January 18, 1996Oracle chief executive, Larry Ellison, will unveil a prototype of the company's much-talked about $500 Net computer, the NC, in Japan today. The company plans to ship the finished product this sum...TAGS:network computer, Larry Ellison, Oracle Corp., Japan, CEO
October 5, 2006"Loving the Machine" author Timothy Hornyak looks at why the Japanese see a friendly face in the dawning era of robots. Photos: The friendly faces of Japanese robotsTAGS:robot, doll, Japan, iRobot Roomba, U.S., Europe, photograph
October 7, 2004The Ceatec exhibit rounds up everything from wall-size "wallpaper" displays to the Scopo eyepiece TV.TAGS:Japan, consumer electronics, gadget, TV, Sony Corp.
October 31, 2006Service, set for debut in U.S., sends 3-D maps and walking directions to a handset to help people get where they're going. Photos: GeoVector shows the wayTAGS:carrier, Japan, U.S., direction, cell phone, 3D
June 22, 2007Why wipe your hands when you can blast them dry with a 400 mile per hour air curtain?Photos: Dry your hands in a jiffyTAGS:Mitsubishi Corp., vacuum cleaner, Japan, air, photograph
December 27, 2006Casualties limited; undersea cables damaged, affecting capacity for international calling.TAGS:Taiwan, Internet service, capacity, Japan, China