Google says it is reviewing a Japanese court order to modify its auto-complete feature to safeguard the reputation of a man who complained it falsely links him to crimes.

Japan has launched a new spy satellite into orbit amid concerns over North Korea's missile program and to monitor natural disasters in the region.

Electronics and manufacturing giant Toshiba said on Wednesday it is to shut three semiconductor factories in Japan as part of a reorganisation of its business.

Remotely controlled construction machinery rolled into the site of the stricken Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant last week to help clear roads and passages of radioactive debris, the plant's operator said.

Australian and New Zealand CIOs can expect minor supply restrictions from Japanese technology brands as a result of the Tohoku Pacific Ocean Earthquake, which hit north-eastern Japan on March 11, according to analyst, IDC.

Researchers in Japan have developed a brain-machine interface (BMI) system that allows for control of a wheelchair using thought.

From language mishaps run amok--"I once said 'That's wonderful' when a person said her uncle died," confesses businessman Ron McFarland--to blowing your nose in public, there are many faux pas people unknowingly make when doing business in another culture. And Japan is rife with opportunities for Westerners to make mistakes.