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Female millennials are the most confident and ambitious of any female generation

Female millennials are the most confident and ambitious of any female generation

5 Mar 2015

Asian firms challenge Apple with snazzy new smartphones

Asian firms challenge Apple with snazzy new smartphones

3 Mar 2015

Sony sells US-based online game unit

Sony sells US-based online game unit

4 Feb 2015

Japan asks US publisher to change 'sex slave' textbook

Japan asks US publisher to change 'sex slave' textbook

16 Jan 2015

Sony to end FIFA sponsorship contract: report

Sony to end FIFA sponsorship contract: report

26 Nov 2014

Japan's smartphone 'zombies' wreak havoc on the streets

Japan's smartphone 'zombies' wreak havoc on the streets

13 Nov 2014

Japan's NEC rolls out counterfeit-spotting technology

Japan's NEC rolls out counterfeit-spotting technology

11 Nov 2014

Virtual vegetables... a funfair in your mouth

Virtual vegetables... a funfair in your mouth

10 Nov 2014

Toshiba has reported profits of ¥30.8bn for the six months to September, 43% higher than its profits last year. The conglomerate is involved in a host of industries including power generation, transmission systems and medical equipment to computer chips and laptops. Image:

Toshiba's profits of ¥30,8bn in six months

31 Oct 2014

Information technology company Fujitsu has seen its profit rise 31.5% year-on-year but warns that the higher sales tax in Japan is dampening consumer sales in the Japanese market. Image: Fujitsu

Fujitsu's profits up by 31,5%

31 Oct 2014

Japan Display, which makes screen for Apple and Samsung, has slumped to just over a third of its listing price amid dire warnings of huge losses in the coming financial year. Image:

Japan Display warns of enormous losses

17 Oct 2014

Apple's store in Ginza, Japan was buzzing as people from various countries including China queued for hours to get their hands on the new phones and sell them at a profit in mainland China. Image: Apple

Huge demand for iPhone 6 from Chinese buyers

22 Sep 2014

Sony's Kazuo Hirai says a new business strategy is in place but it will take years before Sony returns to profitability after years of losses. Image:

Sony warns it will lose $2.14bn this year

18 Sep 2014

Rakuten's Hiroshi Mikitani has bought US-based Ebates for $1bn to gain a foothold in the US market. Image:

Rakuten buys shopping site Ebates for $1bn

10 Sep 2014

Intelligent robot to clean your home

Intelligent robot to clean your home

5 Sep 2014

Fans have asked Nintendo to name a character after Robin Williams for its new Legend of Zelda game. Williams was a huge fan of the game and advertised it too. Williams died last week. Image:

Fans ask that Robin Williams be part of new instalment in Legend of Zelda

20 Aug 2014

Sony's Andrew House says the PS4 has sold more than 10m units since its launch in November last year. Image:

10m PlayStations sold in ten months

14 Aug 2014

Sales of the PS4 have boosted Sony's first quarter profits to $261m. Image:

Sony makes $261m in three months on PS4 sales

1 Aug 2014

Nintendo's Satoru Iwata slashed his salary by 50% in January to atone for the company's poor performance. But Ninetendo still reported a loss of $97m in the June quarter. Image:

Nintendo's loses $97m in three months

31 Jul 2014

MtGox's Chief Executive has refused to travel to the USA, fearing further prosecution after the exchange failed and investors lost million before the company went bankrupt. Image:

Angry investors demand Bitcoin answers from MtGox

24 Jul 2014

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Female millennials are the most confident and ambitious of any female generation

Female millennials are the most confident and ambitious of any female generation

5 Mar 2015

Asian firms challenge Apple with snazzy new smartphones

Asian firms challenge Apple with snazzy new smartphones

3 Mar 2015

Sony sells US-based online game unit

Sony sells US-based online game unit

4 Feb 2015

Japan asks US publisher to change 'sex slave' textbook

Japan asks US publisher to change 'sex slave' textbook

16 Jan 2015

Sony to end FIFA sponsorship contract: report

Sony to end FIFA sponsorship contract: report

26 Nov 2014

Japan's smartphone 'zombies' wreak havoc on the streets

Japan's smartphone 'zombies' wreak havoc on the streets

13 Nov 2014

Japan's NEC rolls out counterfeit-spotting technology

Japan's NEC rolls out counterfeit-spotting technology

11 Nov 2014

Virtual vegetables... a funfair in your mouth

Virtual vegetables... a funfair in your mouth

10 Nov 2014

Toshiba has reported profits of ¥30.8bn for the six months to September, 43% higher than its profits last year. The conglomerate is involved in a host of industries including power generation, transmission systems and medical equipment to computer chips and laptops. Image:

Toshiba's profits of ¥30,8bn in six months

31 Oct 2014

Information technology company Fujitsu has seen its profit rise 31.5% year-on-year but warns that the higher sales tax in Japan is dampening consumer sales in the Japanese market. Image: Fujitsu

Fujitsu's profits up by 31,5%

31 Oct 2014

Japan Display, which makes screen for Apple and Samsung, has slumped to just over a third of its listing price amid dire warnings of huge losses in the coming financial year. Image:

