Tag: Japan
Japan Takes More Relax Approach To AI Regulations Compared To EU
According to an official close to the deliberations, Japan is considering adopting less strict regulations on the use of artificial intelligence (AI) compared to...
Japan Creates New Rules To Open Up Apple, Google Apps Stores...
A government panel in Japan has proposed a plan to increase competition in smartphone app payments. This plan involves prohibiting major app store operators...
Japan Watchdog Looks Into ChatGPT-Maker OpenAI On Data
On Friday, Japan's privacy regulator issued a warning to OpenAI, a startup supported by Microsoft and responsible for the ChatGPT chatbot, advising against the...
Japan Steps Up Crypto Regulation With Warnings To Bybit
Bybit, a cryptocurrency exchange, has been instructed to adhere to Japan's regulatory standards and stop providing services to Japanese citizens. This follows a warning...
Japan’s Watchdog Clears Microsoft’s $68.7 Billion Activision Deal
Microsoft's proposed $69bn takeover of Activision Blizzard has been approved by Japan's JFTC.
In a press release on its website, the JFTC "reviewed the transaction and...
Toshiba Board Accepts Japan Industrial Partners’ $15.2B Buyout
Toshiba's board announced on Thursday that they had accepted a buyout offer of $15.2 billion from a group of investors led by private equity...
Japan’s Antitrust Watchdog Filed A Criminal Complaint Over Tokyo Olympics Cartel
Japan’s antitrust authority has filed a criminal complaint to the country's public prosecutor against six companies and seven individuals that allegedly conspired to rig...
Japan Warns Apple & Google App Stores
Apple and Google may be violating Japanese antitrust law with their handling of mobile apps, the Japan Fair Trade Commission said Thursday, arguing for further...
Japan To Introduce Semiconductor Tech Export Controls
As concerns grow over China’s regional aggression, the Kishida administration is set to introduce export controls designed to impede the use of cutting-edge semiconductor technology...
Apple CEO Apprehensive Of Japan App Store Regulation
Tim Cook met with Japan’s PM over concerns of the country’s possible app store regulations.
The Apple CEO met with the Japanese Prime Minister Fumio...