November 14, 2005Company says it is the first U.S. comparison shopping search engine to launch in both of those markets.TAGS:Japan, comparison, China, search engine, U.S.
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 summer.TAGS:network computer, Japan, Oracle Corp., Larry Ellison, 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, Europe, U.S., photograph
October 7, 2004The Ceatec exhibit rounds up everything from wall-size "wallpaper" displays to the Scopo eyepiece TV.TAGS:Japan, gadget, consumer electronics, Sony Corp., TV
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 8, 2005"Luigi might get sulky" and other hysterical lines propel "Super Mario Bros."-inspired tune to fourth place in Japan's weekly music rankings.TAGS:Japan, chart, song, Nintendo Co. Ltd.