 9, 2024
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Tokyo Startup to Develop Reusable Rocket with U.S. Rocket Engine Developer Ursa Major Technologies
Tokyo-based startup Innovative Space Carrier Inc. announced Thursday that it will develop a reusa...
April 8, 2024
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CEO: TSMC to Build Another Plant in Kumamoto Pref.
KIKUYO, Kumamoto (Jiji Press) — Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co. will build its second fact...
April 8, 2024
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Nissan Ineligible for Wage Hike-Related Preferential Tax Treatment for at Least 1 Year; Ineligibility Follows Violation of Subcontract Law
Nissan Motor Co. has lost its right to use the wage-related preferential tax system for at least ...
April 6, 2024
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Musk Says Tesla Will Unveil ‘Robotaxi’ on August 8
Tesla will unveil 'Robotaxi' on Aug. 8, Elon Musk said in a post on social media platform X on Fr...
April 6, 2024
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Line Operator to Disconnect Computer System from Naver
Tokyo (Jiji Press)—LY Corp., the operator of the Line messaging app, said Monday that it will com...
April 2, 2024
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OpenAI to Launch 1st Asian Base in Tokyo
Tokyo (Jiji Press)—OpenAI, the developer of generative artificial intelligence tool ChatGPT, will...
April 2, 2024
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Imperial Hotel Shopping Facility Closes For Reconstruction; Customers Drawn to High-End Shops for 40 Years
The Imperial Hotel Plaza, a commercial facility of the Imperial Hotel, Tokyo, in Chiyoda Ward clo...
April 2, 2024
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Hokkaido’s Confectionery Manufacturer Rokkatei to Open Store in California in October to Sell ‘Marusei Butter Sandwich’ and Others
Rokkatei, a confectionery manufacturer in Obihiro, Hokkaido, which produces popular Hokkaido souv...
April 1, 2024
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Rakuten Group to Reorganize Fintech Biz
TOKYO (Jiji Press) — Rakuten Group Inc. said Monday that it will begin talks with publicly traded...
April 1, 2024
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50 Companies, Including Toyota and Honda, to Share EV Battery Manufacturing Data; Meet Environmental Regulations in the U.S. and Europe
Japanese automobile and storage battery manufacturers will start a project to share manufacturing...
April 1, 2024
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SMBC to Acquire 220 Hectares of Forest in Kanagawa Prefecture to Reduce CO2 Emissions; Develop Hiking Trails and Spaces for Children’s Work-Study Program
Sumitomo Mitsui Banking Corp. (SMBC) will acquire about 220 hectares of forest in Isehara, Kanaga...
March 31, 2024
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