‘Selling dog as mutton’: Mobile carriers dip on minister’s rebuke
Shares in some of the country’s largest mobile phone carriers dropped in Tokyo after the communications minister accused the companies of deploying a bait-and-switch tactic in cutting the costs of mobile phone plans. Reducing the nation’s hefty mobile phone bills has been a priority for ...
Japan telecom firms challenge $40 billion NTT Docomo takeover bid
In a letter to the communications ministry, 28 firms said the move "will prevent fair competition in the telecoms market and user benefit created through competition could be lost."
The car is taking fares from members of the public selected by lottery through a taxi-hailing app.
Mobile phone carrier KDDI Corp. said Friday that it will launch a new low-cost mobile subsidiary specializing in online services. KDDI also said that its mainstay au brand will not adopt low-cost mobile phone plans, at least for the time being. The new subsidiary, KDDI Digital ...
Japanese mobile carriers start taking preorders for the iPhone 12
The nation's three major mobile phone carriers on Friday started taking preorders for Apple Inc.'s first 5G-enabled iPhones ahead of their Oct. 23 release. "The era of 5G has come," KDDI Corp. President Makoto Takahashi told a news conference, referring to the ultrafast wireless network. KDDI ...
Can the iPhone 12 accelerate 5G's lagging rollout in Japan?
Currently, there is hardly any content that takes full advantage of 5G’s tech merits and network coverage remains spotty.
In response, the nation's three largest providers have expressed a willingness to consider cutting their rates.
Japan's mobile phone carriers brace for further intervention by Suga
Even before becoming prime minister, Suga had intervened in the cell phone market in an attempt to lower fees.
Japan eyes lower or no fees to switch mobile carrier with same number
It remains to be seen whether the proposed change will serve as an incentive for consumers to switch mobile carriers.
Yokohama DeNA BayStars and KDDI launch virtual stadium project
With the technology they have developed, fans are able to virtually walk around the concourses of Yokohama Stadium, or even onto the field.
