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CELL PHONES

EDITORIALS
Jan 21, 2018
Controlling wireless devices
Research shows that technology ¡ª and the cellphone in particular ¡ª has an increasingly powerful pull and exhibits increasingly worrisome effects on human behavior.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
May 18, 2015
Â鶹´«Ã½ ¡®Galapagos phones¡¯ making a comeback
Smartphones have spread rapidly in Japan in recent years, but there still seems to be strong demand for feature phones, or so-called ¡°Galapagos¡± phones, according to recent data.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
Jul 17, 2014
Ymobile touts simplicity, low fees in smartphone war
New mobile phone entrant Ymobile Corp. unveiled monthly fixed-price service plans Thursday that include voice calling and Internet access to woo newcomers to smartphones with simpler and cheaper contracts.
LIFE / Lifestyle / Japan Pulse
Sep 1, 2011
Tough commute? Let these apps ease the pain
No, there¡¯s not an app for lessening commuter rush-hour congestion, but there are a few that can make the journey a bit more bearable.
LIFE / Digital / Japan Pulse
Jun 10, 2011
Smartphone support just got smarter
The smartphone population growing by the day, as are the stores and services following the smart money.
LIFE / Digital / Japan Pulse
Apr 8, 2011
An early warning system in every pocket
Is your cell phone ready for the next quake? And do you want gentle prod or an air siren ringtone?
Japan Times
CULTURE / Japan Pulse
Dec 17, 2010
Glasses-free 3D bursting into focus soon
More eye-popping 3D products are set to hit the shelves of Japan soon, and look Ma, no silly glasses!
CULTURE / Japan Pulse
Dec 3, 2010
Japan by the numbers (12.03.10)
Getting free talk time, finding the perfect man and finally stopping smoking. Find out the numbers behind these lofty ambitions.
BUSINESS / Japan Pulse
Sep 11, 2010
Publishers flock to next-generation newsstands
Publishers adapt to the changin¡¯ times and experiment with new digital channels and pay models.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Media / Japan Pulse
Jun 4, 2010
Online shopping sites for women on the go
Calling all shoppers: KDDI enters into the growing market of cell-phone sites catering to female consumers on the go.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Media / Japan Pulse
May 25, 2010
Summer cell phones: which will make the biggest splash?
Among the new cell phones of summer, which will make the biggest splash?
Japan Times
JAPAN / Media / Japan Pulse
Apr 20, 2010
Women enjoy romances with their cell phones
Featuring eight cool guys to play with, ¡°Kimi to Wonder Kiss¡¯ joins the glut of cell-phone dating games targeting women.
JAPAN / Media / Japan Pulse
Dec 17, 2009
Turning the Japanese household on its head
Aya Ueto is cute, but we think Softbank¡¯s Shirato commercials are brilliant because they subvert both the notion of family and being Japanese.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Japan Pulse
Nov 18, 2009
Manga publishers go back to the drawing board
Digital manga, how-to manga and news rendered in daily manga illustrate that perhaps the reports of its death have been slightly exaggerated.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Japan Pulse
Oct 10, 2009
DoCoMo brings us little closer to our cell phones
Docomo¡¯s MachiChari are both at your bidding and your back. Consider them life coaches for the cell phone.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Media / Japan Pulse
Sep 29, 2009
New products coming out out of the woodwork
Wood-encased cell phones from DoCoMo appear in a growing forest of naturally designed gadgets.
Gut bacteria may be behind many of Â鶹´«Ã½ colorectal cancer cases
A Japanese research team found that a toxin produced by certain E. coli strains, colibactin, caused genetic mutations in nearly half of colorectal cancer cases studied
¡®Total whiplash¡¯: Foreign residents react to Â鶹´«Ã½ changing permanent residency rules
The entrance to the Tokyo Immigration Bureau in Minato Ward, Tokyo, in March. For some foreign residents of Japan, tightening measures for permanent residency have become one factor in a broader calculation over whether remaining in the country makes financial sense over the long term.
She is Russia¡¯s richest woman. Her business empire is going up in flames.
Tatyana Kim, the head and co-founder of Wildberries, speaks about Ukrainian drone attacks on the company's warehouses in the course of the Russia-Ukraine conflict, at an unidentified location, in this still image from a handout video released on July 31.
Severe tropical storm Chan-hom makes landfall near Tokyo
Severe Tropical Storm Chan-hom made landfall around Ibaraki Prefecture, near Tokyo, on Tuesday night.
What Â鶹´«Ã½ language rules for permanent residency should look like
Potential health care workers hoping to find work in Japan take Japanese language instruction in Jakarta. Not all applicants for permanent residency should be expected to reach this level of proficiency.
Forty-five meters down, a diver races to record a fleeting moment of WWII history
Kingo Wakasa photographs the kamikaze plane wing section he discovered at the USS Emmons wreck site.
Ikarigata closer to emulating older brother Fujinokawa than many think
The future Fujinokawa (third from left) and Ikarigata (right) compete against each other at ages 5 and 3, respectively.
Where do foreign residents in Japan want to die?
The Yokohama Foreign General Cemetery is one of the few cemeteries in Japan that allows burials, albeit with conditions for the deceased, including foreign nationality and permanent residency in Kanagawa Prefecture.
¡®Total whiplash¡¯: Foreign residents react to Â鶹´«Ã½ changing permanent residency rules
The entrance to the Tokyo Immigration Bureau in Minato Ward, Tokyo, in March. For some foreign residents of Japan, tightening measures for permanent residency have become one factor in a broader calculation over whether remaining in the country makes financial sense over the long term.
As Â鶹´«Ã½ concrete jungles sizzle, urban forestry offers an all-natural fix
People and birds find relief from the sun in Tokyo's Nakano Ward earlier this month. While experts agree that urban greening is crucial to mitigating the impact of climate change, trees are becoming even more scarce in Japanese cities.

Podcast

One of the many entrances to the Kabukicho neighborhood in Tokyo¡¯s Shinjuku Ward.
Kabukicho: Tokyo¡¯s ¡®stadium of desire¡¯

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Disaster relief workers Taichi Kato (left) and Seiji Yoshimura enter the collapsed living quarters at Kyuganji temple in Yatsushiro, Kumamoto Prefecture.
What Kumamoto revealed about Â鶹´«Ã½ earthquake readiness
By Alex K.T. Martin

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