Business / Corporate Jul 21, 2020
Ministry review likely to spell end of Japan mobile carrier change fees
Companies currently collect a fee of ¥3,000 for a carrier change using the mobile number portability system.
B. League Jul 10, 2020
Brave Thunders' plans for new arena undaunted by pandemic
by Kaz Nagatsuka
The Kawasaki Brave Thunders plan to build a new home arena capable of generating a more professional sports atmosphere. Despite the negative economic impact caused by the coronavirus pandemic, Brave Thunders president Nobuo Motozawa said on Wednesday that the club is sticking to its original ...
Business / Corporate Jul 9, 2020
NTT Docomo Inc. will begin marketing lower-priced smartphones later this year to promote its fifth-generation, or 5G, advanced wireless service, President and Chief Executive Officer Kazuhiro Yoshizawa said in an interview. The Japanese wireless operator rolled out its 5G service in March. Currently, 5G-compatible smartphones ...
Business / Corporate May 6, 2020
Call centers expose fault line in Japan's pandemic fight
by Makiko Yamazaki and Yuki Nitta
In the past few weeks, 17 infections were confirmed at a post office call center in Hokkaido and 11 at a Kyoto mail-order business.
National Apr 24, 2020
Japanese couldn't resist blossoms despite pandemic, phone data shows
Big data provided by a mobile phone carrier backed speculation that Japanese people scaled back efforts to voluntarily refrain from going out to prevent the spread of the coronavirus on the three-day weekend in March, a study has shown. Crowds of people not much different ...
National Apr 22, 2020
Emergency declaration sees differing degrees of success across Japan
Two weeks since the government declared a state of emergency for seven prefectures, its overall impact in the different areas covered by the declaration remains unclear.
Business Mar 26, 2020
KDDI rolls out 5G service in Japan with first unlimited data plan
KDDI Corp. on Thursday became Japan's second carrier to launch ultrafast 5G wireless services, also becoming the only one to offer a monthly 5G plan of unlimited data. KDDI, operator of the au brand, entered the market after NTT Docomo Inc., the industry leader in ...
Business Mar 25, 2020
NTT Docomo Inc. launched fifth-generation large-capacity ultrahigh-speed mobile phone services Wednesday, becoming the first in Japan to do so. Rivals KDDI Corp. and Softbank Corp. are set to follow suit on Thursday and Friday, respectively. Rakuten Inc. plans to enter the 5G market in June. With ...
Business / Tech Mar 23, 2020
KDDI to kick off 5G services Thursday with unlimited data offering
KDDI Corp. said Monday it will launch ultrafast 5G wireless services later this week, offering a monthly plan with unlimited data for ¥8,650 ($77) to entice customers who want to enjoy video and gaming on the go. From Thursday, if customers combine a number of ...
Business / Tech Mar 18, 2020
Docomo to launch Japan 5G services March 25, pipping SoftBank to post
NTT Docomo Inc. said Wednesday it will launch smartphone services based on superfast 5G technology on March 25, two days ahead of its rival SoftBank Corp. NTT Docomo said it plans to offer the 5G service allowing data transmission of up to 100 gigabytes at ...
Business Mar 17, 2020
Docomo and Hokkaido university plan 5G-based system to monitor cows
Obihiro University of Agriculture and Veterinary Medicine, NTT Docomo Inc. and others plan to develop a system to monitor dairy cows using fifth-generation, or 5G, wireless networks, aiming for commercialization in 2022. The system will use vast amounts of photographic data to detect early signs ...
Business / Corporate Jan 31, 2020
NTT Docomo's revenue and profits fell from April to December last year
Major mobile phone carrier NTT Docomo Inc. reported Thursday that both group sales and profits fell year-on-year in the April-December 2019 period, mainly due to new discount plans introduced in June last year. The company's sales dropped 3.8 percent, to ¥3.51 trillion, while operating profit ...