Japan
Sony considers two-week shutdown due to power shortages
Sony Corporation is considering shutting down some of its company premises in Japan because of the continuing power shortages. In order to save energy, the company said it was planning to give its staff two weeks off during the summer months. Japan...
Skype crash: Software bug and server overloads blamed
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Server overloads and a bug in Skype for Windows caused the two-day outage for the net phone firm. Details of what caused the service to be unusable for millions of users prior to Christmas have been posted on the firm's blog. The two events combined...
Skype global blackout continues after network fault
Millions of people around the globe continue to be affected by an outage at the free internet phone service Skype. Users from Japan, Europe and the US all reported problems, which started at around 2030 GMT on 22 December. The company said the fault...
Japan's satellite reaches lunar orbit
Japan's first satellite has successfully reached the orbit of the Moon Friday. The Japanese lunar probe has already earned the reputation of world's most ambitious moon mission after the U.S. Apollo project. The launch of the satellite put Japan ahead...
Japan's first lunar explorer in space
Japan Friday overcame its earlier space project setbacks by successfully launching its first lunar orbiter, aptly named Kaguya after a moon princess. The 3-ton Kaguya, carrying two 110-pound sub-satellites, carried by a H-2A rocket made by Mitsubishi...
The space agency of Japan announced that it decided to delay the launch of its lunar space probe for a few days. The orbiter is to be launched later this week due to anticipated bad weather, an official said Tuesday.The largest lunar mission since...
Japan sets new date for lunar orbiter launch
Japan's space agency announced Wednesday a new date for the launch of its Selena lunar orbit explorer, which was put off due to replacement work on two onboard satellites. The Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) said in a statement that the...
Hybrid train to debut for commercial service in Japan
The train will be powered by a diesel engine and electric battery that gets recharged by energy created from braking at curves and when entering stations, East Japan Railway spokesman Shinichi Harada said. Although gas-and-electric hybrid automobiles...
40 Million 3G phones sold in Japan
Japan is one of the leader producing mobile phones. But also, the citizens of the Japan are going crazy about the gadgets. This is confirmed by the number of 40 million 3G phones bought by the Japanese. We all know, the telecommunication market in...
Japan to meet upgraded Xbox 360 in October
It’s official! The Xbox 360 Elite will be launched in October in Japan. The upgraded version had already been launched in US, Canada and May in spring. The upgraded version of the Xbox 360 console, will have the added features of HDMI output and...
