ASCII Appoints KTU as On-Site Correspondent for Computex Taipei 2026
ASCII is sending a known industry commentator to provide live, candid coverage of Asia's largest computer trade show, signaling a shift toward personality-driven, real-time reporting alongside traditional detailed articles.
Key Facts
- ASCII appointed KTU (Katsuaki Kato) as its on-site correspondent for Computex Taipei 2026.
- Computex Taipei 2026 runs June 2-5 in Taiwan.
- KTU is a DIY PC technical writer and self-described benchmark comedian.
- KTU accepted the offer on the condition he could sightsee and eat in Taiwan without performing benchmark measurements.
- ASCII will release a large number of detailed on-site articles alongside KTU's real-time X posts.
Reporting from 1 source: ASCII.jp.
ASCII has named KTU (Katsuaki Kato), a DIY PC technical writer and benchmark comedian, as its on-site correspondent for Computex Taipei 2026, running June 2-5. KTU will post real-time coverage on X from Taiwan, with ASCII also planning a large number of detailed on-site articles.
KTU, who describes himself as a benchmark comedian and DIY PC technical writer, accepted ASCII's offer to cover Computex Taipei 2026 on the condition that he could sightsee and eat in Taiwan without performing benchmark measurements. He will post real-time updates on X from morning until night for all four days of the show, June 2-5. ASCII says it will also release a large number of detailed on-site articles alongside KTU's posts, offering readers daytime live coverage and evening deep dives.
Synthesized by Yomimono from the 1 cited source below, including Japanese-language reporting where cited, then editorially reviewed before publishing.