Global chip shortage hits Apple, BMW and Ford as crisis worsens
The shortfall of critically needed parts has forced the auto industry to cut output, leaving thin inventories at dealerships just as consumers emerge from COVID-19 lockdowns.
Sony plans $1.8 billion buyback as profit misses estimates
Sony’s shares have surged since a trough in March 2020, propelled by the increase in gaming and mobile activity.
NTT Docomo cuts mobile fees, intensifying price battle with rivals
Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga, who took office in September, has repeatedly demanded mobile phone service operators slash their fees.
Nintendo teams up with Pokemon Go studio Niantic on AR apps
They will start by releasing a Pikmin app in 2021, based on the puzzle-solving series created by Nintendo’s creative fellow Shigeru Miyamoto in 2001.
Japan's February consumer price index down 0.4%, but pace of drop slows
Nationwide core consumer prices, excluding volatile fresh food items, dropped for the seventh straight month after declining 0.6% in January.
Doctor aims to break language barriers with multilingual telehealth service in Japan
Foreign residents can consult over 10 doctors, who cover internal and respiratory medicine, otolaryngology, pediatrics and dermatology, in four languages via Zoom.
Japan may soon allow wage payouts in digital cash. What will that look like?
The government is looking to introduce an option that will allow people to have their salaries transferred to smartphone virtual wallets.
Government to strengthen law against use of GPS tools for stalking in Japan
A bill to revise the law on stalking will also criminalize the collection of location information from targets through new mechanisms as technology develops.
Will mobile carriers' price cuts boost smaller rivals or doom them?
Budget SIM providers face an uphill battle in differentiating themselves from the likes of NTT Docomo and SoftBank based on price and innovative services.
Japan's three major mobile carriers log higher operating profits
Thanks to the growing prevalence of remote work, all three major Japanese mobile phone carriers saw their consolidated operating profits increase year on year in April-December 2020, according to their earnings reports. The rosy results were backed by brisk earnings from services for corporate clients ...
