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6-Jul-23

Xreal upgrades Nebula to bring spatial computing and spatial cinema to MacBooks

Xreal, a maker of augmented reality glasses, announced the release of a new version of Nebula for Mac, bringing spatial computing and spatial cinema to MacBook users…

15-Jun-23

Japan is a critical market for Vision Pro to conquer

Asian markets are primed for Apple's virtual reality offering. Will the tech giant have much competition in the sector?

9-Jun-23

Apple is likely to find a receptive market for its Vision Pro in Asia

With Apple entering the virtual and augmented reality race with its newly announced $3,499 Vision Pro headset, its success in Asia….

1-Jun-23

Attack on Titan VR: This is how the manga hit's VR game looks like

The new trailer for Attack on Titan VR: Unbreakable shows the first footage from the upcoming VR game for Meta Quest 2 and Quest Pro.

26-May-23

Japan Augmented Reality and Virtual Reality Industry to Grow at a CAGR 30.6% from [2022-2027]

According to a research report Japan Augmented Reality and Virtual Reality Market by Technology Type (AR: Markerless, Marker-base; VR: Non-Immersive, Semi-immersive and Fully Immersive Technology)…

3-May-23

‘World-first’ touchless aerial cash register trialed in Japan

Five tech titans have created the Touchless Aerial Display PoS system which has been trialled in six 7-Eleven stores, write Caroline Reid and Christian Sylt.

28-Jun-23

Metaverse exhibition opens in Tokyo

Metaverse and artificial intelligence services are featured in a 3-day exhibition in Tokyo starting Wednesday.

28-Jun-23

McDonald’s in Japan Will Hold Nijisanji Collaboration

McDonald’s in Japan is collaborating with Nijisanji for an upcoming promotion, though it’s unclear as of yet what it will entail. The Nijisanji Vtubers who will be part of it as…

26-Jun-23

Digital Twin Consortium Announces Regional Branch Organizer for Japan

The Digital Twin Consortium® (DTC) today announced an agreement with OMG Japan to become the Regional Branch Organizer (RBO) for Japan…

2-Jun-23

Japan’s ANA airline launches NFT marketplace, sees future in metaverse projects

Japan’s All Nippon Airways, or ANA Group, has launched a non-fungible token (NFT) platform known as “ANA GranWhale NFT MarketPlace” to trade art and photograph…

9-May-23

How Japan and South Korea rely on the Metaverse for education

Schools and organizations in South Korea and Japan already use the Metaverse as a teaching and training tool…

7-May-23

Japan Virtual YouTubers On The Rise

Akihabara News (Tokyo) — Virtual YouTubers (VTubers) are gaining ever-greater visibility within Japan. In addition to their growing number of viewers and subscribers on the internet…