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Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / FOCUS
Aug 8, 2020
WeChat U.S. ban cuts off users link to families in China
U.S. President Donald Trump’s ban on transactions using popular Chinese messaging app WeChat will cut ties to families and friends in China, millions of users in the United States fear, as they become the latest casualties in the standoff between the two nations.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Tech
Jun 10, 2020
Tencent targets Japanese anime and manga to jump-start global growth
The Chinese firm sees Japan's entertainment exports as being ripe for optimization, with better distribution and marketing generating vastly greater revenues.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
Dec 3, 2019
The road gets bumpy for billionaires investing in China's electric cars
Some of China's wealthiest tycoons steered billions of dollars into electric car companies in order to fuel the country's dreams of becoming a leader in the field.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
Apr 19, 2019
Nintendo soars as Tencent wins approval to sell Super Mario game for Switch in China
Nintendo Co. shares jumped Friday after China's Tencent Holdings Ltd. won approval to distribute one of the company's games for its Switch console — a sign the Japanese company may benefit from growth in the world's largest games market.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Mar 28, 2019
Worried about Huawei? Take a closer look at Tencent
The social media giant is a growing global force, and it does Beijing's bidding.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
Nov 27, 2018
Line and China's Tencent link up to push cashless payments in Japan
Line, Japan's messaging app giant with 78 million users, is stepping up its bid to become a major cashless payment platform by targeting Chinese tourists.
Japan Times
WORLD
Nov 7, 2018
China gaming giant Tencent to verify all players' identities by 2019
Tencent Holdings Ltd. will expand its age-verification system to encompass its entire games lineup, the firm has announced, in an unprecedented response to growing criticism that it encourages addiction among youths.
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 17, 2018
'Game over' in China as Beijing halts approvals of video game licenses
China's regulators have frozen approvals of game licenses amid a government shake-up, according to people familiar with the matter, throwing the world's biggest gaming market into disarray.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Jul 11, 2017
China's anti-addiction drive may ruin video games
Will Beijing's crackdown help half a billion Chinese gamers kick the habit?
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Mar 18, 2016
Tencent taps ninja Naruto to chase China's $31 billion anime market
A blue-eyed ninja with spiky blond hair and whisker marks is leading Tencent Holdings Ltd.'s campaign to capture the eyes and wallets of China's anime fans.

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