• ELECTRONICS
    Samsung Electronics Bashed in South Korea and Japan Alike

    Samsung Electronics is facing difficulties in an array of industries, ranging from memory chip, smartphone and consumer electronics to non-memory chip and biotech. Samsung Electronics is concerned over how to operate its foundry facilities, which are the core of its non-memory chip business, with the Japanese government restricting exports of photoresists for use in extreme […]

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    Kindle Paperwhite ‘Manga Model’ With 32GB Storage Launched in Japan

    HIGHLIGHTS New Kindle Paperwhite model has 32GB storage It can fit a total of 700 comics ‘Manga Model’ Kindle costs 16,280 yen Every time Amazon talks about any of its four Kindle models, one feature never gets talked about – storage. That’s because the file size of most books is insignificant, usually in the order […]

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    Japan Rocket Set to Blast Off for ISS on Wednesday

    Japan Rocket Set to Blast Off for ISS on Wednesday A Japanese rocket is set to blast off later Wednesday, carrying emergency supplies and an unmanned cargo vessel bound for the International Space Station. The H-IIB rocket is set to lift off from the southern island of Tanegashima at 8:50pm (11:50am GMT or 5:20pm IST) […]

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    China, Japan and South Korea criticise North Korea over missile test

    Image credit: REUTERS/Katsumi Kasahara/Pool The foreign ministers of China, Japan and South Korea on Wednesdaycriticised North Korea over a submarine missile test it conducted during annual talks between the three countries, AP reported. Japanese Foreign Minister Fumio Kishida said the test was a “provocation that simply cannot be tolerated”, adding that Tokyo had lodged a protest […]

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    Japan Rocket Set to Blast Off for ISS on Wednesday

    A Japanese rocket is ready to blast off later Wednesday, sporting emergency elements and an unmannedshipment vessel certain for the Global Space Station. The H-IIB rocket is ready to boost off from the southern island of Tanegashima at eight:50pm (11:50am GMT or 5:20pm IST) after the release became postponed two times due to climate conditions, […]

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    Japan Rocket Set to Blast Off for ISS on Wednesday

    The Ohio incident came to light in the future after terrorists in Bangladesh assaulted a coffee store in Dhaka. (Reuters Representational Image) At a time whilst foreigners in Western garb are being singled out for lethal attacks with the aid of the Islamic Kingdom and different militants, the United Arab Emirates has warned its residents […]

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    Japan Rocket Set to Blast Off for ISS on Wednesday

    A jap rocket is about to blast off later Wednesday, sporting emergency resources and an unmannedshipment vessel sure for the global area Station. The H-IIB rocket is set to lift off from the southern island of Tanegashima at 8:50pm (11:50am GMT or5:20pm IST) after the release was postponed two times due to climate conditions, the […]

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    customers mourning loss of life of Japan dumpling boss to get loose food

    TOKYO: A eastern dumpling restaurant chain whose president turned into gunned down overdueremaining year in a stated gangland killing is to offer customers meals coupons in gratitude for their aid. Takayuki Ohigashi, seventy two, the boss of the “Gyoza no Ohsho (King of Dumplings)” chain, turned intoshot useless in December outdoor the organization‘s headquarters within […]

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    Nintendo’s Miitomo Hits Japan on March 17

    Miitomo, Nintendo’s first mobile app, will launch in Japan on Thursday next week, the companyannounced via Twitter on Friday morning. (Also see: Nintendo Ignores India, Most of the World for Miitomo App Registration) The “free-to-start” app – which translates to inclusion of in-app purchases – will let you create an avatar through which you can […]

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    Japan Inc May Win Sharp Battle, but Lose the LCD War

    A state-backed Japanese fund is frontrunner to rescue Sharp Corp, ahead of a rival approach from Apple supplier Foxconn, but industry insiders question whether it can protect the group in the long term amid cut-throat competition. Innovation Network Corporation of Japan (INCJ), if successful, would represent the third bailout in as many years for Sharp, […]

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    Japan Camera Makers Battle Smartphone Onslaught

    Highschooler Nao Noguchi is a perfect illustration of why Japanese camera sales have plunged the past few years she uses her smartphone for everything and cannot understand why anyone would bother with a separate device for photos. “It is easy to take your smartphone out of your pocket if you want to take a picture […]

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    Japan Sees Drop in iPhone Shipments

    Shipments to Japan of Apple Inc.’s iPhones dropped 10.6 percent in 2015 from a year earlier, marking the first drop in Japan since the ubiquitous smartphone went on sale in 2008, MM Research Institute said on Saturday. According to the research institute, shipments totalled 14.73 million units, with the notable slump attributable to sluggish sales […]