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FUJITSU

BUSINESS / Markets
Oct 1, 2020
Tokyo trading halted due to hardware failure
Trading was suspended from the start of the morning session at 9 a.m., and the exchange is preparing to resume trading Friday by restarting the overall system.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Tech
Jun 20, 2020
Fujitsu brings hand-washing AI to COVID-19 fight in Japan
The artificial intelligence program was developed based on thousands of hand-washing patterns that can help it detect when people aren't using soap.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Feb 18, 2020
Fujitsu gets Japan's first preliminary local 5G license
Japan's communications ministry on Tuesday gave major electronics maker Fujitsu Ltd. the country's first preliminary license to build a local fifth-generation, or 5G, communications network.
BUSINESS / FOCUS
Feb 12, 2020
Japan's efforts to raise wages wane as firms embrace merit-based pay
More Japanese companies are shifting to merit-based pay as competition for workers heats up, but the change risks holding back the sort of blanket wage hikes the prime minister says are needed to inflate the economy.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Jan 30, 2020
Japan firms delay restarting China operations after holiday as virus spreads
Japanese companies with a foothold in China are delaying their plans to restart operations suspended due to the Lunar New Year holiday in the country, amid the spread of a new strain of coronavirus originating in Wuhan in the Chinese province of Hubei.
MORE SPORTS
Jan 3, 2020
Fujitsu Frontiers rout Kwansei Gakuin University for fourth straight Rice Bowl title
The Fujitsu Frontiers had no intention of spoiling the last game for Kwansei Gakuin University Fighters head coach Hideaki Toriuchi. The defending champions, however, were not ready to become the first X League title holder since 2009 to give away the Rice Bowl crown to its collegiate opponent.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
Dec 23, 2019
Japan's electronics makers break the bank to woo talented AI engineers
Electronics makers are revising pay scales to attract competent engineers, including by throwing salaries of more than ¥10 million per year at recruits fresh out of college.
Japan Times
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Dec 17, 2019
Adeyami relishes another X Bowl title for Fujitsu
The Fujitsu Frontiers have built a dynasty having won their fourth straight X League championship with a 28-26 victory over the Panasonic Impulse in Monday night's Japan X Bowl at Tokyo Dome.
MORE SPORTS
Dec 16, 2019
Samajie Grant's MVP effort pushes Frontiers to fourth straight Japan X Bowl title
Samajie Grant showed why he was named the X League's MVP in his first season in Japan.
Japan Times
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Nov 30, 2019
Fujitsu Frontiers running back Samajie Grant thrives on versatility
Seeking a fourth straight X League championship, the Fujitsu Frontiers acquired an exceptional weapon in young American Samajie Grant this year.
Japan Times
MORE SPORTS
Nov 30, 2019
Frontiers rout Finies, advance to Japan X Bowl for seventh consecutive season
Backup quarterback Tsubasa Takagi threw four touchdown passes and running back Samajie Grant rushed for 171 yards on nine carries to lead the defending X League champion Fujitsu Frontiers to a 31-13 victory over the Elecom Kobe Finies on Saturday in the X League playoff semifinals at Fujitsu Stadium...
BUSINESS / Companies
Nov 19, 2019
Prototype of Japanese supercomputer Fugaku ranks No. 1 in power efficiency
A prototype of the Fugaku supercomputer has been rated the best in the world in terms of energy efficiency, according to its developers, Fujitsu Ltd. and research institute Riken.
BUSINESS / Companies
Nov 2, 2019
Six major Japanese electronics makers see net profits plummet amid U.S.-China trade war
Six of seven major Japanese electronics makers suffered year-on-year drops in group net profits in April-September, according to earnings reports released Friday.
BUSINESS / Companies
Aug 9, 2019
Fujitsu to introduce system to better reward highly skilled workers
Fujitsu Ltd. plans to introduce a system this fiscal year that better rewards highly skilled workers, Takahito Tokita, president of the electronics firm, said Thursday.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Aug 7, 2019
Tourists to Japan are fueling a boom in personal translation devices
Takehiko Fujita wouldn't be able to do his job selling eye drops and pain relievers without his pocket translator.
As ‘Buy Canadian’ grows, more U.S. firms say retailers turning away products
Empty shelves with "Buy Canadian Instead" signs are seen in the American Whiskey section of the BC Liquor in Vancouver, British Columbia, on March 10.
U.S. tourist arrested after bringing a handgun into Japan
Hyogo police believe the handgun a U.S. tourist inadvertently brought into Japan slipped through security procedures at Kansai International Airport in Osaka Prefecture.
Trump unveils 10% global tariff, with Japan levy set at 24%
Trump tosses a MAGA hat to the crowd during an event in which he unveiled new tariffs in the White House on Wednesday.
Meiji says sayonara to bottled milk, a staple of Japan's bathhouses
Meiji bottled milk lined up in a fridge at Kosugiyu, a bathhouse in Tokyo. The sticker urges patrons to enjoy the milk one last time before it’s gone.
Japan promises 'bold and speedy' response to Trump’s surprise 24% tariffs
U.S. President Donald Trump unveils new U.S. tariffs at the White House in Washington on Wednesday.
Haruki Murakami TV adaptation revisits 30 years of watershed moments
Though Haruki Murakami's trademark whiff of offbeat existentialism is threaded throughout NHK's "After the Quake," the final episode — conceived as a sequel to the story "Super-Frog Saves Tokyo" — is the most stylized, featuring an anthropomorphic talking frog (voiced by Non) and his erstwhile associate Katagiri (Koichi Sato).
A new human trafficking trend emerges from Myanmar scam centers
Victims of scam centers who were tricked or trafficked into working in Myanmar gather at a compound inside KK Park, a fraud center on the country's border with Thailand, after a multinational crackdown in February.
Meiji says sayonara to bottled milk, a staple of Japan's bathhouses
Meiji bottled milk lined up in a fridge at Kosugiyu, a bathhouse in Tokyo. The sticker urges patrons to enjoy the milk one last time before it’s gone.
A Canadian made a weekend trip to Costco a Japanese pastime
Under the watchful eye of Ken Theriault, Costco representative director and Japan country manager, the American membership-model wholesaler has flourished in Japan.
On defense, Japan may avoid Trump's worst impulses — for now
Defense Minister Gen Nakatani and U.S. Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth chat after reviewing an honor guard during a welcome ceremony at the Defense Ministry in Tokyo on Sunday.

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