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Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
Jul 17, 2014
Ymobile touts simplicity, low fees in smartphone war
New mobile phone entrant Ymobile Corp. unveiled monthly fixed-price service plans Thursday that include voice calling and Internet access to woo newcomers to smartphones with simpler and cheaper contracts.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
Jun 6, 2014
Son's bid for T-Mobile faces huge antitrust hurdle
Masayoshi Son, head of SoftBank Corp. and Sprint Corp., won't be able to ride the regulatory coattails of pending U.S. telecommunications deals if he decides to buy T-Mobile US Inc.
BUSINESS / Companies
Jun 5, 2014
Sprint and T-Mobile zero in on $31 billion buyout deal
Sprint Corp. is nearing an agreement on the price, capital structure and termination fee for an acquisition for T-Mobile US Inc. that could value the wireless carrier at almost $40 a share, sources said.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
May 19, 2014
Yahoo won't buy EAccess
Yahoo Japan cancels a controversial plan to acquire eAccess from parent SoftBank after deciding the two can better achieve their goals separately while cooperating in other ways.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
May 2, 2014
Y!mobile to target smartphone users
Yahoo Japan prepares to launch a cellphone carrier in June that could pit it against parent SoftBank in the hunt for smartphone users.
EDITORIALS
Apr 29, 2014
Deregulating the telecom industry
An expert panel of the communications ministry is reviewing anti-monopoly protections against the NTT group and is expected to recommend this fall whether regulations on the telecom giant should be eased.
JAPAN
Mar 12, 2014
Child smartphone users disturbingly open to strangers
One in four surveyed mobile phone users in their early teens with Internet access were found to be interested in meeting strangers they get to know in cyberspace or they have already done so, according to an online survey released this week by the Web filtering software maker Digital Arts Inc.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
Feb 26, 2014
Line stake said good for SoftBank
SoftBank Corp. would attract younger consumers and help boost usage by acquiring a stake in instant messaging service Line Corp., an analyst at Bank of America Corp.'s Merrill Lynch unit said.
Japan Times
JAPAN / NATIONAL SPOTLIGHT
Feb 16, 2014
Local startup SoftBank on course to become global player
SoftBank CEO Masayoshi Son's 2010 speech about his new 30-year plan has proven to be more than a grandiose spiel as it barges into the global telecommunications market.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Jan 9, 2014
Gamers get romance, Japanese-style
In an era of smartphones, some mobile video game makers are using love to expand overseas.
EDITORIALS
Dec 21, 2013
Japan hits top in use of apps
Japan may have become the world's top country for generating mobile app revenue, but this brave new world poses dangers to unwary customers.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
Nov 22, 2013
Sharp seeks exit from Foxconn cellphone venture
Sharp Corp. is considering ending a contract with Foxconn Technology Group under which the Taiwanese manufacturer makes Sharp-branded phones for sale in China, according to a source.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
Oct 7, 2013
DoCoMo didn't get lift from iPhone
NTT DoCoMo Inc., the nation's largest mobile phone carrier, said Monday it lost subscribers last month even after adding Apple Inc.'s iPhones to its lineup to regain market share lost to rivals Softbank Corp. and KDDI Corp.
BUSINESS / Japan Pulse
Aug 2, 2013
J-blip: Bandai's smartphone panties
Underwear for your phone. Yes, this has become a reality.
LIFE / Digital / JAPAN WEB WATCH
Jul 16, 2013
Japanese adults spend crazy money on cellphone games
Over the last decade, people's behavior during their daily train ride has completely changed. In the past, Japanese were known to be avid readers of paperbacks (bunko) and manga magazines, and would do so even on Tokyo's notoriously crowded trains. Now, however, it is rare to spot someone on the train...
Japan to revise consumption tax exemption for overseas tourists
Tourists walk through Nakamise shopping street near Sensoji Temple in Tokyo in April
Japan's tourism industry hit by cancellations after megaquake alert
A beach closed due to a megaquake alert in Hiratsuka, Kanagawa Prefecture, from Friday to Thursday.
Focus shifts to incoming typhoon as Tropical Storm Maria dissipates
Newly formed Tropical Storm Ampil, which is forecast to approach eastern Japan this weekend, is seen on the left side of this satellite image.
Kishida to step down in September in bid to show ‘LDP has changed’
Prime Minister Fumio Kishida speaks during a news conference Wednesday at the Prime Minister's Office in Tokyo.
Publisher finds surprise audience after translating history textbooks
Yamakawa Shuppansha president Takeshi Nozawa holds the publisher's textbook on Japanese history — used in high schools across Japan — alongside the new English version in Tokyo on May 23.
Economic security is about strengthening and sustaining growth, former minister says
Former economic security minister Takayuki Kobayashi says changes in the international balance of power, along with deepening economic interdependence, have led some countries to attempt to use their economic power to impose their will on others.
Ice bandanas, convenience store breaks: Running under Japan’s summer sun
Blistering heat is becoming a fixture of summer in Japan, but a few tweaks to your routine can make your outdoor runs bearable — if not enjoyable — until cooler temperatures return.
Japan issued its first-ever megaquake alert. What does that mean?
Naoshi Hirata (center), chairman of a committee tasked with evaluating the risk of a Nankai Trough earthquake, speaks at a news conference in Tokyo on Friday.
France brings down the curtain on its Olympic party with Tom Cruise and Leon Marchand
Fireworks are set off during the closing ceremony of the 2024 Paris Olympics at Stade de France in Saint-Denis on Sunday.
Japan fuels U.S. LNG boom even as climate targets and impacts loom
Flaring at the Cameron LNG export terminal in Hackberry, Louisiana. Flaring, a common sight at LNG plants, is a controlled burning of gas for reasons ranging from depressurizing equipment to disposing of gas that can’t be used. The practice is a "waste of money" and negatively impacts climate change and human health, says the International Energy Agency.

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