Sony plans to launch PlayStation 5 for next year’s holiday season

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Sony Corp. ?s highly anticipated next-generation PlayStation will go on sale in time for the holiday season next year.

WeWork names new head of Japan operations after management purge

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WeWork named a new head of its Japanese operations, replacing a company veteran with close ties to former Chief Executive Adam Neumann.

Meet the new Japanese robot designed to hack your emotions

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With large attentive eyes and a plush body that?s warm to the touch, a new robot developed in Japan is designed to hack human emotions.

This $2bn AI startup aims to teach factory robots to think

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Japan?s Preferred Networks Inc. has only one publicly available product, an application that uses AI to automate the coloring of manga cartoons.

Watch VideoVIDEO: A ringside spectacle with robots

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In robot boxing, nobody gets hurt - as long as you have plenty of spare parts.

Tesla’s Musk deepens ties with Panasonic

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Tesla Motors has unveiled plans to collaborate with Panasonic to make solar-energy components for SolarCity.

104 years of Sharp

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Foxconn is set to take control of a 104-year-old company that played a key role in Japan’s post-war economic resurgence.

Sony boosted by Adele, Bond

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Sony gains $3. 3bn of market value after reporting better-than-expected profit with a huge helping hand from Hollywood, music and games.

Netflix weighs deal with SoftBank

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Netflix and SoftBank are considering a content partnership for the video-streaming service set to start in Japan on September 2.