Microsoft will launch a new program in Japan later this week that's designed to give Xbox 360 players some free Microsoft Points, but only if they reach certain goals for online gameplay. More...
Microsoft has started selling the Surface RT tablet in New Zealand and Japan and in the latter country it will make a product placement appearance in the Ghost in the Shell anime Arise. More...
A new report claims that Microsoft will expand the sales of its Surface RT tablet, running on Windows RT, to Japan starting sometime in March. Meanwhile the 128 GB Surface Pro tablet is still scarce. More...
Japanese game developer Hiroyuki Maruyama has complained about the method Microsoft uses for developer payouts through XBLA, claiming it's unfair and off-putting to Japanese Xbox 360 developers More...
A new and extensive article takes a look at why Microsoft can't seem to crack the Japanese game market with its Xbox business, despite spending lots of time and money trying to do so. More...
The retail boxes for Windows 8 in Japan have been revealed, with two anime-like mascots on the front and a Wedge Mouse included inside. Some Japanese retailers will hold Windows 8 launch events. More...
Japan's government has agreed to new legislation against criminals caught downloading illegally, bringing in a maximum fine of two million yen or a potential two year stay in a prison cell. More...
Over $100,000 worth of iPhone 5 devices have been stolen from stores in Japan this morning. The robberies occurred in the early hours before the official launch of the device. More...
First Apple wins in the US court, forcing Samsung to pay over $1 billion in damages to Apple. Now the Japanese legal system has favoured Samsung, saying that they didn't infringe Apple patents. More...
Almost two months after its official launch, IPv6 adoption is growing steadily, according to new research. The US currently leads the field by users, with over 3.3m users adopting the new protocol. More...
Trivia Tuesday is back, so join us as we delve into the history of one of Microsoft's more obscure products, the mysterious MSX platform that took Japan and South America by storm in the mid-'80s. More...
Fujitsu has announced that Japanese residents will be able to use a new service that will teach them how to assemble a desktop or notebook PC, with 19 different models to choose from. More...
In the wake of the capture of one of the terrorists responsible for the Tokyo sarin gas attacks of 1995, Japan's government has quietly amended one of their laws which could theoretically ban YouTube. More...
Wait, your SSD wasn't fast enough? You'll be pleased to know a group of Japanese researchers agree, so they've managed to find a way to squeeze some more performance from available technologies. More...
A Japanese court has ordered Google to remove some terms from its search autocomplete feature, after a man claimed to have lost his job because the feature linked his name to criminal acts. More...
Apple announces that Siri will soon support the Japanese language, and will be deployed to Japan over the next few weeks as part of the company's latest iOS 5.1 update. More...
Some of the coolest vending machines you've ever seen are rolling out in cities across Japan, filled not only with delicious beverages, but what amounts to all the free Wi-Fi you can eat. More...
Sony has now officially launched its next generation portable game console, the PS Vita, in Japan with an event in Shibuya where company execs helped to sell the first units of the console. More...
A new report claims that just 114,000 units of Microsoft's Kinect motion sensor for the Xbox 360 console have been sold in Japan during the device's first year, far less than in the rest of the world. More...
Sony announced today that the PS Vita portable game console will be released in its native Japan on December 17. It also announced plans to let users pre-pay for its wireless 3G service. More...
Apple will include built-in earthquake warning notifications in iOS 5 for Japanese users, following the devastating Tohoku earthquake that devastated parts of Japan in March. More...
The Roomba robot has a new competitor. Meet the Smarbo, made by Toshiba Japan. Those not in Japan are out of luck. More...
The first Windows Phone Mango device is now on sale in Japan. If you have been waiting to get your hands on new hardware and the Mango update, the entire process just took one giant step forward. More...
Microsoft says it will continue to sell and market the Xbox 360 console in Japan even as some retailers in that country are removing the console and Xbox 360 games from their shelves. More...
Reports from Japan indicate that a number of the countries retailers are cutting back on their sales of Microsoft's Xbox 360 console. More...
Microsoft's big push with Windows Phone 7's Mango update is scheduled to go up to a new level later today. The company, along with its hardware and software partners is scheduled to officially announce the... More...
Base pricing on Apple’s iTunes and Mac App Stores has changed around the world this evening. There are price rises and decreases all of which vary based on where you live. The UK, Mexico and... More...
