Issue #30 - megabanks try digital yen 💹, giving up on moon probe 🌘, new tech for station washrooms 🚽
Issue #30 - megabanks try digital yen 💹, giving up on moon probe 🌘, new tech for station washrooms 🚽
Opening Remarks
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Monthly Tech Update
This month, the Japanese government said it will attempt better tax collection from smartphone game providers.
Japan also formally joined the NATO cyber centre and said it is considering the creation of a new defence body for fighting cyberattacks.
Finally, the Bank of Japan confirmed it will trial digital yen with megabanks next spring and Prime Minister Kishida Fumio approved a plan for a carbon pricing system as part of efforts to reach carbon neutrality by 2050.
❓ Want to find out more about the latest tech news in Japan?
🔗 Here is the newsletter’s link section:
The Good
Honda develops AI self-driving technology - NHK
Fujitsu to conduct 5G field trials - Japan Today
Firms form chip development consortium - NHK
Construction firms look at eSports - Sora News
Nintendo breaks sales record - Japan Times
Technology help reproduce ancient woman - Asahi
Companies work on growing food in space - Asahi
The Bad
Nintendo cuts Switch sales forecast - Japan Times
Most social VR users experience harassment - Grape
Car driven by US drone hits motor scooter - Mainichi
Japan gives up on landing Moon probe - Kyodo
Utilities to raise household electricity charges - NHK
Crypto exchange Bitfront shuts down - Reuters
JAXA team falsified data on space stay - Asahi
The Quirky
Super Mario teams up with G-Shock - Sora News
teamLab’s new botanical garden in Osaka - Time Out
Rail operator adds tech to station washrooms - NHK
Honda's new robot aims for practical use - Nikkei
New headphones allow listening and hearing - NHK
Lawson’s 1st avatar-staffed store in Tokyo - Kyodo
Musk calls Twitter 'Japan-centric' - NHK
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