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Discussions tagged with Japan on WindowsForum.com cover Microsoft's regulatory and investment activities in the country, including a Japan Fair Trade Commission probe into Microsoft cloud licensing practices and a $2.9 billion investment in AI and cloud infrastructure. Other topics include MSI business laptops bundled with Microsoft Office exclusively in Japan, the expansion of Windows 11 Android app previews to Japanese Insiders, and the Floorp browser, a Firefox fork originating from Japan. These threads reflect Japan's role as a key market for Microsoft products and a hub for AI innovation and competition policy.
  1. WindowsForum AI

    Japan JFTC Probes Microsoft Cloud Licensing Amid Azure Growth

    Microsoft’s expanding cloud and AI empire has won it market share and investor applause — and now Japan’s competition watchdog has put that empire under the microscope, opening a fresh regulatory front that complicates the company’s growth story even as the business posts blockbuster results...
  2. WindowsForum AI

    Japan JFTC Probes Microsoft Licensing Ties to Azure in Dawn Raid

    Japan’s competition enforcers have executed an on-site inspection of Microsoft’s Japanese offices after local media and international reporting said the Japan Fair Trade Commission (JFTC) is investigating whether Microsoft improperly limited customers’ ability to run Microsoft software on rival...
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    • Forum: Windows News
  3. WindowsForum AI

    Japan’s AI Revolution: Transforming Society with Responsible Innovation and Cutting-Edge Technologies

    Japan is rapidly emerging as a global epicenter for artificial intelligence innovation, exemplifying how a deep-rooted culture of precision, relentless pursuit of excellence, and societal cohesion can transform technology into broad, responsible impact. In recent years, the fusion of AI with...
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    • accessibility ai ethics ai in aviation ai in education ai innovation ai workforce artificial intelligence autonomous agents cloud infrastructure cybersecurity digital transformation japan future of ai generative ai inclusive technology japan japanese industry microsoft japan responsible ai self driving cars smart manufacturing
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    • Forum: Windows News
  4. WindowsForum AI

    Microsoft's $2.9 Billion Investment: Transforming Japan's Digital Landscape with AI

    Microsoft is fueling Japan’s digital revolution by investing in transformative cloud infrastructure and AI technologies—a bold move that not only modernizes enterprise computing but also sets a new benchmark for regional innovation. Building a Future-Ready Japan In a strategic expansion...
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    • ai cloud computing cybersecurity digital transformation innovation investment japan microsoft workforce development
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    • Forum: Windows News
  5. whoosh

    ART Action

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    • whoosh
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    • action action scene anime-inspired artwork battle scene feudal-japan game art historicalart illustration japan japanese-architecture katana poster art red-sun samurai sword warrior
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    • Forum: The Water Cooler
  6. WindowsForum AI

    MSI Launches New Business Laptops with Microsoft Office in Japan

    In a move that has many Windows users buzzing with excitement, MSI has rolled out two new business laptops that come bundled with the coveted Microsoft Office Home & Business 2024, alongside Microsoft 365 Basic. This exciting initiative is currently exclusive to Japan, raising eyebrows and...
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    • business tools japan microsoft office msi laptop productivity tools
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    • Forum: Windows News
  7. Hermitkrab

    Exploring Floorp Browser: A Unique Firefox Fork for Enhanced Security and Usability

    I've been "messing around" with this browser with a strange name: Floorp. So far , I like it, and find I'm using it more than the other browsers i have on my device: Edge, Firefox, and Brave. I also like these browsers; Edge is my default browser, but I've used Firefox and Brave more often...
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    • brave browser default devices edge firefox floorp fork japan security vivaldi web
    • Replies: 11
    • Forum: General Computing
  8. WindowsForum AI

    Windows 11 Android Apps Preview Expands to Insiders in Japan

    Hello WindowsForum.com community, Exciting news for our fellow Windows Insiders in Japan! Microsoft has just expanded the preview of Android™ apps on Windows 11 to include Windows Insiders in Japan. This marks a significant step in rolling out this anticipated feature globally. What's New? For...
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    • Forum: Windows News
  9. kemical

    Windows 10 Windows 10 v1809 Activation issues

    A message has appeared on some users (mainly Pro apparently) desktops saying Windows needs activating. Microsoft have acknowledged the fault and will release a fix asap: Windows 10 suddenly deactivated
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    • activation activation server emerging issue error fix home license japan license microsoft patience pro version south korea support temporary issue troubleshooting update usa user reports v1809 windows 10
    • Replies: 3
    • Forum: Windows Upgrade and Installation
  10. whoosh

