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SMARTPHONES

Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
Sep 12, 2019
Japan's mobile phone carriers to launch new iPhones on Sept. 20
Japan's three major mobile phone carriers are set to release the latest models of Apple Inc.'s popular iPhone series on Sept. 20.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
Sep 5, 2019
Apple to open largest Japan outlet in Tokyo's Marunouchi business district
U.S. technology giant Apple Inc. is set to open its largest directly run Japanese outlet in the Marunouchi business district of Tokyo on Saturday.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Aug 28, 2019
With changes to phone sales in Japan threatening its bottom line, Apple hits out at 'unfair' rules
Government-mandated changes to the discounts mobile carriers can offer on handset devices starting in October could put an end to Apple's dominant market share.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Tech
Aug 21, 2019
NTT Docomo reopens reservations for Huawei smartphones
Mobile phone carrier NTT Docomo Inc. on Wednesday restarted accepting orders for a new smartphone model made by Chinese telecommunications equipment maker Huawei Technologies Co.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Tech
Aug 17, 2019
U.S. will let Huawei buy from American suppliers for another 90 days, sources say
The U.S. Commerce Department is expected to extend a reprieve given to Huawei Technologies that permits the Chinese firm to buy supplies from U.S. companies so that it can service existing customers, two sources familiar with the situation said.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
Aug 9, 2019
Apple and Goldman Sachs roll out virtual credit card
Apple Inc. and Goldman Sachs Group Inc. rolled out a virtual credit card on Tuesday, which will help the iPhone-maker diversify from device sales and also build out the Wall Street bank's new consumer business.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
Aug 6, 2019
KDDI and SoftBank to sell Huawei smartphones
Mobile phone carriers KDDI Corp. and SoftBank Corp. has said that they will sell a new smartphone model made by Chinese telecommunications equipment maker Huawei Technologies Co.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
Jul 31, 2019
Shares fall as Samsung reveals profit plunge and warns outlook unclear due to Japan export curbs
Samsung Electronics Co. warned Wednesday that Japanese controls on the export of chip-making materials was blurring its outlook and said it would delay a plan to return money to shareholders due to “significant new challenges.”
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Jul 26, 2019
T-Mobile likely to secure U.S. antitrust approval for Sprint takeover deal
T-Mobile U.S. Inc. is set to win U.S. antitrust approval for its takeover of Sprint Corp. on Friday, according to a person familiar with the matter, moving the wireless carriers a step closer to completing a deal that has been more than a year in the making.
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.
Ishiba aggravates his own political failures with diplomatic faux pas
Prime Minster Shigeru Ishiba is greeted at the APEC summit in Lima by Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau on Friday. The Japanese leader was criticized for remaining seated while meeting several world leaders at the event.
Japan's 3.31 million visitors in October set monthly record
Kiyomizu Temple in Kyoto in December 2023. Famous autumn leaf colors contributed to increased tourism demand last month from many markets across Asia, Europe and North America, the Japan National Tourism Organization has said.
Japan ranks last in romance satisfaction for second straight year
In a survey of 31 countries, Japan ranked last in terms of those who felt loved, with just 51% of respondents saying so.
Ruling coalition and DPP strike last-minute deal over economic policy
DPP policy chief Makoto Mahaguchi speaks at the party's policy gathering in Tokyo on Wednesday.
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.
Japanese expats in Asia find community through rugby
The Taiwan Fivewoods celebrate their victory at the 2023 Asian Japanese Rugby Cup in December of last year.
In Fukushima, a weekend of prose, poetry and translation
Aomori-based writer JJ Carter presented on tabletop gaming as creative inspiration for building characters and narratives.
For Dr. Nakamats, aging is just experience in action
Though he didn't win the recent gubernatorial election in Tokyo, the 96-year-old Dr. Nakamats' run was seen as inspirational in Japan's aging society.

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