Konnichiwa! I'm Alessandro, and this is TÉKUNI, a newsletter about technology in Japan. Here you can find the archive of past issues. If you’d like to support this project, you can buy me a virtual coffee here ☕.
End-of-the-year TÉKUNI update
The year has finally come to a close, and everybody knows how many hopes and expectations are hanging on 2021.
It’s been trying year for everyone, so I just wanted to briefly thank you all for supporting the newsletter. I can’t believe it’s been seven months of TÉKUNI already!
This issue is a bit different than usual. There’s no interview, so I’ll keep things short.
I’ve got some interesting plans in mind for TÉKUNI for the coming year, including a trip to Japan, if the pandemic will allow it.
I will update you on the these developments in due time. Until then, stay safe, wherever you are, and may the new year be better than the old (not hard, I know.)
Down below are the usual links.
Japan nears decision to ban new gasoline-only car sales - Kyodo
Robots open social connections for disabled people - The Mainichi
Japan space capsule contains black particles - Kyodo
Japan to buy 10,500 freezers for coronavirus vaccines - Reuters
Fujitsu offers 'Ontenna' to hearing-impaired students - Japan Today
Vein authentication to be used for payments - NHK
Super Nintendo World reveals interactive features - TimeOut
Tokyo gov't program 'FinTech Program opens - Japan Today
Japan to earmark ¥50 billion for 6G development - Jiji/Japan Today
Over 600 Japan entities hit by cyberattacks - Kyodo
Tokyu lines will end trains earlier from March 2021 - TimeOut
Japan nullifies approval of Oi nuclear reactor safety steps - Kyodo
PS5 Scalpers Use Bots to Hunt Down Scarce Consoles - Bloomberg
Gov't to pull out of 60B yen wind power project off Fukushima - Kyodo
Sony pulls 'Cyberpunk 2077' from PlayStation store - Japan Today
SolarWinds Warned of Lax Security Years Before Hack - Bloomberg
Japan approves new missile policy - NHK
Bluetooth tombstones are here - Sora News 24
Moving Gundam statue unveiled to media in Yokohama - TimeOut
A Japanese vending machine perfect for samurai - Sora News 24
This capsule hotel turned sleeping pods into work stations - TimeOut
Pokémon airplane takes first flight in Japan - Grape
teamLab takes over Ibaraki's Kairakuen Garden - TimeOut
New app can recognise anime characters’ voice - Sora News 24
Japan’s gov is using AI to set up lonely singles on dates - Futurism
Japan panel approves first genome-edited food - NHK
Infrared camera drones used to keep tabs on boars - The Mainichi
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