Tokyo, Tokyo, make me a match! Metropolis hopes AI app will spur marriages
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Google sets up first Asia-Pacific cybersecurity base in Tokyo
By Rocky Swift TOKYO (Reuters) - Google has set up a cybersecurity base in Tokyo, its first in the Asia-Pacific region, the Nikkei newspaper reported on Thursday. Computer engineers from companies throughout the region will be invited to the base to study
Pandemic impact on Japanese startups
Until recently, Japan had been a bit slow with introducing start-ups in the tech industry. Although the country ranked the third largest economy by GDP in 2021, the number of unicorn companies was below ten as of 2023 (far lower than hundreds of unicorns
Washington and Tokyo vow closer chip cooperation
Nishimura Yasutoshi, Minister of Economy, Trade and Industry (METI), talks during an interview with Reuters in Tokyo, Japan, April 5, 2023. REUTERS/Androniki Christodoulou/File Photo By Tim Kelly, Satoshi Sugiyama, David Dolan TOKYO (Reuters) - The United States and Japan will deepen cooperation