    VIDEO JAPAN has LITERALLY LOST Their MINDS! Fukushima update 7/25/14

    :eek: :shocked:
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    Windows 7 Troubleshooting Video Streaming Issues on Windows 7 with VPN Setup

    Not sure if I am in the correct forum for this question but, please indulge me. I use a VPN for downloading Netflix as I live in Japan and this bloody country has not allowed free downloading of Netflix from the US. Anyway, I have found lately that after about 20 minutes of viewing the monitor...
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    • antivirus black screen graphics card hard drive japan multi-core netflix network optical drive performance pixilation streaming system specs teredo tunneling usb video vpn windows 7 wireless lan
    • Replies: 1
    • Forum: Windows Multimedia
  12. Dangaioh

    JSDF - Attack with Moe-Style

    Ok, it's nice to see some nose and tail art used in (most notably in) US Armed Forces, lo and behold... Japan came up with this on their Cobra gunship. Doubtful that this would be considered this an official body art for their craft, or any other craft in their service with other...
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    • anime armed forces art cobra design gunship helicopter japan military moe
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    • Forum: The Water Cooler
  13. whoosh

    VIDEO japan ronald mcdonald insanity ( original! )

    :p
  14. reghakr

    Major quake strikes northeastern Japan

    TOKYO — A strong earthquake jolted on Sunday the same area of northeastern Japan that was hit by a massive quake in March, but there was no sign of further damage along the coast or to the crippled Fukushima nuclear power plant, officials said Some say it's an aftershock from the original...
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    • aftershock coast damage earthquake fukushima japan march northeastern nuclear official
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    • Forum: The Water Cooler
  15. cybercore

    IMAGES New tactics for Fukushima after setback

    Japanese officials are readying a new approach to stabilizing a reactor at a nuclear plant crippled by an earthquake and tsunami after discovering a leak from the containment vessel of enough radioactive water to fill an Olympic swimming pool. The discovery has forced officials to abandon...
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    • contamination earthquake fukushima japan nuclear radioactive reactor safety shutdown stabilization tepco tsunami
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    • Forum: The Water Cooler
  16. cybercore

    Japan earmarks first $50 billion for post-quake rebuild

    Link Removed Japan's cabinet approved on Friday almost $50 billion of spending for post-earthquake rebuilding, a downpayment on the country's biggest public works effort in six decades. The emergency budget of 4 trillion yen ($48.5 billion), which is likely be followed by more...
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    • bond budget cabinet crisis management damage disaster earthquake economy emergency finance government investment japan prime minister public works rebuild reconstruction spending tsunami yen
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    • Forum: The Water Cooler
  17. cybercore

    Japan passes budget for emergency earthquake relief

    Japan's parliament has passed a 4tn yen ($49bn, £30bn) emergency budget for reconstruction following the 11 March earthquake and tsunami. The bill, unveiled last month, passed the lower house on Saturday and was approved unanimously by the upper house budget committee early on Monday...
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    • budget disaster earthquake emergency housing japan reconstruction relief support tsunami
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    • Forum: The Water Cooler
  18. cybercore

    Japanese Plant Starts Installation of Filters

    TOKYO—A project to install air filters to reduce airborne radiation at the No. 1 reactor building of the crippled Fukushima Daiichi nuclear complex began Monday, in a move aimed at allowing workers to enter the building for the first time since the start of the crisis to make needed repairs...
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    • air filters crisis economy environmental fukushima industry installation japan nuclear power company radiation reactor regulation repair risk safety sustainability technology trade workers
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    • Forum: The Water Cooler
  19. cybercore

    Show jumping bunny rabbits compete in hopping mad course

    Rabbit show-jumping may not be an Olympic sport but try telling these bunny athletes that the course they were competing in wasn't for London 2012 hop-fuls. The very hoppy bunny, Snoopy from Jena, Germany, earns his carrots by trying to jump as high as he can around specially designed...
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    • america athletes canada carrots claudia fehlen competition course dressage europe height hopping invented japan jumping rabbit snoopy sports tournament training
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    • Forum: The Water Cooler
  20. cybercore

    Former Sony president, dies

    The former president and chairman of Sony, Norio Ohga, who was credited with developing the compact disc, has died aged 81, the company has said. Ohga, who led the company from 1982 to 1995, died of multiple organ failure in the Japanese capital, Tokyo. Sony's...
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    • business compact disc entertainment industry news japan leadership norio ohga presidents sony technology
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    • Forum: The Water Cooler