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Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
Feb 20, 2016
Japan iPhone shipments dip 10.6 percent in 2015, first drop since 2008 debut
Shipments of Apple Inc.'s iPhones in Japan fell 10.6 percent in 2015 from the previous year to 14.73 million units, marking the first drop since they went on sale in the country in 2008, a private research company said Saturday.
COMMENTARY / World
Feb 19, 2016
Apple-FBI legal battle isn't about encryption
Apple is standing up for iPhone users' privacy rights now, but there's no guarantee its stance won't change in the future.
Japan Times
LIFE / Digital / ON: TECH
Dec 19, 2015
Get everything under control with the tap of an app
Batteries that keep you in charge
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Tech
Oct 26, 2015
iPhone app aims to sell sake to the world
An iPhone app that can recognize sake labels and display information in Japanese and English on everything from alcohol content to recommended ways of drinking the rice wine has been released.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
Sep 25, 2015
Apple puts two new iPhones on sale in Japan
Apple Inc.'s iPhone 6s and iPhone 6s Plus smartphones went on sale in Japan on Friday, pitting the country's three major mobile phone carriers against each other in a fierce competition to win new subscribers.
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.
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 / 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
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.
COMMUNITY / Voices / OVERHEARD
Nov 8, 2014
Training day
Have you seen this new function on your iPhone?
WORLD
Oct 1, 2014
Advanced iOS virus targeting Hong Kong protesters, security firm says
Cybersecurity researchers have uncovered a computer virus that spies on Apple Inc's iOS operating system for the iPhone and iPad, and they believe it is targeting pro-democracy protesters in Hong Kong.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
Sep 19, 2014
Lookalike carriers struggle to shine in Japan's saturated cellphone market
With the latest Apple iPhone model hitting Japanese stores on Friday, the nation's three major carriers are wracking their brains over how to get a lead in the market despite a plethora of similar products.
BUSINESS / Companies
Aug 28, 2014
NTT Docomo seeks to lure users with new content amid iPhone push
NTT Docomo Inc., Japan's largest mobile-phone carrier by subscribers, plans to move further into the content business to differentiate itself from rivals that offer similar pricing plans and phone models.
BUSINESS / Companies
Aug 15, 2014
Chip makers skip summer break to meet smartphone demand
While much of Japan relaxes during the Bon summer holiday period, its top semiconductor makers are keeping their factories running to meet fierce demand from China for the technology that runs smartphones.
Japan Times
CULTURE / Japan Pulse
Apr 25, 2014
My little pork industry can't be this cute: 'Pig Farm' and 'Slaughterhouse' smartphone games
Vegetarians may take offense, but the creators of the pig butchering game encourage eaters to give proper thanks for their pork.
BUSINESS / Companies
Mar 7, 2014
Docomo's earnings may be derailed by price wars
NTT Docomo Inc., the nation's largest wireless operator, said a price war with other carriers and discounts on the latest iPhones may threaten its full-year forecast after adding the Apple Inc. devices to lure customers.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
Dec 11, 2013
Japanese makers play catch-up in smartphone market
In 2013, Japan's smartphone industry faced the shocking news that NEC Corp. and Panasonic Corp. were withdrawing from making those handsets for consumers.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
Nov 29, 2013
Of smartphones sold in October, 76% were Apple
Apple Inc. sold three of every four smartphones in Japan in October after the largest carrier, NTT Docomo Inc., began carrying the iPhone, according to a market researcher.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
Oct 31, 2013
Sony's Hirai mixes camera, phone geeks to catch Apple
For Kazuo Hirai, creating Sony Corp.'s flagship smartphone was too important to be left to the company's mobile phone experts.
When will Japan intervene to support the yen?
Finance Minister Shunichi Suzuki has reiterated the government's readiness to take an appropriate action as the yen continues to slide against the U.S. dollar.
'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.
Raising kids in Japan as a single parent? It takes a village.
Making things work as a foreign, single mother in Japan isn't easy, but these tips and tricks can help you through the hardest parts.
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.
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.
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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