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Japan's android pets ease virus isolation
Smart home assistants such as Amazon's Alexa have found success worldwide
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Japan finds new Covid-19 strain, while immigration centre reports infections
Infection cluster presents new challenges as country tries to overcome third wave of pandemic
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Nissan says 'not in talks with Apple' over autonomous car project
Early-stage talks between Apple and Hyundai Motor Group over autonomous electric cars also recently collapsed
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Tokyo Olympics chief quits, apologises again over sexist remarks
Further eroding confidence in the organisers’ ability to pull off the event during a coronavirus pandemic
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Tokyo 2020 officials to discuss chief's sexist remarks, report local media
Yoshiro Mori sparked uproar in Japan and abroad last week when he said that women speak too much in meetings
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Sony raises outlook amid home entertainment boom, but struggles to build more PS5s
Sony is struggling to build enough PlayStation 5 consoles amid a global shortage of semiconductors
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Nintendo hikes Switch sales forecast after bumper year-end
Japan’s Nintendo hiked its full-year forecast for Switch games console sales to 26.5 million from 24 million
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Invite-only chat app Clubhouse booms in Japan
Private social audio app Clubhouse is growing rapidly and now ranks first among free apps on Apple’s App Store
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Japan government says no truth to report of possible Olympics cancellation
However, reports suggest that the govt's focus is now on securing the games for Tokyo in the next available year, 2032
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In Tokyo's lockdown, some drink on even after authorities call time
Japanese authorities legally can only urge people to stay at home and businesses to close