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People wearing face masks walk in Tokyo s Shinjuku area on Saturday, a day after the Japanese government extended the COVID-19 state of emergency for Tokyo and three neighboring prefectures for two weeks. | KYODO
Kyodo Mar 7, 2021
The number of people moving through major train stations and other locations in Tokyo and adjacent areas rose Saturday from a week earlier, mobile communication carrier NTT Docomo Inc. said, citing its subscriber data.
The logo of the Nippon Telegraph and Telephone Corp. (Toshio Tada)
Telecommunications ministry officials once again find themselves investigating possible ethics violations after news surfaced that more policy makers were wined and dined by industry players, this time by the telecommunications giant NTT group.
When the government disciplined 11 ministry bureaucrats on Feb. 24 for being treated to expensive meals by a satellite channel broadcaster, ministry officials believed there were no other cases of bureaucrats being entertained by companies that the ministry oversees.
But then on March 4, Yasuhiko Taniwaki, vice minister for policy coordination at the telecommunications ministry, admitted in the Diet to being treated by Nippon Telegraph and Telephone Corp. executives, and that a new investigation was needed to look into possible rule violations.
Editorial: Ethics scandal in Japan s comms ministry highlights need to reform cozy ties
March 5, 2021 (Mainichi Japan) New suspicions that officials from Japan s Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications were treated to expensive meals by figures in the communications industry have come to light. It has emerged that officials including Yasuhiko Taniwaki, vice minister for policy coordination at the ministry, dined with figures including the president of Nippon Telegraph and Telephone Corp. (NTT) with some meal expenses covered. NTT s business and other projects are certified by the communications minister, and it is possible ministry officials violated the National Public Service Ethics Code, which prohibits officials from receiving entertainment from interested parties. The ministry has launched an investigation into the allegations.
5.4 EPS and RAT Fall Back Multi-carrier Network Solution
5.5 Artificial Intelligence to Enhance Functional Intelligence
5.6 HPC to Enhance Computing Performance
5.7 5G Security to Protect Data, Communication, and Network
6.0 Vo5G Ecosystem and Value Chain Analysis
6.1 Real-Time Voice and Video Communication
6.2 Mobile VoIP
6.4 IoT Modular Solution
6.5.1 360 Video VR Experience will Play Pivotal Role
6.5.2 Real-Time VR will Kick-off the Market
6.5.3 Allowing Full HD Streaming and 4K Video for VR
6.5.4 Vo5G to Take Haptic Experience Mainstream in VR Application
6.5.5 Vo5G to Allow Telecom Operators Playing Pivotal Role into VR Ecosystem
6.5.6 5G to Support Drone and Telerobotic into VR Ecosystem
6.5.7 Chip Manufacturer to Play Important Role
Feb 23, 2021
Over the past few years, undersea cable projects, the key infrastructure for internet access across the globe, have become increasingly important for regional security and infrastructure with companies in the United States, Japan and Australia teaming up not only to ensure a stable telecommunications market, but also to approach geoeconomic concerns.
On Jan. 13, the Palau government and the Belau Submarine Cable Corp. signed a series of agreements for the Palau Submarine Cable Project with financial institutions from Japan and Australia in a ceremony held at the president’s office in Koror.
It is the first project conducted under the Trilateral Partnership for Infrastructure Investment in the Indo-Pacific, signed last year by Tokyo, Canberra and Washington.