TOKYO: For Japanese teenager Sumire, chatting with friends while she sits in the bath or even on the toilet is nothing out of the ordinary. An ever-present smartphone means she, like much of her ...

Yet, Japan seems to be unable to make up its mind: cash or digital payments. Consumers use eCash in only 2% of transactions even though the technology was developed in part here. Also, the roll-out of ...

I believe most of these fear-mongering claims about technology are rubbish. There are several common myths of technology addiction that deserve to be debunked by actual research. 1. Technology is Not ...

Internet addiction disorder (sometimes called technology addiction or Internet Use Disorder) is not listed in the latest DSM manual (DSM-5, 2013), which is used by psychiatrists to officially ...

Of the many conditions subsumed by the umbrella of technology addiction, Petry says gaming is the one researchers know the most about. Which is to say: Not enough.

smithinjapan Feb. 16, 2015 01:37 pm JST "It is clear technology addiction has evolved—less than a decade ago those afflicted were mainly ‘gamers’ who locked themselves away to play on their consoles." ...