Japan’s Cabinet approved Friday a draft law to promote economic security by strengthening supply chains for vital products such as semiconductors and to better cope with geopolitical risks associated with China and Russia. As global competition intensifies in the high-technology field and concerns grow about cyberattacks, the government aims to enact the bill during the…
Toshiba Electronic Devices & Storage Corp on Friday announced that it will construct a new 300-millimeter wafer fabrication facility for power semiconductors at its main discrete semiconductor production base, Kaga Toshiba Electronics Corporation, in Ishikawa Prefecture. Construction will take place in two phases, allowing the pace of investment to be optimized against market trends, with…
Japan’s Cabinet approved Friday a draft law to promote economic security by strengthening supply chains for vital products such as semiconductors and to better cope with geopolitical risks associated with China and Russia. As global competition intensifies in the high-technology field and concerns grow about cyberattacks, the government aims to enact the bill during the…
Toshiba Electronic Devices & Storage Corp on Friday announced that it will construct a new 300-millimeter wafer fabrication facility for power semiconductors at its main discrete semiconductor production base, Kaga Toshiba Electronics Corporation, in Ishikawa Prefecture. Construction will take place in two phases, allowing the pace of investment to be optimized against market trends, with…
This undated photo provided by Toyota Motor Corp. shows a robotic arm developed for a vehicle called “Lunar Cruiser” to explore the lunar surface. (Toyota Motor Corp. via AP) TOKYO (AP) — Toyota is working with Japan’s space agency on a vehicle to explore the lunar surface, with ambitions to help people live on the…
This file photo shows an NEC logo. (Getty/Kyodo) TOKYO (Kyodo) — NEC Corp. will start providing a coating service for business operators from late February to counteract the coronavirus on personal computers. The new service will reduce users’ burden of sanitizing the devices, as the glass coating will remain effective for around five years, according…
TOKYO – All Nippon Airways Co. and Japan Airlines Co. joined major U.S. carriers Tuesday in warning that the… From World News including – Title: Japanese airlines ANA, JAL warn 5G launch could disrupt U.S. flights Sourced From: english.kyodonews.net/news/2022/01/b9913df67304-Japanese-airlines-ana-Jal-warn-5g-launch-could-disrupt-us-flights.html Published Date: 01/18/22 Did you miss our previous article… https://thejapanonlinechannel.com/to-cheering-crowds-in-nagasaki-kyushu-shinkansen-lines-brand-new-bullet-train-cars-arrive/
HIGASHISONOGI, Nagasaki — A new model of bullet train set to debut on the Kyushu Shinkansen Line’s soon-to-open Nagasaki route has received an enthusiastic welcome upon their arrival in this southwest Japanese town, where large trailers took them from a port to a train depot on early Jan. 10. The Nishi Kyushu Shinkansen line, also…
Japanese carmaker Toyota led U.S. automobile sales in 2021, according to figures released Tuesday, overtaking General Motors for the first time as a shortage of semiconductors roils the car industry. The shift atop the rankings came after a year in which assembly lines were plagued by scarcity of the crucial computer chips, resulting in steep…
A prototype railgun made by Japan‘s Acquisition, Technology & Logistics Agency is seen in this image provided by the agency. TOKYO — Japan’s Ministry of Defense is putting serious research and development resources into railguns, a hitherto science fiction weapon that fires projectiles very fast, very far, and at a high rate using electromagnetic power…
