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Japan's Kishida visits Rapidus chip plant site, pledges swift funding

Jul 24, 2024 | asia.nikkei.com | Mayumi Hirosawa

TOKYO -- Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida on Wednesday visited a site in Hokkaido where chipmaker Rapidus is building an advanced semiconductor plant, which is seen as a crucial part of bolstering the country's supply chains and economic security. Kishida took the opportunity to drum up support for the project, telling reporters that he was committed to urging the legislature to allocate state-backed funding for the project.
Honda joins forces with taxi companies for driverless service

May 7, 2024 | asia.nikkei.com | Mayumi Hirosawa

TOKYO -- Honda Motor will team up with taxi companies to roll out self-driving cabs in Japan, supplying vehicles and systems to existing operators in a division of labor that is unusual in the nascent industry. The automaker looks to start putting driverless taxis on Tokyo roads in 2026 in partnership with Teito Motor Transportation and Kokusai Motorcars. Honda is lobbying the government to make the necessary regulatory changes.
Japan PM Kishida visits TSMC's Kumamoto chip plant

Apr 5, 2024 | asia.nikkei.com | Mayumi Hirosawa

TOKYO -- Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida visited Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co.'s production complex in Kumamoto prefecture on Saturday, touring a site where Japan plans to spend more than 1.2 trillion yen ($7.9 billion) in subsidies. TSMC's first chip plant, the first in the country, went operational in February. The world's top contract chip manufacturer plans to bring a second plant, which will produce advanced 6-nanometer chips, online by the end of 2027.
Kishida to visit TSMC's Japan chip plant

Apr 5, 2024 | asia.nikkei.com | Mayumi Hirosawa

TOKYO -- Prime Minister Fumio Kishida will visit Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co.'s production complex in Kumamoto prefecture on Saturday, Nikkei has learned, touring a site where Japan plans to spend more than 1.2 trillion yen ($7.9 billion) in subsidies. TSMC's first chip plant, the first in the country, went operational in February. The world's top contract chip manufacturer plans to bring a second plant, which will produce advanced 6-nanometer chips, online by the end of 2027.
Japan ministry to ask Line, Yahoo operator to improve security

Feb 29, 2024 | asia.nikkei.com | Gaku Shimada |Mayumi Hirosawa

TOKYO -- Japan's Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications will soon admonish LY Corp., operator of the popular chat app Line and internet portal Yahoo Japan, after the company announced a string of data leaks due to hacks, Nikkei has learned. The ministry will demand that the company strengthen its security with respect to the app and supervision of subcontractors, as well as report on the implementation of measures taken to protect customers' interests.
Japan and five Pacific Islands countries plan cyberdefense drill

Feb 8, 2024 | asia.nikkei.com | Mayumi Hirosawa

TOKYO -- Japan will conduct cyberdefense drills with five island nations in the Pacific, Nikkei has learned. As submarine cables crisscrossing the region are connected to Japan, Tokyo hopes to enhance cybersecurity in the area by deepening cooperation with the island nations. The drills are scheduled to be held on the U.S. territory of Guam from Feb. 18 to 26, with five countries participating, in addition to Japan.
Japan should scrap research disclosure rule for telecom NTT, panel says

Feb 6, 2024 | asia.nikkei.com | Mayumi Hirosawa

TOKYO -- Onerous legal requirements on former state monopoly Nippon Telegraph and Telephone, including a requirement to disclose its research results, should be promptly done away with, a Japanese government panel said in a draft report Tuesday. The Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications convened the panel to review the so-called NTT Law, which has governed the telecommunications group since it was privatized in 1985.
Japan to require Big Tech to respond to online slander

Jan 8, 2024 | asia.nikkei.com | Mayumi Hirosawa

TOKYO -- The Japanese government is crafting rules that will require social media platforms to promptly respond to user claims of online slander, Nikkei has learned. Under the new rules, platforms will be directed to establish guidelines for deleting posts deemed to constitute online slander, respond to claims of online slander within a week, and disclose information regarding the measures.
Japan's flying base stations set to take off in 2025

Dec 30, 2023 | asia.nikkei.com | Mayumi Hirosawa

TOKYO -- Japan's proposed frequencies for airborne telecommunication base stations have been adopted as the global standard, paving the way to the technology becoming commercially feasible as early as fiscal 2025. The most recent World Radiocommunication Conference, held from November through mid-December in Dubai, agreed to adopt four frequency bands as international standards for airborne base stations.
ChatGPT, other AI to be studied for military risk by new Japan body

Dec 15, 2023 | asia.nikkei.com | Ryohei Yasoshima |Mayumi Hirosawa |Riho Nagao

TOKYO -- The Japanese government is considering creating an organization next year to explore AI security issues, including the risk of civilian AI technology being diverted for military purposes, aiming to improve safety without impeding research and development, Nikkei has learned. A formal announcement of the plans is expected as early as this month at an artificial intelligence strategy council meeting. The body will include private-sector professionals with experience in the field.