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Elon Musk says he will travel to a high-radiation location and ‘eat locally grown food on TV’

Srestha RoyMarch 8, 2022

Tesla CEO Elon Musk called for Europe to generate more nuclear power in a tweet on Sunday, citing concerns about a gas shortage. Musk wrote that it is "e...

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Toyota forced to stop vehicle production in Japan due to Cyberattack

Srestha RoyMarch 2, 2022

Toyota's production facilities in Japan have been brought to a halt as of this morning. According to Nikkei, one of Toyota's most key suppliers has been hacked ...

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$8.7mn donated to Ukraine by Japanese Billionaire Hiroshi Mikitani

Srestha RoyMarch 1, 2022

Hiroshi "Mickey" Mikitani, a Japanese businessman, announced on Sunday that he will donate $8.7 million to Ukraine's government, calling Russia's invasion "a ch...

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Panasonic to begin mass producing new Tesla battery by end-March 2024

Panasonic to start 4680 Tesla battery mass production by 2024

Meghana KandraFebruary 28, 2022

Tesla battery partner Panasonic announced the mass production of the new battery at its Wakayama Factory in western Japan. Stating that the expected date to sta...

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FBI warns US athletes of malicious cyber activities during Beijing Olympics, asks them to use temporary phones

Jigyasa PrasharFebruary 2, 2022

According to Sputnik, the FBI has advised US athletes to leave their personal cell phones at home and use burner phones at the upcoming 2022 Winter Games in Bei...

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China hires Western TikTokers to polish its image for the 2022 Winter Olympics

Jigyasa PrasharJanuary 23, 2022

Throughout next month's Winter Olympics, an army of western social media influencers, each with hundreds of thousands of followers on TikTok, Instagram, or Twit...

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Yahoo Japan frees workforce to live far from any office

Jigyasa PrasharJanuary 14, 2022

Yahoo Japan Corp. has joined the ranks of corporations embracing remote working, announcing on Jan. 12 the removing of a requirement that all domestic employees...

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Panasonic Will Offer Its Employees a Four-Day Workweek in Japan

Jigyasa PrasharJanuary 11, 2022

According to a new story from Nikkei Asia, Panasonic has revealed plans to offer employees in Japan a four-day workweek in an effort to boost productivity and a...

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Kyoto University in Japan loses 77TB of research data due to flaw in its supercomputer

Jigyasa PrasharDecember 31, 2021

A problem with the backup system of Kyoto University's Hewlett-Packard supercomputer resulted in the loss of around 77TB of research data. Between December 14 a...

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Japan to pay companies to keep sensitive patents secret- Nikkei

Aashish SehrawatDecember 26, 2021

Image: Mint According to the Nikkei, which does not cite sources, Japan will compensate corporations for keeping secret patents with potential military appl...

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