GIGAZINE

Google to stop using 'google.co.jp' and redirect all other country-specific top-level domains to 'google.com'

On April 15, 2025, Google announced that it will stop using country-specific top-level domains and start redirecting to 'google.com.' From now on, if you access domains such as 'google.co.jp' or ...
CNET

Google Is Sunsetting Country-Specific Search Domains

Google is in the process of consolidating the many international domain names that lead to google.com, eliminating sites such as google.co.jp and google.ru for Japan and Russia. The company says it no ...
The Japan Times

Google, the sleeping giant in global AI race, now ‘fully awake’

Google’s newest multipurpose model, Gemini 3, won immediate praise for its capabilities in reasoning and coding, as well as ...
The Independent

Japan's anti-monopoly watchdog accuses Google of violations in smartphones

From reproductive rights to climate change to Big Tech, The Independent is on the ground when the story is developing. Whether it's investigating the financials of Elon Musk's pro-Trump PAC or ...
The Independent

Japan orders Google to stop pushing smartphone makers to install its apps

From reproductive rights to climate change to Big Tech, The Independent is on the ground when the story is developing. Whether it's investigating the financials of Elon Musk's pro-Trump PAC or ...