RSS Feed for Japan Today http://www.japantoday.com/feed Mon, 12 May 2008 10:53:59 +0100 FeedCreator 1.7.2 http://www.japantoday.com/category/technology/view/sumitomo-chemical-to-market-large-organic-el-panels-in-2009 Sumitomo Chemical Co plans to launch the production and sales of large-screen organic electroluminescence display panels for use in televisions of 40 inches or larger,… Mon, 12 May 2008 06:59:00 +0100 http://www.japantoday.com/category/technology/view/once-shunned-by-academics-wikipedia-now-a-teaching-tool Wikipedia, the upstart Internet encyclopedia that most universities forbid students to use, has suddenly become a teaching tool for professors. Recently, university teachers have swapped… Mon, 12 May 2008 04:18:00 +0100 http://www.japantoday.com/category/technology/view/volkswagen-sanyo-to-develop-lithium-ion-battery Volkswagen AG will join forces with Sanyo Electric to develop a lithium-ion battery, a key component of hybrid and electric cars. The German automaker hopes… Mon, 12 May 2008 03:20:00 +0100 http://www.japantoday.com/category/technology/view/bank-of-tokyo-mitsubishi-ufj-starts-system-integration-work The Bank of Tokyo-Mitsubishi UFJ began work Saturday to integrate the computer systems of its two component banks into a new system. The work began… Sun, 11 May 2008 06:31:00 +0100 http://www.japantoday.com/category/technology/view/pioneer-to-introduce-new-portable-car-navigation-system Pioneer Corp on Saturday announced the upcoming release of the Air Navi AVIC-T10, a portable car navigation system that supports communications modules and provides drivers… Sun, 11 May 2008 06:25:00 +0100 http://www.japantoday.com/category/technology/view/softbank-to-offer-free-calls-between-mobile-ip-phones Softbank Corp said Friday it will offer free call services around the clock between users of its mobile phone and Internet Protocol telephone services. Eligible… Sat, 10 May 2008 05:49:00 +0100 http://www.japantoday.com/category/technology/view/prada-to-release-handset-in-japan PRADA on Thursday said it will release a mobile handset produced by LG with its brand in the Japanese market in June. The L852i handset,… Fri, 09 May 2008 10:06:00 +0100 http://www.japantoday.com/category/technology/view/rohm-devises-lsi-consuming-no-power-during-waiting-time Semiconductor maker Rohm Co on Thursday announced the development of a large-scale integrated circuit that consumes no electricity during waiting time, paving the way for… Fri, 09 May 2008 05:05:00 +0100 http://www.japantoday.com/category/technology/view/softbank-4th-quarter-net-profit-doubles Softbank Corp's net profit more than doubled in the fourth quarter, despite the high costs of a marketing blitz that helped lure a record number… Fri, 09 May 2008 05:00:00 +0100 http://www.japantoday.com/category/technology/view/toshiba-aims-to-double-profits-over-three-years Toshiba Corp said Thursday that it aims to more than double operating profit over the next three years as it focuses on semiconductors and nuclear… Fri, 09 May 2008 02:14:00 +0100 http://www.japantoday.com/category/technology/view/fujitsu-launches-worlds-1st-train-simulation-system-with-variable-speed-playback-of-hd-video Fujitsu Ltd, building on technology developed in collaboration with Ongakukan Co, Ltd, announced Thursday that it has developed the world's first train simulation system using… Thu, 08 May 2008 16:32:00 +0100 http://www.japantoday.com/category/technology/view/gates-says-microsoft-going-independent-way-after-withdrawing-from-yahoo-bid Microsoft Chairman Bill Gates said in Tokyo on Wednesday the company isn't pursuing other deals following the withdrawal of its $47.5 billion takeover bid for… Thu, 08 May 2008 06:10:00 +0100 http://www.japantoday.com/category/technology/view/hynix-expects-to-sell-more-dram-chips-to-japan-after-wto-ruling Hynix Semiconductor Inc of South Korea said Wednesday it expects to sell more dynamic random access memory chips in Japan after a World Trade Organization… Thu, 08 May 2008 04:07:00 +0100 http://www.japantoday.com/category/technology/view/japan-to-propose-copyright-fees-on-ipods-digital-hard-disk-recorders The Japanese government will propose this week a plan to charge copyright royalties on sales of iPods and other portable digital music players, as well… Wed, 07 May 2008 05:47:00 +0100 http://www.japantoday.com/category/technology/view/environment-ministry-weather-agency-put-yellow-sand-info-on-internet The Environment Ministry and the Japan Meteorological Agency have opened a new website to jointly publicize yellow sand information. The ministry and the agency had… Wed, 07 May 2008 03:24:00 +0100 http://www.japantoday.com/category/technology/view/mitsubishi-rayon-to-promote-ma-strategy Mitsubishi Rayon Co will promote its merger and acquisition strategy and actively pursue business alliances in order to beef up its acrylic resin-related operations. The… Tue, 06 May 2008 05:14:00 +0100 http://www.japantoday.com/category/technology/view/wto-gives-japan-until-september-to-change-chip-import-rules The World Trade Organization has given Japan until Sept 1 to amend its punitive charges on imports of South Korean computer chips. A WTO arbitrator… Tue, 06 May 2008 00:51:00 +0100 http://www.japantoday.com/category/technology/view/yahoo-ceo-yang-on-hot-seat-after-microsofts-475-billion-offer-rebuffed Yahoo Inc. Chief Executive Jerry Yang has gotten what he wanted: a chance to prove his company is worth more than the $47.5 billion that… Mon, 05 May 2008 06:26:00 +0100 http://www.japantoday.com/category/technology/view/microsoft-raises-offer-for-yahoo Microsoft Corp withdrew its $42.3 billion bid to buy Yahoo Inc on Saturday, scrapping an attempt to snap up the tarnished Internet icon in hopes… Sun, 04 May 2008 06:19:00 +0100 http://www.japantoday.com/category/technology/view/films-to-hit-itunes-with-releases-on-dvds Apple said Thursday it has deals with Hollywood studios to make popular films available for its iPods and iPhones via its iTunes online store as… Fri, 02 May 2008 17:28:00 +0100