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Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
Nov 22, 2018
As demand slows, Apple iPhone supplier Foxconn plans deep cost cuts
Foxconn Technology Group, the biggest assembler of iPhones, has become the latest Apple Inc. supplier to warn of anemic demand, with an internal memo suggesting that expenses will be cut by almost a half next year.
EDITORIALS
Nov 15, 2018
Set adequate regulations for IT platform giants
Steps need to be taken to ensure that the operations of Internet giants such as Google, Apple, Facebook and Amazon are fair and equitable for all participants in the markets.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Nov 6, 2018
U.S. Supreme Court ends fight over Obama-era net neutrality rules by not taking up repeal bid
The legal fight over a 2016 lower court ruling upholding Obama-era net neutrality regulations aimed at ensuring a free and open internet — rules that have since been repealed by President Donald Trump's administration — came to a formal end on Monday, with the U.S. Supreme Court declining to take...
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Nov 2, 2018
Apple warns on holiday sales, sending value below $1 trillion
Apple Inc. on Thursday warned that sales for the crucial holiday quarter would likely miss Wall Street expectations, which Chief Executive Tim Cook blamed on weakness in emerging markets and foreign exchange costs.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Tech
Oct 5, 2018
Apple and Amazon deny Bloomberg report on Chinese hardware attack and chip infiltration
Apple Inc. and Amazon.com Inc. denied a Bloomberg report on Thursday that their systems had been infiltrated by malicious computer chips inserted by Chinese intelligence, according to statements from the companies released by Bloomberg.
BUSINESS
Sep 8, 2018
Apple says Trump's proposed China tariffs will boost product prices
Apple Inc., the world's most valuable company, said proposed U.S. tariffs on $200 billion worth of products imported from China will raise prices for some of its popular consumer goods such as the Apple Watch and AirPods headphones.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Tech
Sep 7, 2018
In WeChat-dominated China, new app Bullet Messenger scores sudden success
The Chinese messaging app Bullet Messenger has racked up millions of downloads since its debut just a few weeks ago, using a stripped-down design to chip off a chunk of a sophisticated, billion-user market.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Aug 31, 2018
Warren Buffett says firm buying back own stock, Apple shares
Warren Buffett, the billionaire chairman of Berkshire Hathaway Inc., on Thursday said the conglomerate has bought back its own stock for the first time since 2012 and has added a "little" to its already huge stake in Apple Inc.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Tech
Aug 28, 2018
Apple to expand iPhone X design with new colors, big screens
Apple Inc. is not only doubling down on the iPhone X, it's tripling down.
BUSINESS
Aug 21, 2018
Trump says it is 'dangerous' for Twitter and Facebook to ban accounts
U.S. President Donald Trump said on Monday that it is "very dangerous" for social media companies like Twitter Inc. and Facebook Inc. to silence voices on their services.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Tech
Aug 20, 2018
U.S. seeks to wiretap Messenger, trying to force Facebook to help: sources
The U.S. government is trying to force Facebook Inc. to break the encryption in its popular Messenger app so law enforcement may listen to a suspect's voice conversations in a criminal probe, three people briefed on the case said, resurrecting the issue of whether companies can be compelled to alter...
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Tech
Aug 10, 2018
Samsung's new $1,000 power-user phone reflects slowdown in hardware innovation
Samsung's new smartphone illustrates the limits of innovation at a time when hardware advances have slowed.
Japan Times
CULTURE / Entertainment news
Aug 7, 2018
Conspiracy theorist Alex Jones booted from YouTube, Facebook, Apple and Spotify
Facebook Inc. and YouTube pulled Alex Jones from their services on Monday after concluding the conspiracy theorist's posts violated their policies. The moves follow similar action by Apple Inc. and Spotify Technology SA.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Aug 6, 2018
IPhone chipmaker TSMC races to recover from computer virus, warning of shipment delays
Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co., which makes chips for the iPhone and other devices, has revealed details of its recovery from a debilitating computer virus, and warned of delayed shipments and reduced revenue because of the impact on its factories.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Tech
Aug 1, 2018
Japan Display plans foray into consumer markets with smart motorcycle helmets and mirrors
Japan Display Inc. said Wednesday it will expand its business portfolio by launching new products for consumers, aiming to maximize the advantage of its technologies while gaining new sources of revenue.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Jul 30, 2018
Apple makes free repair offer for product users in disaster-hit western Japan
Apple is offering free repair for its product owners whose devices have been damaged by torrential rain that hit western Japan earlier this month, according to the company's website.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Regional voices: Chubu
Jul 23, 2018
Gifu electronics firm Ibiden draws acclaim for its embrace of renewable energy
As more firms shift to renewables to power their operations, electronics and ceramics components maker Ibiden Co., based in Ogaki, Gifu Prefecture, is drawing international attention as a forerunner in clean energy use.
Two of America’s biggest debt holders are dumping Treasurys
The U.S. Treasury building in Washington. Investors in Japan and China sold a pile of U.S. debt in the last quarter, just before the U.S. presidential election.
Tokyo Metro’s overseas efforts begin in earnest with London deal
Tokyo Metro will soon have a role in the running of London's Elizabeth Line, a major train route serving the U.K.’s capital city and environs.
Russia fired experimental ballistic missile at Ukraine, Putin says
Ukrainian firefighters work on a spot following an airstrike in Dnipro on Thursday.
Ex-yokozuna Kitanofuji dies at 82
Yokozuna Kitanofuji enters the ring during the May 1970 grand sumo tournament in Tokyo.
Man charged with murder allegedly made victim date other men for money
A car carrying suspect Ryotaro Masuda, who was indicted for allegedly beating his 25-year-old girlfriend to death, leaves the Shibuya Police Station in Tokyo on Thursday.
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.
Haruki Murakami's 'The City and Its Uncertain Walls' gives deep deja vu
For “The City and Its Uncertain Walls,” translated into English by Philip Gabriel, Haruki Murakami confronts the ghosts who won't leave him alone.

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