JAPAN'S DIGITAL TRANSFORMATION MINISTER APOLOGIZES FOR PURCHASE OF SHARES, WHICH VIOLATES LAW

Highlights

• Talking at a news conference after a Cabinet meeting, Hirai said "I was careless. I would like to apologize."

Over the purchase of shares of an information technology (IT) company when had served as a parliamentary vice minister, Japan's Digital...

JAPAN’S DIGITALIZATION MINISTER ADMITS TO COERCING APP DEVELOPER TO CUT COSTS

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• Japan’s digitalization minister admits to coercing app developer to cut costs.
• A smartphone app for monitoring the health of foreign visitors during the Tokyo Games.
• Hirai said the cost of developing and operating t...

PHONE APP TO CHECK FOREIGN VISITORS HEALTH IN TOKYO GAMES BUDGET HAVLED

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• Phone app to check foreign visitors health in Tokyo Games budget halved.
• The total amount is now $34.7 million, following a decision to bar spectators from abroad.
• The number of overseas officials and workers at the games...

PRIME MINISTER OF JAPAN DELIVERS KEY POLICY AS LEGISLATION FOR A DIGITAL AGENCY

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• Prime Minister of Japan delivers key policy as legislation for a digital agency.
• He has stressed on digitalization of administrative work.
• The digital agency will bring together different sections in ministries and agenc...