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Telecommunications & Media
Japan National Police Agency pushes to introduce wearable cameras for frontline officers
Japan is moving ahead with plans to introduce wearable cameras for frontline police officers to record work on scene. The National Police Agency said a pilot confirmed the cameras\' usefulness, including for verifying the appropriateness of actions after the fact and for use in training and investigative evidence. Trials were conducted in Tokyo, Osaka, Fukuoka, Aichi, Niigata and Kochi. Officers were mostly positive, while public reactions were mixed.
Games & Commerce
Korean game makers rewrite global playbook, moving beyond \'test in Korea then go overseas\'
South Korean game companies are changing how they pursue overseas markets. Instead of first proving a game in Korea and then launching abroad, they are now targeting global PC and console markets from the development stage and reflecting overseas user reactions in game quality and release strategy. At Gamescom 2026 in Cologne, firms including Krafton, NCSoft, Kakao Games and Com2uS Holdings showed new genres and conducted demos to gather feedback.
Mobility
Apex Mobility unveils three-stage autonomous driving roadmap
The autonomous driving industry is shifting from rules-based systems to data-centric approaches, Apex Mobility said. The company presented a three-stage roadmap focused on commercialising autonomous driving services, starting with turning Socar’s data assets into simulation-ready formats. It then plans to secure high-quality training data, including from a prototype Ioniq 5 fitted with lidar and seven cameras, and finally link a large data platform to autonomous services such as Level 4 ride-hailing and robobuses.
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AI & Enterprise
SBVA hires two new venture partners
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Mobility
Waymo to launch first European robotaxi service in Munich in 2027
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Games & Commerce
Nexon Games reveals \'Fareidolia\' as official name for \'Project RX\'
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Crypto
MUFG Asset Management buys more Strategy shares, boosting indirect bitcoin exposure
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Games & Commerce
Nexon Games posts 10.5 billion won operating loss in first half on stock compensation cost reversal
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Games & Commerce
Smilegate to attend Tokyo Game Show with Miraesi and Dead Account
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Games & Commerce
Game makers put proven IP front and center to cut new title risk
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Games & Commerce
NHN to expand AI GPU investment, secure additional 30 MW data centre capacity by next year
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Games & Commerce
NHN posts record quarterly revenue, operating profit in Q2 on growth in games, payments and technology
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Crypto
Japan stablecoin issuer JPYC raises total 6 billion yen in Series B extension round
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Industry
Japan looks to cut Chinese drone reliance, aims for 80,000 a year by 2030
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Games & Commerce
Netmarble to tighten new game criteria, revise multi-title strategy
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Games & Commerce
Netmarble Q2 operating profit falls 20.8 percent to 80.1 billion won
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Games & Commerce
KOCCA supports smaller Korean game makers\' China expansion at ChinaJoy
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People
National Research Foundation appoints Lee Deuk-hee as head of information and convergence technology division