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Silvio Berlusconi has failed in his attempt to topple the Italian government, leaving him weaker than ever and zapping the aura of invincibility that has surrounded him for two decades as he faces the possible loss of his Senate seat and a ban from ...
Hatsudai has a lot going for it. This quiet low-rise residential neighborhood just minutes west of Shinjuku boasts a friendly traditional shōtengai (shopping street) and a lively annual Awa Odori dance festival. Now add to that a really outstanding restaurant. Anis opened in early ...
International events undermine Japan's democracy. Shame on the International Olympic Committee for being a party to it.
In the glitzy and gossipy world of Japanese celebrity, hardly a week goes by without revelations being made about — or made by — Ichikawa Ebizo XI. For years, the charismatic young star of the kabuki world has never long been out of the ...
Reigning champion Kei Nishikori made quick work of Feliciano Lopez, walloping the Spaniard in a straight-sets victory Thursday to reach the quarterfinals of the Rakuten Japan Open. The world No. 13 Nishikori needed little over an hour to put away Lopez, 7-6 (7-4), 6-0 ...
With all three of Japan's top telecoms firms selling the iPhone, industry observers say handset makers are in for tough times.
The latest iPhone models hit store shelves Friday in Japan, drawing hordes of fans to retailers nationwide, while mobile giant NTT DoCoMo Inc. started selling the iconic handsets for the first time. Since Apple Inc. unveiled two new handsets, the iPhone 5S and 5C, ...
Apple Inc.'s newest iPhone models goes on sale Friday in Japan ahead of their debut in the United States and other countries later in the day, with NTT Docomo Inc. offering the popular handsets for the first time.
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 ...
Mobile phone carrier Softbank Corp. overtook longtime industry leader NTT DoCoMo Inc. for the first time in terms of first-quarter group operating profit, their April-June earnings reports show. For the first quarter of fiscal 2013, Softbank reported operating profit of ¥391 billion, up 92.3 ...
The Internal Affairs and Communications Ministry has decided to allocate wireless spectrum to KDDI Corp. as the nation’s mobile carriers seek to boost download speeds. KDDI, Japan’s second-biggest mobile carrier, will get the right to use the new 2,500 MHz spectrum after the ministry ...
The Internal Affairs and Communications Ministry instructs KDDI to take steps to prevent large-scale mobile service failures like those experienced over the past few months.
KDDI Corp., operator of au mobile phone services, said Monday it will cut its bills for users affected by a recent series of network problems with its LTE high-speed wireless service by ¥700 each in July at the earliest. KDDI President Takashi Tanaka extended ...
KDDI Corp. said Monday it will begin selling four new smartphones this summer, including the HTC J One, the Japanese version of an internationally renowned model by Taiwanese maker HTC Corp. featuring enhanced sound. Buyers who sign a two-year contract can get the HTC ...
Mobile phone carriers NTT DoCoMo Inc. and KDDI Corp. are involved in separate international efforts to develop new smartphone systems aimed at taking on their rivals who control 90 percent of the global market. DoCoMo, Fujitsu Ltd., Britain’s Vodafone PLC and seven other companies ...