Following widespread reports of hardware issues following the North American Xbox 360, Microsoft Japan is assuring gamers it will quickly deal with faulty units of the next-gen console, which goes on ...

It’s good news for Microsoft, but awkward given other recent news about the US Congress’ interest in Japan’s market. Japan has approved Microsoft’s acquisition of Activision Blizzard King. Japan’s ...

TOKYO--Talking to the press today, Yoshihiro Maruyama, the general manager of Microsoft Japan's Xbox division, disclosed that the Xbox 360 will be released in Japan in December. It marks the first ...

Microsoft’s Japanese arm Thursday said it will begin giving away more than a million CD-ROMs of the company’s latest security update, Windows XP Service Pack 2 from 27,500 locations during September ...

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Microsoft’s Japanese unit is preparing for a potentially long battle with the Japan Fair Trade Commission in a case that will likely see three of Japan’s top electronics companies testify against the ...

According to a report from Bloomberg, Microsoft wants to purchase some Japanese studios to expand its lineup of first-party offerings. This could help Microsoft expand the global appeal of the Xbox ...

TOKYO — Microsoft is teaming with six elite Japanese universities to broaden and deepen the company’s software research, said Bill Gates, chairman and chief software architect, at a Tokyo news ...

Microsoft has sealed a groundbreaking 20-year agreement with Shizen Energy Inc. to procure 25 megawatts of solar power capacity from a project in Aichi prefecture, Japan, Bloomberg reports. This ...

Welcome to another biweekly update on all things quantum computing. This edition covers Microsoft’s growing footprint in ...

During her years at CNET News, Ina Fried changed beats several times, changed genders once, and covered both of the Pirates of Silicon Valley. Microsoft on Monday said it will appeal a ruling by the ...