Japan
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Japanese telco NTT to invest $3.5 billion in Indian data centres
News The money marks a steep increase in the telco's investment compared to recent years
By Zach Marzouk Published
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Japan considers creating new cyber defence agency as attacks ramp up in region
News The country may be looking to ramp up its defences as Asia was the most-attacked global region in 2021, according to one report
By Zach Marzouk Published
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Japan to establish $450 million fund for 6G research
News The country is aiming to revitalise its domestic industry to compete with telecoms giants around the world based in Finland, Sweden, and China
By Zach Marzouk Published
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Fujitsu and Keio University partner on automated internet 'trust layer'
News The pair want to create an interface that draws information from different sources, like experts or physical tools like sensors, to verify the authenticity of data posted on the internet
By Zach Marzouk Published
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Japan investigates potential Russian Killnet cyber attacks
News The hacker group has said it’s revolting against the country’s militarism and that it’s “kicking the samurai”
By Zach Marzouk Published
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Toshiba smashes AI engineer recruitment targets
News The company has also outlined seven principles to help train human resources to research, develop, and use AI
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Japan’s second biggest telco finally fixes network after three-day outage
News KDDI’s disruption affected over 39 million users, with the government announcing it would set up an expert panel to investigate the matter
By Zach Marzouk Published
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Tencent to open third data centre in Japan
News There is currently over 183 MW of data centre capacity under construction in the country
By Zach Marzouk Published
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Japan aims to reduce reliance on major cloud providers
News This comes after the government selected AWS and Google Cloud for a major cloud computing project last October
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AWS and Google win Japanese government cloud contract
News The government aims to digitally transform its ministries and municipalities, some of which still use floppy disks
By Zach Marzouk Published
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Why does Japan lag behind on startups?
In-depth The country has a reputation as a tech leader, but its startup ecosystem has yet to achieve its potential
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Japan to launch £637 million tech fund for AI and 5G
News The country is looking to boost its domestic tech sector and reinforce economic security
By Zach Marzouk Published
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