Huawei, ZTE Being Mulled To Be Barred From Public Procurement By Japan: Report

Chinese telecommunications firms Huawei and ZTE is planned to be blocked from bidding on public contracts for building information systems by the Japanese authorities according to reports over security concerns. According to a report published in the Japanese newspaper Sankei Shimbun, the Japanese government is concerned about security of confidential information and cyberattacks and therefore…

‘World’s First’ Trial Of Self-Driving Taxi With Fare Pay Passengers Conducted In Tokyo

There are hopes that self-driving taxi services would be ready to be commercially used before the 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo after an autonomous taxi successfully ferried paying passengers on the busy streets of Japan’s capital city. Many are hoping that such a taxi service would be a hit among the tourists that would gather…

Studies Issue Stern Warning Against Marijuana Use By Pregnant Women

While there is ai rising tendency among people to consider smoking marijuana harmless or even beneficial, a study suggests that it can be very harmful for pregnant women or who are breastfeeding. The study claims that such women should shun it altogether. Ample evidence of potential harm to children’s long-term development because of marijuana was…