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BUSINESS / Companies
May 2, 2013

Softbank chief says Dish wrong fit for Sprint

Softbank Corp. President Masayoshi Son lashed out at fellow billionaire Charlie Ergen, saying he doesn't have the expertise to run Sprint Nextel Corp., the U.S. mobile phone company both men are trying to take over.
BUSINESS / Tech / FOCUS
Apr 8, 2013

Apps bring opportunities, transform lives of Africans

For generations, breeding cows in the rural highlands of Kenya has hinged on knowledge and experience passed down from parents to children. But Mercy Wanjiku is unlike most farmers. Her most powerful tool is her cellphone, and a text messaging service called iCow.
BUSINESS
Aug 24, 2012

Sony may move phone development from Sweden to Japan, cut 1,000 jobs

Sony Corp., planning to cut 10,000 jobs as it tries to recover from a record loss, may eliminate as many as 1,000 positions at a mobile-phone unit in Sweden, the Sydsvenska Dagbladet newspaper reported.
COMMENTARY / COUNTERPOINT
Jun 6, 2010

E-books look set to swamp us just as microwave ovens once did

The "microwave phenomenon" is with us again. I use this term to describe a product that arrives on the market before its time, then disappears for a while before returning with a vengeance to strike at people's hearts and wallets.
Japan Times
JAPAN / EXPLAINER
Jul 22, 2008

Nation opens its eyes to audiobooks

Seen as a good way for busy people to catch up on their "reading" during commutes or on-the-job breaks, audiobooks are quickly becoming a fixture among time-pressed Japanese.
Japan Times
LIFE / Digital
Dec 26, 2007

The biggest Internet-related stories of 2007

As we wind down on 2007, it's a good time to look back and see how much the Internet landscape has changed in the last year.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
May 10, 2007

KDDI winning number portability war

KDDI Corp., taking full advantage of the number portability system, said Wednesday that it added a net 249,400 new subscribers in April compared with only 65,800 for NTT DoCoMo Inc., the nation's largest mobile phone operator.
BUSINESS
Apr 28, 2007

NTT DoCoMo profit falls 25%

NTT DoCoMo Inc. said Friday that its net profit fell 25.1 percent from the previous year to 457.3 billion yen in business 2006, due partly to increased sales promotion costs.
BUSINESS
Apr 25, 2007

KDDI reports 16% profit jump in 2006

Crediting the recently introduced number portability system, KDDI Corp. said Tuesday its group operating profit for the 2006 business year to March jumped 16.2 percent from a year earlier to 344.7 billion yen.
BUSINESS
Feb 9, 2007

Softbank sees firm rise in profits

Softbank Corp. announced Thursday that its operating profit for the April-December period rose sevenfold to 197 billion yen from a year earlier following a cut in basic monthly fees and the introduction of more attractive handsets to lure subscribers from rivals in the hotly contested wireless market....
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Jan 26, 2007

Son boasts fashionable, functional '07 handset line

Fashionable may be the best word to describe the 2007 mobile phone industry, at least according to Masoyoshi Son, chief executive officer of Softbank Mobile Corp.
BUSINESS
Jun 24, 2006

Son says Vodafone can top rivals with content

Mobile phone carrier Vodafone K.K., which Softbank Corp. acquired in April, can outperform rivals NTT DoCoMo Inc. and KDDI Corp. by funneling content from Softbank subsidiary Yahoo Japan Corp. into its mobile business, Softbank President Masayoshi Son said Friday.
BUSINESS
May 14, 2006

Softbank, Apple to join cell phones with iPods

Softbank Corp. and Apple Computer Inc. are planning to develop mobile phones equipped with Apple's popular iPod music players, sources said Saturday.
BUSINESS
Apr 14, 2006

KDDI seeks e-cash tieup with BTMU

The Bank of Tokyo-Mitsubishi UFJ and KDDI Corp. are in final talks to set up a bank that would accept the use of mobile phones as debit cards, sources said Thursday.
BUSINESS
Mar 21, 2006

Softbank may prove worthy rival

Softbank Corp.'s announcement last Friday it was buying Vodafone K.K., a Japanese unit of Vodafone Group PLC, may give the Internet company a competitive edge in the mobile phone industry.
BUSINESS
Sep 7, 2004

Bandwidth allotment draws protest

Softbank Corp. said Monday it has lodged a complaint with the telecommunications ministry over its plan to allot a new radio bandwidth exclusively to mobile phone giants NTT DoCoMo Inc. and KDDI Corp.
BUSINESS
Jun 24, 2004

DoCoMo overseas expansion plan shifts to tieups

NTT DoCoMo Inc. will pursue technological tieups rather than capital investments to expand its mobile phone business overseas, according to the firm's president.
BUSINESS
May 26, 2004

DoCoMo shifts strategy from investment to tech ties

NTT DoCoMo Inc. will shift its global strategy in the mobile phone business from capital investment to technological tieups, after suffering huge losses on its investments in overseas mobile phone operators, NTT Corp. President Norio Wada said Monday.
BUSINESS
Mar 6, 2004

Upstart KDDI backs DoCoMo into a communications corner

NTT DoCoMo Inc. is at a crossroads.
JAPAN
Dec 2, 2003

Contest gets kids to use cell phones for school projects

High school students have found that camera-integrated mobile phones are not only good for exchanging e-mail messages and snapshots but also for carrying out their school projects.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
May 9, 2003

Camera-phones help DoCoMo to post solid profit

NTT DoCoMo Inc., the nation's top mobile phone firm, said Thursday it posted a group net profit of 212.49 billion yen for the year through March, thanks to strong growth stimulated by camera-equipped handsets.
LIFE / Digital / NAME OF THE GAME
Feb 20, 2003

Nokia fails to N-Gage Japan

Nokia's N-Gage mobile telephone/video game system, unveiled earlier this month, plays better than GameBoy Advance-quality games and has a built-in cellular telephone. So why aren't Nintendo executives shaking in their boots?
BUSINESS
Feb 19, 2002

DoCoMo signs i-mode deal with German firm

NTT DoCoMo Inc. said Monday it has signed an agreement licensing Germany's E-Plus Mobilfunk GmbH & Co. KG to use its patents and technology for i-mode in Germany.
BUSINESS
Nov 8, 2001

DoCoMo strikes deal with Dutch firm on i-mode license

NTT DoCoMo Inc. said Wednesday it has reached an accord with a Dutch firm to license its popular i-mode technology services to the Dutch telecommunications group for 10 years to Jan. 1, 2012.

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