Economy | ANALYSIS
Households to take hit from tax hike
by Tomoko Otake
The consumption tax increase will hit every household in Japan hard, with many people’s financial future hanging on whether their wages rise enough to offset the hike's impact.
Corporate Sep 11, 2013
DoCoMo to market iPhone to win back Softbank clients
NTT DoCoMo Inc. has agreed to start selling Apple Inc.’s latest iPhones in an effort to halt the erosion of its market share by its smaller rivals. The two new models for DoCoMo’s network — a cheaper version in bright colors and an updated ...
Corporate Sep 6, 2013
DoCoMo said near deal to sell iPhones
by Kazuaki Nagata
NTT DoCoMo Inc. appears set to finally join its domestic archrivals and start providing Apple Inc.'s iPhone, beginning with the latest version.
Corporate Aug 8, 2013
Sony gets top billing as DoCoMo shuns iPhone
NTT DoCoMo Inc. will order more Sony Corp. smartphones as the nation’s largest wireless carrier keeps Apple Inc.’s iPhone off its shelves because the iTunes Store competes with its own e-commerce business. Sales of Sony’s Xperia A handset could reach 2 million by Sept. ...
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 ...
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 ...