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Japan Times
BUSINESS / Tech
May 20, 2019
Top U.S. tech companies begin to cut off vital Huawei supplies
The impact of the Trump administration's threats to choke Huawei Technologies Co. reverberated across the global supply chain on Monday, hitting some of the biggest component-makers.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
May 19, 2019
Huawei chief says growth may slow 'slightly' after U.S. imposed restrictions
Huawei Technologies' founder and Chief Executive Ren Zhengfei said Saturday the growth of the Chinese tech giant "may slow, but only slightly" due to recent U.S. restrictions.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / Crime & Legal
May 18, 2019
U.S. says it may scale back some Huawei trade restrictions
The U.S. Commerce Department said on Friday it may soon scale back restrictions on Huawei Technologies after this week's blacklisting would have made it nearly impossible for the Chinese company to service its existing customers.
Japan Times
JAPAN / EXPLAINER
May 13, 2019
Will government pressure slash Japan's intricate web of smartphone fees?
Last August, Chief Cabinet Secretary Yoshihide Suga dropped a bombshell remark that rattled Japan's mobile phone industry: "There is room to lower people's smartphone bills by around 40 percent."
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
May 13, 2019
KDDI rolls out new 'price down' smartphone plans for Japan amid government push for lower rates
The move is in response to government pressure to cut consumers' bills.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
May 10, 2019
Japan enacts bill aimed at lowering mobile phone fees
The Diet enacted a legal revision Friday aimed at lowering mobile phone fees and spurring competition in the country's saturated telecoms market.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Tech
May 9, 2019
No time to go 'wobbly': Mike Pompeo scolds Britain over China and Huawei
U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo told Britain on Wednesday it needed to change its attitude toward China and telecoms company Huawei, casting the world's second largest economy as a threat to the West similar to that once posed by the Soviet Union.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Tech
May 3, 2019
Global security officials meet to hammer out united 5G security approach
Global cooperation is key to ensuring the security of 5G networks, cyber security officials said on Thursday at a meeting in Prague aimed at hammering out how to combat threats as nations begin rolling out next-generation telecoms equipment.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Economy
Mar 4, 2019
Japan inflation barometer points to zero price growth by summer, weighed down by oil and phones
The inflation outlook is looking dismal for the Bank of Japan as cheaper oil and falling mobile phone fees threaten to push price growth toward zero by mid-summer.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Feb 28, 2019
Huawei wages charm offensive in the battle for hearts and minds amid U.S. pressure
Huawei Technologies Co. has turned to a blend of wit, sarcasm and defiance to publicly fight allegations that the world's largest maker of telecommunications equipment is spying for China. It's a remarkable shift for a giant whose founder, Ren Zhengfei, spurned the media and avoided overt displays of...
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
Feb 26, 2019
Japan's top three mobile carriers and Rakuten apply for 5G band allocation
The country's three major mobile carriers and e-commerce operator Rakuten Inc. have applied for the allocation of a mobile phone frequency band to introduce next-generation 5G wireless services, the communications ministry said Tuesday.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Jan 5, 2019
Retired U.S. general warns against letting China dominate 5G networks
China's desire to dominate new wireless technology poses a global threat that should be thwarted by a new, secure network, according to a former Trump administration official whose call for an enlarged U.S. government role caused an uproar last year.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Tech
Dec 24, 2018
Huawei gear pulled from $3 billion U.K. police phone network
Huawei Technologies Co. gear will be ripped out of the core part of a U.K. communications network for police and other emergency responders by the company delivering the £2.3 billion ($3 billion) project, BT Group PLC.
Japan Times
JAPAN / History / Defining the Heisei Era
Dec 22, 2018
Defining the Heisei Era: When communication in Japan went mobile
The launch of a pager known as the Pocket Bell marked the birth of texting and mobile communications in Japan.
EDITORIALS
Dec 14, 2018
The Huawei challenge
Working with Huawei will ensure the safety and integrity of 5G networks and avoid the balkanization of global 5G networks.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Dec 10, 2018
Japan sets policy that will block Huawei and ZTE from public procurement as of April
Japan decided on a policy Monday that will effectively exclude Chinese telecommunication equipment giants Huawei Technologies Co. and ZTE Corp. from public procurement starting in April next year, the government said.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Tech
Dec 3, 2018
Turning the page on an era: Pager services to end in Japan after 50 years
Japan will soon be out of pagers after its only provider said Monday it will terminate the service next September, with the device — first introduced half a century ago — made redundant by mobile phones.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
Nov 7, 2018
NTT to invest ¥3 trillion on research and 5G mobile network systems
Nippon Telegraph and Telephone Corp. said Tuesday it will invest ¥3 trillion ($26 billion) over the next five years on advanced research activities and next-generation 5G mobile communications networks.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / Japan
Nov 4, 2018
Good deflation: The right kind of intervention
Make no mistake — good deflation is an integral part of economic management in Japan.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
Nov 1, 2018
NTT Docomo to lower mobile phone fees after government call for charges to be cut
The decision comes after Chief Cabinet Secretary Yoshihide Suga said in August that national charges should be reduced by 40 percent.
Bloodied Trump survives assassination attempt at political rally
Former U.S. President Donald Trump is surrounded and evacuated by Secret Service agents at a campaign rally in Butler, Pennsylvania, on Saturday. Trump was rushed off stage at the rally after shots rang out.
How to beat Japan’s summer heat in ways better for the planet
Tenugui towels hang up to dry at a dyeing company in Sakai, Osaka Prefecture, on May 8. The durable and versatile tenugui, which many people have in their homes, can be used in many ways to cool one’s body.
The neurological disorder that 'kills culture'
Akiko Trush says her experience with the neurological disorder dystonia left her feeling like she wanted to chop her own hand off.
Amid same-sex marriage ban, LGBTQ couples opt for 'photo weddings'
A lesbian couple, consisting of a 35-year-old woman (left) and 40-year-old woman, cover their faces with bouquets as they pose for wedding photos in Yokohama on Nov. 1.
China and Russia conduct joint Pacific military patrol
The Russian corvette Gromkiy enters the Chinese port of Zhanjiang as part of a joint China-Russia naval exercise on Saturday.
How to beat Japan’s summer heat in ways better for the planet
Tenugui towels hang up to dry at a dyeing company in Sakai, Osaka Prefecture, on May 8. The durable and versatile tenugui, which many people have in their homes, can be used in many ways to cool one’s body.
After Trump shooting, U.S. presidential race might take a violent turn
United States Secret Service Counter Snipers stand guard on a rooftop during a campaign rally for U.S. President Donald Trump in Avoca, Pennsylvania, in 2020.
No AC this summer? No problem (for me).
Think air conditioning is a requirement for a Tokyo summer? Think again.
She’s paying ¥1 million to help behind the scenes at the Paris Olympics
Mai Tarumi, who previously volunteered at the postponed Tokyo Olympics in 2021, has a travel budget of ¥1 million for her trip to volunteer at the Paris Games.
How to tweak your diet when temperatures spike
Most people think of hydration as a strictly liquid-based concept, but eating foods with high water content is an essential part of making it through a Japanese summer unscathed.

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