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Taiwan Fishing Boat Sinks After Collision With Japan Patrol Craft

Naha, Japan, June 10 Kyodo - A Taiwan fishing boat sank early Tuesday morning after it and a Japan Coast Guard patrol boat collided off some Japan-administered islands claimed also by Taiwan and China, the coast guard said.

In Japan, a 900 Gigabyte Upload Cap, Downloads Uncapped

Raindeer writes "While the Broadband Bandits of the US are contemplating bandwidth caps between 5 gigabyte and 40 gigabyte per month, the largest telco in Japan has gone ahead and laid down some heavy caps for Japan's broadband addicts. From now on, if you upload more than 30 gigabyte per day, your network connection may be disconnected. Just think of it ... if you're in Japan and want to upload the HD movie you shot of yesterday's wedding, you soon might hit the limit. The downloaders do not face similar problems."

SoftBank to sell iPhone in Japan this year

Japanese mobile carrier SoftBank said Wednesday it has a deal with Apple to start selling the iPhone later this year - the first such agreement in Japan for the hit cell phone. Also Wednesday, Spain's largest phone company, Telefonica, announced it will start selling the iPhone later this year. The addition of the iPhone to SoftBank's lineup in this intensely competitive mobile market is almost sure to be a plus for the company. Gadget-loving Japan is already a big market for another popular mobile Apple product, the iPod music player. Tokyo-based SoftBank has 18.77 million subscribers in Japan but lags in third place behind NTT DoCoMo and KDDI.

Japan's SoftBank to offer Apple's 3G iPhone in Japan

SoftBank Mobile Corp., Japan's fastest growing mobile operator, announced Wednesday that it has signed an agreement with Apple to offer the iPhone to its customers later this year.

Japan to launch world's first financial infrastructure for stock markets XML-based language called XBRL, which volunteers spent seven years developing, to play major role in opening up Japan's stock markets to foreign investors

XML-based language called XBRL, which volunteers spent seven years developing, to play major role in opening up Japan's stock markets to foreign investors

Crystal Plane Dependent Growth of Aligned Single-Walled Carbon Nanotubes on Sapphire

Graduate School of Engineering Sciences, Institute for Materials Chemistry and Engineering, Kyushu University, Kasuga, Fukuoka 816−8580, Japan, PRESTO, Japan Science and Technology Agency (JST), Kawaguchi, Saitama 332-0012, Japan, and Nanotechnology Research Institute, National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science and Technology (AIST),Tsukuba, Ibaraki 305-8565, Japan

Japan's Canon to build 15 bln yen digital camera plant - report

TOKYO (Thomson Financial) - Japan's largest digital camera maker Canon Inc. will build a digital camera factory in Nagasaki Prefecture, western Japan, for 15 billion yen ($140.5 million) to deal with growing demand, the Nikkei newspaper reported on Friday without citing sources.

Softbank says to bring iPhone to Japan this year

Japan's third-largest cellphone operator Softbank Mobile said Wednesday it had clinched a deal to bring Apple's iPhone to Japan.

Canon to build new digital camera factory in Japan

Japan's Canon plans to build a new digital camera manufacturing factory in Japan to keep up with demand from an expanding global market, it said Monday.

Canon to build new digital camera factory in Japan

Japan's Canon plans to build a new digital camera manufacturing factory in Japan to keep up with demand from an expanding global market, it said Monday.

Canon to build new digital camera factory in Japan

Japan's Canon plans to build a new digital camera manufacturing factory in Japan to keep up with demand from an expanding global market, it said Monday.

Canon to build new digital camera factory in Japan

Japan's Canon plans to build a new digital camera manufacturing factory in Japan to keep up with demand from an expanding global market, it said Monday.

Japan's Softbank To Offer Apple's 3G iPhone

Apple Inc.'s 3G iPhone will be distributed in Japan later this year by Softbank. Usually the Japanese prefer locally made products, but the Apple iPhone's design and east of use may help it gain market share. A deal with Japan's largest carrier, NTT DoCoMo, is still a possibility.

Japan cautious in iPhone's bid for world dominance

Kentaro Tohyama is proud of his new iPhone. He stood overnight in line to get it when the device became available in Japan for the first time. But the 29-year-old computer engineer isn't about to part with his made-in-Japan cell phone either.

Japan's quirky, cloistered mobile world highlighted and challenged by iPhone debut

TOKYO: Kentaro Tohyama is proud of his new iPhone. He stood overnight in line to get it when the device became available in Japan for the first time. But the 29-year-old computer engineer isn't about to part with his made-in-Japan cell phone either.

Japan cautious in iPhone's bid for world dominance

TOKYO (AP) - Kentaro Tohyama is proud of his new iPhone. He stood overnight in line to get it when the device became available in Japan for the first time. But the 29-year-old computer engineer isn't about to part with his made-in-Japan cell phone either.

Snapshots Japan Digital Cameras 2008

Snapdata's Snapshots Japan Digital Cameras 2008 provides 2007 year-end market size data, with 2008 estimates, 5 years of historical data and five-year forecasts. The Snapshots report gives an instant overview of the Japanese digital camera market and covers built-in lens and interchangeable lens digital cameras. Market volume is based on shipments. The data is supplied in both graphical and tabular format for ease of interpretation and analysis. The Snapshots Japan Digital Cameras 2008 forms part of Snapdata's Consumer Electronics industry coverage.

Blu-ray DVD recorder sales rising fast in Japan

TOKYO, JAPAN - Sales of high definition Blu-ray DVD recorders are zooming up in Japan as consumers take to the new generation of home movie entertainment after the end of a bitter format war.

Search engine Baidu eyes ad service linked to search terms in Japan+

(Japan Economic Newswire Via Acquire Media NewsEdge) FUKUOKA, July 5_(Kyodo) _ Search engine provider Baidu Inc. is planning to start targeted advertising services linked to search terms in Japan, its president said in a recent interview with Kyodo News.

Softbank says to bring iPhone to Japan this year

TOKYO (AFP) - - Japan's third-largest cellphone operator Softbank Mobile said Wednesday it had clinched a deal to bring Apple's iPhone to Japan.

PSP On Top In Japan, Wii Hits 6 Million Lifetime Total

PSP On Top In Japan, Wii Hits 6 Million Lifetime Total Market research firm Media Create has revealed data for weekly hardware sales in Japan for the week ending May 18th, following details of the software top thirty.

Astronauts float into Japan's space lab

Astronaut Akihiko Hoshide on board the Discovery as Japan takes its place in space.Astronaut Akihiko Hoshide on board the Discovery as Japan takes its place in space.

Rinkya's Redesigned Blog Brings Japan Unko, Unchi and Undies to the Internet

Rinkya’s Redesigned Blog Brings Japan Unko, Unchi and Undies to the Internet - Building a Better Design for Deer Poop. Japan- Laurel Russell, Vice President of Rinkya Inc., the premier Japanese shopping service, has been running the newly redesigned Rinkya Blog for a little over a year. “Sorting through the fads and foibles of another culture is endlessly fascinating,” says Laurel. “And learning about another culture and its traditions is very fulfilling.

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