Politics & Diplomacy
Hashimoto to retract sex suggestion for U.S. military
Osaka Mayor Toru Hashimoto aims to retract his remark that U.S. servicemen in Okinawa should use its adult entertainment industry to avoid committing sex offenses.
Corporate Apr 25, 2013
Apple announces rare drop in profit, record stock buyback
Apple reported Tuesday that its quarterly profit dipped for the first time in nearly a decade as it squeezed less money from its champions in the competitive smartphone and tablet markets. The maker of iPhones, iPads, iPods, and Macintosh computers stepped in to bolster ...
Science & Health Mar 14, 2013
Scientists use iPhone to detect intestinal worms in Tanzania
Scientists used an iPhone and a camera lens to diagnose intestinal worms in Tanzania, a breakthrough that could help doctors treat patients infected with the parasites, a study said Tuesday. Research published by the American Journal of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene showed that it ...
Crime Mar 4, 2013
Judge halves $1 billion penalty against Samsung for Apple patent violations
A judge cut $450 million from a $1 billion award to be paid by Samsung in a landmark patent lawsuit from Apple, saying a jury had wrongly calculated the damages. U.S. District Judge Lucy Koh on Friday affirmed the remainder of the award, amounting ...
Tech Jan 31, 2013
Firm seeking to conquer world with translation app
by Kazuaki Nagata
For non-Japanese speakers, services like Google Translate and NTT DoCoMo Inc.'s phones that provide automated translation by speaking into the devices may have made it easier to communicate while in Japan.
Business May 11, 2011
Softbank logs a record net profit on robust mobile phone revenue
Softbank Corp. almost doubled its group net profit in fiscal 2010 from to a record ¥189.71 billion on robust operations in its mainstay mobile phone service division. Its consolidated operating profit for the year that ended March 31 rose 35.1 percent to ¥629.16 billion ...