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Japan Times
BUSINESS / Tech
Nov 2, 2015
In the rearview mirror: Car designer warns of Google game-changer
The days of cheap and cheerful cars like the Honda Civic and Toyota Corolla may be numbered as technology firms Google and Apple muscle into the auto industry and change the way people own and drive automobiles.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Oct 5, 2015
Nintendo dropped from list of top 100 brands for first time
Nintendo has for the first time failed to be listed as one of the world's top 100 brands, Interbrand announced Monday.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Tech / ANALYSIS
Sep 23, 2015
App Store hack: Slow foreign connections, lack of support from Apple led developers to use risky pirated tools
China's "Great Firewall" may have been partly to blame for the first major attack on Apple Inc.'s App Store, but experts also point the finger at lax security at some big-name Chinese tech firms and at how Apple supports developers in its second-biggest market.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Markets
Sep 9, 2015
Post-Labor Day Wall St. rockets jumps 2% amid China stimulus hopes
U.S. stocks rallied more than 2 percent in the late afternoon on Tuesday, bouncing after losses last week and as hopes increased for more stimulus measures from the Chinese government.
BUSINESS / Tech
Sep 8, 2015
Apple ramps ups hiring but faces obstacles to making phones smarter
Apple has ramped up its hiring of artificial intelligence experts, recruiting from Ph.D. programs, posting dozens of job listings and greatly increasing the size of its AI staff, a review of hiring sites suggests and numerous sources confirm.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Markets
Aug 25, 2015
U.S. markets falter after volatile day of trading
U.S. stock indexes plunged almost 4 percent on Monday as investors, rattled about China's economy, sold heavily in an unusually volatile session that confirmed the benchmark S&P 500 was formally in a correction.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
Jul 22, 2015
Apple reports App Store, Apple Music services facing disruptions
Apple Inc. said it is experiencing some issues with its App Store, Apple Music, iTunes Store and some other services.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Tech
Jun 9, 2015
Apple boasts new music streaming to bolster lead in tunes segment, preps News app, ups OS ante
Apple Inc. showed off a new streaming-music service that will give users access to a vast inventory of songs for $9.99 a month, seeking to regain ground against upstarts that have lured listeners by offering unlimited access to music.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Tech
Jun 5, 2015
Apple Watch coming to stores on June 26
Apple Inc. said it would start selling some models of its watch at retail stores this month, and also roll out the gadget in seven more countries.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
May 21, 2015
SoftBank veers from iPhone in shift to embrace all mobile devices
Since the iPhone debuted in Japan in 2008, SoftBank Mobile Corp. has been heavily promoting Apple smartphones, driving the growth of the telecom giant led by billionaire Masayoshi Son ever higher.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Tech
May 19, 2015
Mixed ruling partially favors Apple in Samsung patent case
Apple Inc was handed a mixed ruling by a U.S. appeals court in the latest twist in a blockbuster intellectual property battle with Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd., as a prior patent infringement verdict was upheld but a trademark finding that the iPhone's appearance could be protected was thrown out.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Tech
Apr 24, 2015
Apple Watch debuts in Japan with little fanfare
The much-hyped Apple Watch went on sale to a muted fanfare Friday as shoppers came to terms with limited availability of the tech giant's first wearable gadget.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Apr 10, 2015
In China, knock-off Apple Watches have their own fans
Lining the glass display cases of Shenzhen's giant tech malls, knockoff versions of Apple Inc's smartwatch were on sale at many stalls, with some Chinese consumers eager to snap them up for a fraction of the cost of the original.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Tech
Mar 27, 2015
