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COMMUNITY / How-tos / LIFELINES
Jul 3, 2007

Going globally mobile

David Goldwasser wrote to Lifelines for advice after being refused a mobile phone on his last trip to Japan.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Oct 25, 2006

Mobile carriers jostle as number portability starts

The much-awaited number portability started Tuesday, with mobile carriers offering new gadgets and services to woo customers.
JAPAN
Oct 21, 2004

Coalition parties look to ban prepaid mobile phone sales

The Liberal Democratic Party and its coalition partner, New Komeito, decided Wednesday to submit legislation to the current Diet session to ban sales of prepaid mobile phones, which are often used in fraud crimes.
BUSINESS
Feb 25, 2004

'Portable' mobile phone numbers to receive boost

A study panel at the telecommunications ministry is set to propose a new system in which mobile phone users can retain their phone numbers when they switch from one provider to another, ministry sources said Tuesday.
BUSINESS
Dec 12, 2003

Mobile phone shipments rise 30%

Domestic shipments of mobile phones, including personal handy-phone system equipment, grew 30.2 percent in October from a year earlier to 4.11 million units, up for the 12th consecutive month.
BUSINESS
Nov 7, 2001

Sony expects rebound from resurgent mobile-phone division

Sony Corp.'s earnings will probably rebound in the second half of the business year after an anticipated improvement in the performance of its mobile phone division, Sony President Kunitake Ando said in a recent interview with Kyodo News.
BUSINESS
Feb 28, 2001

Vodafone bolsters mobile phone stake in Japan

In an important step toward expanding its business in the world's second largest mobile phone market, Vodafone Group PLC said Tuesday it has agreed to acquire a 10 percent stake in Japan Telecom Co. from AT&T Corp. of the United States for 157.1 billion yen.
BUSINESS
Feb 28, 2001

Vodafone bolsters mobile phone stake in Japan

In an important step toward expanding its business in the world's second largest mobile phone market, Vodafone Group PLC said Tuesday it has agreed to acquire a 10 percent stake in Japan Telecom Co. from AT&T Corp. of the United States for 157.1 billion yen.
BUSINESS
Jan 3, 2001

Mobile carriers limited calls at New Year

Mobile phone carriers, including NTT DoCoMo Inc., limited the number of calls that subscribers were allowed to place from late Sunday to early Monday for fear of being swamped with demand as the 21st century began, company officials said.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Apr 18, 2023

New Monster Hunter mobile game supercharges Capcom shares

Monster Hunter Now represents a low-risk bet by Capcom to grab a share of the expanding global smartphone game market.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
Feb 15, 2023

Rakuten Group logs ¥372 billion record loss as it builds mobile base stations

The cybermall and mobile phone group incurred a net loss for the fourth straight year.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Aug 10, 2022

Fair Trade Commission to probe Japanese mobile carriers over '¥1 smartphone'

Subject to the investigation are the country's four major mobile phone carriers — NTT Docomo, KDDI, SoftBank and Rakuten Mobile — and their outlets.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
Jun 21, 2022

Thai market helps mobile payments firm join list of unicorns in Japan

Mobile payment gateway provider Opn Co. owes much of its success to its early entry into the Thai market in 2013.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Jan 20, 2020

From anime to reality: Mobile 25-ton Gundam robot to be built in Yokohama

What was once thought limited to the realm of animation is set to become reality in Yokohama this fall when an 18-meter mobile Gundam robot steps into action.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Jun 8, 2019

Ministry eyes sharply lower penalties for mobile phone contract termination

The communications ministry is planning to lower penalty charges imposed by mobile phone service providers for early contract termination to u00a51,000 or less.
Japan Times
LIFE / Style & Design / ON: DESIGN
Apr 28, 2019

Design winners and favorites

Now that the flurry of activity that surrounds the annual Salone del Mobile has died down, this month's On: Design takes a look at a few of the interiors fair's Japanese prizewinning ideas and new product debuts.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Tech
Mar 28, 2019

Japan's internet giants team up as mobile payments race intensifies

Line Corp. and Mercari Inc. are joining forces on mobile payments as the nation's internet companies race to dominate cashless transactions in the world's No. 3 economy.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Tech
Oct 4, 2018

First Nintendo mobile game to feature new cast of characters off to weak start

Nintendo Co.'s experiment with a built-from-scratch mobile game is off to an underwhelming start.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
Sep 27, 2018

Nintendo bets on new cast of characters in first built-from-scratch mobile game

Nintendo Co.'s two-year old experiment in mobile gaming is heading for uncharted territory with Dragalia Lost, its first smartphone title featuring original characters rather than its established stars.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
Mar 6, 2018

Rakuten to tap Tepco infrastructure to help launch mobile carrier business

Rakuten Inc. said Tuesday that it will team up with Tokyo Electric Power Company Holdings Inc. for its planned mobile phone business.
ANNOUNCEMENTS
Aug 16, 2024

Japan Times revamps iOS mobile app

This week we released a major upgrade of our mobile app.
ANNOUNCEMENTS
Aug 16, 2024

Japan Times revamps Android mobile app

This week we released a major upgrade of our mobile app.
U.S. aircraft carrier returns to Japan carrying navy’s ‘most capable fighter’
U.S. 7th Fleet Commander Vice Adm. Fred Kacher speaks to reporters shortly after the arrival of aircraft carrier USS George Washington at Yokosuka naval base in Kanagawa Prefecture on Friday.
Japan approves ¥21.9 trillion stimulus plan
The policy chiefs of the Democratic Party for the People, Liberal Democratic Party and Komeito — Makoto Hamaguchi (left), Itsunori Onodera (center) and Mitsunari Okamoto — shake hands after reaching an agreement on an economic stimulus package on Wednesday.
Japan will spend ¥325 million in government funds on Princess Yuriko's funeral
Princess Yuriko waves during the New Year's public greeting at the Imperial Palace in Tokyo in January 2019.
MUFG fires worker over ¥2 billion theft from clients’ safe deposit boxes
Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group is investigating the incident and consulting with the police.
China reinstates visa-free travel for Japanese nationals
Beijing Daxing International Airport
Shohei Ohtani wins National League MVP award
Shohei Ohtani celebrates after hitting a three-run home run against the Padres during the National League Division Series at Dodger Stadium in Los Angeles last month.
The slow-burn success of ‘A Samurai in Time’
A 19th-century warrior gets struck by lightning and wakes to find himself in 21st-century Kyoto in Junichi Yasuda’s surprise hit “A Samurai in Time.”
Around a quarter of Japan married couples in their 20s met through dating apps
A survey released by an organization promoting “Good Couples Day” shows that 24% of couples in their 20s met their marriage partner through a dating app.
'Tokyo Swindlers': Get deep into the minds of real estate con artists
In Ko Shinjo's "Tokyo Swindlers," a group of con artists manipulates real estate giants into falsified deals within the highly competitive, quick market.
Japan, U.K. and Italy discuss inviting more countries to joint fighter project
A new concept model of a next-generation fighter jet to be jointly developed by Japan, Britain and Italy is on display in Farnborough, Hampshire, in July.

Podcast

One of the many entrances to the Kabukicho neighborhood in Tokyo’s Shinjuku Ward.
Kabukicho: Tokyo’s ‘stadium of desire’

Longform

Construction takes place on the Takanawa Gateway Convention Center in Tokyo, slated to open in 2025.
A boom for business tourism in Japan?
By Kathryn Wortley

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