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Honda Forms Battery Alliance with CATL

Releases Akihabara News - July 10, 2020

Honda (Ningde) -- Contemporary Amperex Technology Co., Limited (CATL) and Honda have signed an agreement to form a comprehensive strategic alliance on...

Fujitsu Granted Japan’s First Private 5G License

Releases Akihabara News - February 18, 2020

Fujitsu (Tokyo) -- Fujitsu has announced that it was granted Japan's first private 5G radio station provisional license by the Kanto Bureau...

Nissan and Sunwoda Partner on Batteries

Releases Akihabara News - June 19, 2020

Nissan (Yokohama) -- Nissan Motor Co., Ltd. and Sunwoda Electric Vehicle Battery Co., Ltd. will begin studying joint development of next-generation vehicle...

Toyota-Amazon Link Up for Cloud-Connected Cars

Releases Akihabara News - August 18, 2020

Toyota Motor Corporation and Amazon Web Services, Inc. (AWS), an Amazon.com company, are expanding their global collaboration, applying AWS's vast portfolio of...

Rakuten Realtime Takeout

Releases Akihabara News - May 1, 2020

Rakuten (Tokyo) -- Rakuten, Inc. today announced that it will launch the new takeout support service Rakuten Realtime Takeout on May 7,...

Sony Invests in Epic Games

Releases Akihabara News - July 10, 2020

Sony (Tokyo) -- Sony Corporation and Epic Games, Inc. are pleased to announce that Sony has agreed to make a strategic investment...

KDDI-Lawson Partnership on Mobile Payments

Releases Akihabara News - December 16, 2019

KDDI (Tokyo) -- KDDI Corporation, Loyalty Marketing, Inc., and Lawson, Inc. agreed to a new initiative designed to create new consumption experiences...

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Kyoto Police Arrest Online Casino Operators

Akihabara News (Tokyo) -- Kyoto Prefectural Police and other authorities announced the arrest of seven individuals last month, including 36-year-old Randall Aaron...

Akihabara News - March 5, 2024

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Japan Space Program Gets Its Groove Back

Akihabara News - February 19, 2024

Akihabara News (Tokyo) -- After a series of embarrassing stumbles, Japan's space program is putting some wins on the board again.

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Wakayama Signs Pact on Flying Cars

Akihabara News - February 3, 2024

Akihabara News (Tokyo) — Wakayama Governor Shuhei Kishimoto made it clear at a press conference on January 30 that his administration is...

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Review: King Jim’s MM-1000 Digital Earplugs

Akihabara News - May 20, 2014

Akihabara News (Tokyo) -- Back on one of our Untitled Tokyo Two Man Tech Shows, we discussed a product that a Japanese...

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Pokemon Legends: Arceus Breaks the Mould

Akihabara News - February 2, 2022

By Jack Teal Akihabara News (Tokyo) — The highly anticipated release of Pokemon Legends: Arceus has delivered the rejuvenation...

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Casino Bribery Case Ends in Convictions

Akihabara News - September 7, 2021

Akihabara News (Tokyo) -- The lawmaker bribery case that shook the fledgling Integrated Resort (IR) industry has concluded with the central figure,...

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Japan’s Casino Industry Dodges Suncity Bullet

Akihabara News - November 29, 2021

Akihabara News (Tokyo) -- Japan’s casino industry in general, and Wakayama in particular, have narrowly dodged what might have been a major...

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Ammonia’s Role in Japan’s Energy Plan

Akihabara News - January 19, 2021

Akihabara News (Tokyo) -- Ammonia technology has been earmarked for a significant role in Japan's green energy plans, a fact underlined by...

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Kuwana Reemerges as IR Candidate City

Akihabara News - November 26, 2021

Akihabara News (Tokyo) -- After more than two years of silence, Kuwana city, Mie Prefecture, may be reemerging as a candidate city...

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Hydrogen Fuel Station for Woven City

Akihabara News - April 13, 2022

Akihabara News (Tokyo) -- A hydrogen fuel station jointly developed by Eneos and Toyota is expected to open in the Woven City...

