Information & Communications Technology

Japan and the 10 members of ASEAN will create a dedicated website for sharing information on cyberattacks, enabling the rapid dissemination of material related to techniques and effective responses.

Yahoo Japan launched a video platform dedicated to content from social media influencers, taking a chance on a field crowded with both established and emerging rivals in hopes of reviving its earnings.

Kyoto on Saturday will unveil a trial system that monitors, predicts and manages the flow of visitors to high-demand tourist spots, with the popular fall foliage viewing area in Arashiyama as the system’s initial focus.

Tokyo Electric Power Company Holdings Inc. has launched an English-language online virtual tour of the interior of the crippled Fukushima No. 1 power plant, allowing website visitors to check the progress of decommissioning work following the 2011 meltdowns — one of the world’s worst nuclear crises.

Sony will spend 600 billion yen ($5.34 billion) over the three years through fiscal 2020 on raising output of image sensors and other chips, positioning itself for the rise of automated-driving technology and the "internet of things."

With $300 million in fresh funding, one of the biggest U.S. cryptocurrency exchanges is looking for a foothold in Asia, a signal of the region's growing clout as bitcoin looks into the next decade.

Uniqlo's cavernous warehouse in Tokyo's Ariake district, a vast space populated by conveyor belts pushing around boxes and towering shelves stacked with containers, is all but devoid of human life.

Japan plans to let businesses pay their employees with electronic money, such as via smartphone apps or payroll cards, a move expected to help foreign workers who lack bank accounts.

Japan's Financial Services Agency is considering leverage caps for margin trading of cryptocurrencies to curb speculative trading and limit user exposure to volatility risks.

A Japanese government body on Monday directed Facebook to be more transparent and strengthen guards on personal information, following European authorities in pushing back against the social networking giant as hacks and its own tools leave data exposed.