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National Jul 2, 2018

Mobile services to be available in undersea Seikan Tunnel from next March

Mobile communications services will be available from next March aboard Hokkaido Shinkansen Line trains traveling through the undersea Seikan Tunnel, the communications ministry, Hokkaido Railway Co. (JR Hokkaido) and three major mobile phone carriers have announced. Currently, passengers cannot use smartphones or other communication ...

Business / Corporate Feb 3, 2017

Nintendo treading on shaky ground as new mobile game takes 'gacha' global

by Yuji Nakamura

Nintendo Co. found out with its first smartphone game it's tough to get people to pay $10 even if the draw is Super Mario. With its second mobile title, the Japanese powerhouse is taking a different approach that is potentially more lucrative — and ...