Tim Cook joins roster of rich giving away their wealth
Apple Inc. Chief Executive Tim Cook is joining the roster of the very rich who are giving away their wealth.
BUSINESS
Mar 3, 2015
Apple car rumors fuel Geneva debate about car of future
The main talking point at this week's Geneva car show is likely to be a vehicle that may never be built: the Apple car.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Tech
Feb 14, 2015
Apple has hundreds working on secret project to create car
Apple Inc. has a secret lab working on the creation of an Apple-branded electric car, the Wall Street Journal reported Friday, citing people familiar with the matter.
BUSINESS / Markets
Jan 14, 2015
Wall St. gains after two-day drop; tech shares rise
U.S. stocks rose on Tuesday after a two-day decline, helped by gains in technology shares.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Jan 6, 2015
Staying up all night to get lucky (bags)
New Year's in Japan means fukubukuro (literally, 'lucky bags'). In a tradition kickstarted by the Matsuya Department Store almost 100 years ago, retail outlets offer mystery grab bags to the shoppers who are willing to buy blindly in hopes of scoring a bargain.
BUSINESS
Jan 2, 2015
Apple customers sue over shortage of storage space in iOS 8
Apple Inc. misleads consumers about the amount of storage space used by its iOS 8 operating system in iPhones, iPods and iPads, two users claimed in a suit targeting the software, adding a new wrinkle to a product introduction that has been riddled with hiccups, snafus and missteps.
BUSINESS / Tech / ANALYSIS
Nov 28, 2014
American competitors behind many of Google's woes in Europe
When EU politicians call for the breakup of Google, it can sound like sour grapes, the anti-American backlash of an aging continent envious and fearful of the wealth and power of young U.S. tech giants.
Surrounded by Chinese bases, a tiny Philippine island stands firm
A Philippine Navy sailor looks at a China Coast Guard vessel just off the coast of Pag-asa Island in the disputed South China Sea last month.
Anger in Japan after Instagrammer drinks burial site offering
Foreign tourists visit a park near the Imperial Palace in Tokyo in August.
Tamagotchi hatches 100 million shipments worldwide thanks to ’90s nostalgia
The latest version of Tamagotchi, called Tamagotchi Paradise, is awarded the best digital toy at Tokyo Toy Show on Aug. 28.
Tropical Storm Peipah forms off southwestern Japan
Tropical Storm Peipah, which formed off southeastern Japan, is expected to travel east off the Tokai area and the Kanto region.
What we know about the supplements scandal linked to Suntory’s ex-CEO
Takeshi Niinami, the former chairman and CEO of Suntory Holdings, at a news conference in Tokyo on Wednesday
London’s calling and sumo’s top division — along with Hello Kitty — are ready to answer
Yokozuna Hoshoryu and Hello Kitty, an ambassador for sumo's upcoming tour to London, at Tokyo's Kokugikan on Tuesday
Resonac creates 27-member consortium to pursue advanced chip developments
Representatives from member companies of Joint 3, a consortium working together on semiconductor-related developments announced by Resonac, pose for a photo in Tokyo on Wednesday.
Haru Nemuri’s radical new album refuses easy listening
Musician Haruna Kimishima, better known as Haru Nemuri, confronts Japan’s politics, nationalism and censorship on her recent output.
Overseas sluggers step up to bat in small-town Hokkaido
The Betsukai Pilot Spirits welcomed new players (left to right) Yuta Yamanaka, Roman Guthrie, Scott Bellina and Leo Jiminian this year, pictured here with Yassir Lachkar of the Ishikari Red Phoenix.
Xi — joined by Kim and Putin — delivers stark warning at military parade
Chinese leader Xi Jinping walks with Russian President Vladimir Putin and North Korean leader Kim Jong Un before a military parade marking the 80th anniversary of victory over Japan and the end of World War II, in Beijing on Wednesday.

Podcast

One of the many entrances to the Kabukicho neighborhood in Tokyo’s Shinjuku Ward.
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Tetsuzo Shiraishi, speaking at The Center of the Tokyo Raids and War Damage, uses a thermos to explain how he experienced the U.S. firebombing of March 1945, when he was just 7 years old.
From ashes to high-rises: A survivor’s account of Tokyo’s postwar past
By Alex K.T. Martin

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