Japan Display warns of enormous losses

17 Oct 2014

Apple's store in Ginza, Japan was buzzing as people from various countries including China queued for hours to get their hands on the new phones and sell them at a profit in mainland China. Image: Apple

Huge demand for iPhone 6 from Chinese buyers

22 Sep 2014

Sony's Kazuo Hirai says a new business strategy is in place but it will take years before Sony returns to profitability after years of losses. Image:

Sony warns it will lose $2.14bn this year

18 Sep 2014

Rakuten's Hiroshi Mikitani has bought US-based Ebates for $1bn to gain a foothold in the US market. Image:

Rakuten buys shopping site Ebates for $1bn

10 Sep 2014

Intelligent robot to clean your home

Intelligent robot to clean your home

5 Sep 2014

Fans have asked Nintendo to name a character after Robin Williams for its new Legend of Zelda game. Williams was a huge fan of the game and advertised it too. Williams died last week. Image:

Fans ask that Robin Williams be part of new instalment in Legend of Zelda

20 Aug 2014

Sony's Andrew House says the PS4 has sold more than 10m units since its launch in November last year. Image:

10m PlayStations sold in ten months

14 Aug 2014

Sales of the PS4 have boosted Sony's first quarter profits to $261m. Image:

Sony makes $261m in three months on PS4 sales

1 Aug 2014

Nintendo's Satoru Iwata slashed his salary by 50% in January to atone for the company's poor performance. But Ninetendo still reported a loss of $97m in the June quarter. Image:

Nintendo's loses $97m in three months

31 Jul 2014

MtGox's Chief Executive has refused to travel to the USA, fearing further prosecution after the exchange failed and investors lost million before the company went bankrupt. Image:

Angry investors demand Bitcoin answers from MtGox

24 Jul 2014

Toyota's new fuel cell vehicles will go on sale in Japan in March and will be available in Europe and the US by the middle of 2015. Image:

Toyota's fuel cell car will cost $70 000

26 Jun 2014

Redefining direct sales to reach Generation C

Redefining direct sales to reach Generation C

Henry Buell 20 Jun 2014

Nissan's new e-NV200 electric van comes with up to seven seats and has a range of 190km. Image:

Nissan new e-NV200 electric car

10 Jun 2014

Toyota has recalled 520,000 vehicles and most of the faults relate to a cable on the Sienna that can corrode, causing the vehicle to lose it spare wheel. Image: Wikipedia

Toyota recalls 520,000 vehicles globally

27 May 2014

Sony's Kazuo Hirai says the company will use its 4K and 2K technology to change the fortunes of its television unit. Image:

Sony counting on high-definition television for rescue

23 May 2014

The Apple iPhone 4 infringed Samsung's data transmission patent. Image:

No clear winner in Samsung-Apple court battle in Japan

19 May 2014

Sony e-book readers and its smartphones will now be controlled by Kobo as Sony closes its e-book stores around the world. Image:

Sony to close e-reading store in Europe, Australia

9 May 2014

MtGox's Mark Karpeles has handed control of the failed exchange over to administrator Nobuaki Kobayashi. Image:

MtGox bust, placed under administration

17 Apr 2014

Pentawards 2014 opens for packaging designs

Pentawards 2014 opens for packaging designs

15 Apr 2014

Users of Sony's Vaio Fit have been advised to disconnect the computer, shut it down and stop using it because of a battery fault. Sony will release repair details over the next few days. Image: Sony

Sony issues battery-fire warning for Vaio laptops

14 Apr 2014

Toshiba has instituted legal action against SK Hynix over corporate spying. Image:

Toshiba sues South Korean rival for corporate spying

17 Mar 2014

Denial-of-service attacks crippled MtGox in the days leading up to its bankruptcy proceedings. Image:

MtGox faced 150,000 attacks per second says report

11 Mar 2014

Hackers managing to break into Flexcoin and steal US$600,000. Image: Chanpipat

Japan eyes Bitcoin regulations, taxes

6 Mar 2014

Sony is reportedly selling its building in Tokyo to generate some cash. Image:

Loss-saddled Sony to sell its Tokyo buildings

3 Mar 2014

A huge theft at MtGox is being probed after the Japanese exchange was closed. Image:

Japan probing bitcoin exchange after huge reported theft

27 Feb 2014

Bitcoin's credibility has been damaged after the MtGox website inexplicably disappeared. Image:

Bitcoin website vanishes amid huge theft claim

26 Feb 2014

The Petfit collar constantly monitors what a dog is doing and transmits data to a mobile phone. Image:

Collar that's smarter than the wearer

14 Feb 2014

Nissan's Carlos Goshn talking to workers in Nissan's factory. Image: Wikipaedia.

Nissan profits from rise in North America, China sales

11 Feb 2014

Sony has sold its computer business to JIP and will no longer be doing any work in computer development. Image: Amazon.

Sony cuts 5,000 jobs, exits PC business after US$1bn loss

7 Feb 2014

Panasonic has returned to profitability even though sales of some products, like digital cameras, have fallen quite sharply. Image: Wiki Images.

Panasonic, Sharp point to better times ahead

5 Feb 2014