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Toyota Begins Weaving the Woven City

Akihabara News - February 24, 2021

Akihabara News (Tokyo) -- A groundbreaking ceremony has been held at the recently-closed Higashi-Fuji automotive plant, marking the start of construction of...

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Okonogi Edge in Yokohama Race

Akihabara News - August 12, 2021

Akihabara News (Tokyo) -- As the main campaigning for the August 22 Yokohama mayoral race got underway, there were indications that former...

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Yamanote: The Tokyo Loop Line

Akihabara News - December 14, 2022

SNA Travel (Tokyo) — Looking at a Tokyo train map can make you dizzy with its seemingly endless spirals of colored lines....

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Demon Slayer: Let Someone Go First

Akihabara News - July 20, 2021

Akihabara News (Tokyo) -- In the sixteenth episode of Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba, Tanjiro and Inosuke defeat the mother demon and discover...

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Starting with Shibuya

Akihabara News - December 6, 2022

SNA Travel (Tokyo) — For those visiting Tokyo for the first time, Shibuya is arguably the best place to start, and it...

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Kyoto Police Arrest Online Casino Operators

Akihabara News - March 5, 2024

Akihabara News (Tokyo) -- Kyoto Prefectural Police and other authorities announced the arrest of seven individuals last month, including 36-year-old Randall Aaron...

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Japan Space Program Gets Its Groove Back

Akihabara News - February 19, 2024

Akihabara News (Tokyo) -- After a series of embarrassing stumbles, Japan's space program is putting some wins on the board again.

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Wakayama Signs Pact on Flying Cars

Akihabara News - February 3, 2024

Akihabara News (Tokyo) — Wakayama Governor Shuhei Kishimoto made it clear at a press conference on January 30 that his administration is...

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Qualified Success for Japan’s Moon Landing

Akihabara News - January 27, 2024

Akihabara News (Tokyo) -- The Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) declared success in its "main mission" of conducting a Moon landing near...

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Pioneering Hoverbike Firm Goes Belly Up

Akihabara News - January 22, 2024

Akihabara News (Tokyo) — Japan's most prominent hoverbike company, A.L.I. Technologies, has filed for bankruptcy. Although the firm reports that it hopes...

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SkyDrive Enters India

Akihabara News - January 11, 2024

Akihabara News (Tokyo) -- Japan's leading "flying car" (eVTOL) development company SkyDrive is highlighting its strategic move into India, which it has...

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Nagasaki Casino Resort Initiative Goes Bust

Akihabara News - January 2, 2024

Akihabara News (Tokyo) -- One of the most carefully planned initiatives to bring a casino resort to a Japanese regional city has...

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Universal Entertainment Expanding in the Philippines

Akihabara News - December 15, 2023

Akihabara News (Tokyo) -- Tokyo-based Universal Entertainment Corporation is poised for a major expansion of its casino resort interests in the Philippines.

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Joby-Led Initiative on Vertiport Construction

Akihabara News - December 8, 2023

Akihabara News (Tokyo) -- Joby Aviation, ANA Holdings, and Nomura Real Estate Development have entered into a collaborative partnership to establish infrastructure...

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Kazuo Okada Is Out… Again

Akihabara News - December 1, 2023

Akihabara News (Tokyo) -- Japanese casino mogul Kazuo Okada is out in the cold once again with another major legal defeat, while...

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KEPCO Collaborates with Vertical Aerospace

Akihabara News - November 17, 2023

Akihabara News (Tokyo) -- Kansai Electric Power Company (KEPCO) and Vertical Aerospace have formalized a commitment to advancing the field of advanced...

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Sega Sammy Acquires Online Casino Company

Akihabara News - November 15, 2023

Akihabara News (Tokyo) -- In a significant strategic move, Sega Sammy Holdings and its subsidiary Sega Sammy Creation have revealed plans to acquire GAN Limited...