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IP PHONES

Japan Times
BUSINESS / Tech
Nov 7, 2022
Apple warns of hit to iPhone shipments from China COVID-19 disruptions
A Zhengzhou plant in central China, which employs about 200,000 people, has been rocked by discontent over stringent measures to curb the spread of COVID-19.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Oct 26, 2022
Market for used iPhones is booming in Japan
The weak yen has pushed consumers to seek older, cheaper models, but that has also fueled concerns that the uptick in demand may inflate prices of used phones as well.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Oct 26, 2022
Smartphone storage space is the new turf war for game-makers
Japanese games publisher Gree expects a reckoning over escalating costs and ballooning file sizes as developers pack their games with increasingly intricate graphics and storylines.
Japan Times
LIFE
Oct 22, 2022
'Buddhabot speaking': AI-powered assistant offers spiritual wisdom
The software has been programmed to memorize around 1,000 teachings from Buddhist texts such as the Sutta Nipata and Dhammapada.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
Oct 20, 2022
Key iPhone supplier warns smartphone demand will continue to fall
Kyoto-based Murata Manufacturing expects this year's drop in smartphone sales to keep going well into 2023, led by a sharp downturn in China.
Japan Times
COMMUNITY / Voices / FOREIGN AGENDA
Oct 18, 2022
Japan has reopened. Instagrammers of the world, rejoice!
After years of watching Japan via their screens, eager tourists are ready to come over and document their own experiences. But are their vacation photos likely to all look the same?
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / Japan
Oct 13, 2022
Struggling Rakuten may need to phone a friend for help with mobile bet
Hiroshi Mikitani isn't as rich as he used to be — and is losing money rapidly on his bet on mobile. The smart play may be to find a partner with deeper pockets.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Tech
Oct 6, 2022
iPhone 14 the cheapest in Japan among 37 countries: survey
Experts said that Apple might have strategically kept the prices low in Japan where the company enjoys a high market share.
Japan Times
WORLD / Science & Health
Oct 4, 2022
Can smartphones help predict suicide?
A unique research project is tracking hundreds of people at risk for suicide, using data from smartphones and wearable biosensors to identify periods of high danger — and intervene.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Sep 28, 2022
Japan's big mobile carriers say roaming needed during network outages
In early July, KDDI suffered a network outage that lasted over 60 hours, affecting at least 30.91 million people, with users unable to make emergency calls for an extended period.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Tech
Sep 28, 2022
Apple ditches iPhone production increase after demand falters
The electronics maker has reportedly told suppliers to pull back from efforts to increase assembly of the iPhone 14 family by as many as 6 million units in the second half of this year.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
Aug 16, 2022
KDDI outage spurs action in Japan over emergency communication system
Discussions on a backup system are ramping up, but there are disagreements between carriers about what the scope of the service should be.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Aug 10, 2022
Fair Trade Commission to probe Japanese mobile carriers over '¥1 smartphone'
Subject to the investigation are the country's four major mobile phone carriers — NTT Docomo, KDDI, SoftBank and Rakuten Mobile — and their outlets.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Jul 5, 2022
KDDI says services fully restored after three-day disruption
The problem experienced by the mobile phone carrier, Japan's second-largest by number of subscribers, mushroomed into one of the country's worst-ever network outages.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Tech
Jul 5, 2022
Minister slams KDDI after outage takes almost 40 million mobile links offline
Some customers were still unable to make voice calls after KDDI said it had ended restoration work on Sunday.
Japan Times
JAPAN
May 2, 2022
51% of Japanese children get first phone at elementary school age, poll finds
The rate was up 11.5 percentage points from the previous poll in 2019, said Mobile Marketing Data Labo.
Japan Times
WORLD / Society
Mar 7, 2022
Sentenced for a selfie: Middle East police target LGBTQ phones
Around the world, marginalized communities are worried the internet is no longer a safe space for them as surveillance grows and hate speech goes unchecked.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Economy
Nov 19, 2021
Japan inflation shows continued pulse as gas prices surge
Soaring commodity prices amid supply chain bottlenecks and a weaker yen are squeezing many Japanese businesses, which are facing the strongest cost pressure in four decades.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
Oct 27, 2021
Japan's top mobile carriers scrap exit fees on legacy contracts after ministry scrutiny
From October 2019, a revised law required the firms to cut such fees to u00a51,000 or under, but they kept charging for contracts inked before the rule went into force.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
Oct 19, 2021
NTT Docomo system failure was 'serious incident,' Japan's communications ministry says
The firm will be required to report by Nov. 13 the cause of the failure, which left some 2 million customers without services at one point, and measures to prevent a recurrence.
'So hot you can't breathe': Extreme heat hits the Philippines
A pedestrian cools himself with a folding hand fan as he waits for a ride along a road in Manila on Wednesday, as extreme heat hit the Philippines.
Yen rebounds strongly after first slide past ¥160 since 1990
The yen dropped to ¥160.245 per dollar on Monday before heading into the other direction to ¥155.01 amid speculation of an intervention by Japanese currency authorities.
Did Japan intervene to prop up the yen? Analysts think it did.
A man walks past an electronic board displaying the exchange rate for the yen against the U.S. dollar (right) in Tokyo on Tuesday.
JAL cancels international flight after captain gets drunk at Dallas hotel
A Japan Airlines' flight from Dallas to Tokyo was canceled last week after its captain got drunk at a local hotel.
Golden Week crowds greeted with high temperatures as holiday period kicks off
The departure lobby for domestic flights is crowded with travelers at Haneda Airport in Tokyo on Saturday, the first day of this year's Golden Week holidays.
Climate change, chalky grains and the risks for Japan’s rice farmers
A farmer plants seedlings in Satsumasendai, Kagoshima Prefecture. Japan’s self sufficiency rate for rice is nearly 100%, compared with 38% for food overall, on a calorie basis.
Japan wants you to spend more with ‘luxury tourism’
Performers play a traditional drum unique to Wajima, Ishikawa Prefecture, in the prefectural capital of Kanazawa on March 16 to mark the extension of the Hokuriku Shinkansen line to Tsuruga Station in Fukui Prefecture.
Theaster Gates’ ambitious ‘Afro-Mingei’ brings Black Chicago to Tokyo
Theaster Gates' “A Heavenly Chord” lines up church pews before seven speakers and a Hammond B3 organ, a type of electric organ prevalent in Black American churches.
Casa del Cibo: A thriving jewel born from Tohoku’s harsh past
When chef Ryohei Ikemi moved to Hachinohe, Aomori Prefecture, and opened Casa del Cibo in 2011, it was the first proper Italian restaurant in the city.
Town to block view of Mount Fuji in response to overtourism
The town government of Fujikawaguchiko, Yamanashi Prefecture, decided to set up a 2.5-meter-high screen to prevent tourists from taking pictures of Mount Fuji looming behind a convenience store.

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