While Microsoft has had a huge success with its Xbox game console business in North America and Europe, the video game stronghold of Japan has yet to embrace Microsoft's two game consoles, the Xbox and... More...
Well over two months after the cyber attacks that caused Sony to shut down the Playstation Network, the online service will finally be fully restored in Japan later this week. According to a story on... More...
It's been over two months since a cyber attack of still unknown origin hit Sony's worldwide Playstation Network online gaming service. Sony shut down the PSN's servers on April 20. It began restoring the Playstation... More...
While Microsoft touted the sales success of its Xbox 360 game console last week at E3 2011, one territory where the console has never sold well is Japan where Sony and Nintendo still rule. Now... More...
After the devastating earthquake that struck Japan on March 11th, the country was faced with a further crisis: a potential nuclear meltdown at the Fukushima Daiichi plant near the area the earthquake's tsunami struck. Now,... More...
Sony is thinking about shutting down some of its facilities in Japan which have been having power issues since some of its nuclear and thermal power stations were damaged by the recent disasters. This has... More...
As the people of Japan struggled to comprehend the enormity of the natural disaster that struck last Friday, at least one Apple Store reportedly threw its doors open in an effort to help the public.... More...
As Japan attempts to recover and rebuild after the devastating natural disasters of the past week, the effects of nature’s wrath on the tech industry is slowly becoming clear. According to Engadget, tech giants Sony,... More...
As Japan's earthquake and tsunami disaster continues to unfold, telco AT&T and VoIP provider Vonage have moved to offer free calls and texts to US customers trying to get in touch with friends and family... More...
Google has launched a Person Finder service for use by those caught up in the recent earthquakes and tsunami in Japan. The website, available in both English and Japanese, is to be used like a... More...
According to Reuters, Yahoo Japan is going to use Google's search technology rather than follow Yahoo Inc who chose to partner with Microsoft for search. Currently Yahoo Japan, the country's largest portal operator uses Yahoo... More...
Sony's PlayStation 3 games console has outsold the Nintendo Wii for the first time on a monthly basis in Japan, with 309,939 PlayStation's sold in September. The Wii ranked fourth, behind both company's handheld offerings,... More...
A study looking at the quality of broadband across 66 countries worldwide has found that only nine countries are ready for future demand, with two-thirds meeting the criteria for today's requirements only. The study placed... More...
Sony Computer Entertainment Japan has announced a partnership with the world's largest global WiFi community FON - to create a new service, PSP×FON. Under the partnership the two companies plan to roll out FON access... More...
Nintendo is banned everywhere but the classroom at Tokyo Joshi Gakuen school in Japan as the ubiquitous DS consoles become the latest tool in English instruction. Junior high school teacher Motoko Okubo has used the... More...
Japan has always been known for its quirky electronics, and a new device by Japanese electronics and health care company Omron Corp. does not disappoint. Known as "Okao Catch," which means "face catch," the device... More...
According to thinktank Machine Industry Memorial Foundation, robots could fill the jobs of 3.5 million people in Japan by 2025, helping to avert worker shortages as the country's population shrinks. The country faces a 16... More...
Although the Xbox 360 has been, in many regards, a success for Microsoft, Japan has yet to embrace the console like the rest of the world, preferring instead Nintendo's Wii and Sony's Playstation 3. Tokyo-based... More...
After only two months on the market, the PSP-2000 has sold a million units in Japan as of Nov. 22, Sony announced. What makes it more impressive is it reached the milestone two weeks faster... More...
Sales monitor Media Create has announced that Nintendo's handheld DS system has passed the 20 million sales barrier in Japan. Released in December 2004, the Nintendo handheld sold six million units in Japan by February... More...
Walt Disney Co, the No.2 U.S. entertainment company, said on Monday it plans to enter the Japanese mobile phone market early next year using local carrier Softbank Corp's network. Disney, which plans to halt its... More...
Samsung Electronics Co. has announced that it will no longer sell consumer electronics in the country of Japan. While Samsung will continue to do business to business sales involving LCD computer monitors, memory, and mobile... More...
If you grow old in Japan, expect to be served food by a robot, ride a voice-recognition wheelchair or even possibly hire a nurse in a robotic suit — all examples of cutting-edge technology to... More...