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Nintendo starts pay-per-view service of TV programs, movies via Wii
Technology › 04:47 AM JST - 22nd November
Nintendo Co started on Saturday a pay-per-view service of old television programs and popular classic movies for users of its Wii video game console. Twelve…
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Japanese shipping firms in eco-ship development race
Technology › 03:18 AM JST - 22nd November
Leading Japanese shipping companies are in a race to develop ecological ships to help reduce carbon-dioxide emissions from maritime traffic, which accounts for more than…
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Panasonic begins delivery of P-01B handsets to DoCoMo
Technology › 03:47 AM JST - 21st November
Panasonic Mobile Communications Co on Friday began shipment of its docomo PRIME series P-01B mobile phones to NTT DoCoMo Inc. The P-01B adopts Panasonic’s unique…
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Astronaut Wakata to be given prime minister's award
Technology › 08:22 AM JST - 20th November
Astronaut Koichi Wakata will receive a prime minister's award for his contribution to the completion of Japan's first manned space laboratory at the International Space…
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Sony chief executive outlines turnaround plan
Technology › 04:49 AM JST - 20th November
Sony said it aims to be profitable in gaming and flat-panel TVs by the fiscal year ending March 2011 as it slashes costs to turn…
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M'bishi Chemical agrees to acquire M'bishi Rayon
Technology › 04:14 AM JST - 20th November
Mitsubishi Chemical Holdings Corp, Japan's largest chemical company, said Thursday it aims to turn major synthetic fiber maker Mitsubishi Rayon Co into a wholly owned…
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Japan to send energy conservation mission to Qatar in 2010
Technology › 02:27 AM JST - 20th November
Japan will dispatch a mission to help establish energy-efficient technologies in Qatar next January in a move also designed to ensure a stable energy supply…
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Mazda i-stop Wins 2010 RJC Technology of the Year Award
Technology › 07:14 AM JST - 19th November
Mazda Motor Corp announced Wednesday that its unique idling stop system, i-stop, has won the 2009 Automotive Researchers’ and Journalists’ Conference of Japan (RJC) Technology…
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Sony Ericsson closes world sites as HQ moves
Technology › 06:44 AM JST - 19th November
Cell phone handset maker Sony Ericsson will move its North American headquarters from North Carolina to Atlanta and close a half-dozen sites worldwide as it…
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Xbox 360, PlayStation 3 friend Facebook
Technology › 04:29 AM JST - 19th November
Users of the Xbox 360 and PlayStation 3 video game consoles can now brag about their achievements on Facebook as both systems integrate the social…
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Gov't agency approves scrapping nuclear reactors
Technology › 03:12 AM JST - 19th November
A nuclear safety body affiliated with the economy ministry Wednesday approved Chubu Electric Power Co's plan to demolish obsolete nuclear reactors at its Hamaoka power…
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Sanyo to quadruple photovoltaic cell production capacity
Technology › 06:57 AM JST - 18th November
Sanyo Electric Co said Tuesday it plans to more than quadruple its photovoltaic cell production capacity in six years to 1.5 million kilowatts in fiscal…
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Global semiconductor shipment estimate revised up
Technology › 04:00 AM JST - 18th November
Global shipments of semiconductors in 2009 will fall 11.5% from a year earlier to $220.1 billion, or around 20.82 trillion yen, instead of plummeting 21.6%…
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Twitter to scrap controversial suggested user list
Technology › 04:16 AM JST - 17th November
Social-media site Twitter plans to scrap its hand-picked list of "suggested users" to follow after controversy erupted over the selection of people on the list,…
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Canon to acquire biggest European printer maker Oce of Netherlands
Technology › 03:53 AM JST - 17th November
Canon Inc said Monday it will acquire Oce NV of the Netherlands, the biggest printer maker in Europe, through a takeover bid worth about 730…
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Pioneer files complaint against Garmin over patent infringement
Technology › 03:45 AM JST - 17th November
Pioneer Corp said Monday it has filed a complaint with the U.S. International Trade Commission claiming that Garmin International Inc is infringing upon the Japanese…
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Toyota world's biggest investor in R&D in 2008: EU report
Technology › 03:24 AM JST - 17th November
Toyota Motor Corp was the world's biggest single investor in research and development in 2008, according to an annual report released Monday by the European…
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KDDI to acquire 50% stake in Bangladeshi Internet service firm
Technology › 04:19 AM JST - 16th November
KDDI Corp will acquire a 50% stake in BRAC BD Mail Networks Ltd of Bangladesh through a third-party allotment of new shares by the Dhaka-based…
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Nissan, Miyazaki Pref to promote electric vehicles
Technology › 06:46 AM JST - 15th November
Nissan Motor Co and the Miyazaki prefectural government agreed Friday to cooperate in promoting electric vehicles through such means as creating a network of charging…
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Google makes concessions on digital book deal
Technology › 05:20 AM JST - 15th November
Google Inc will loosen its control over millions of copyright-protected books that will be added to its digital library if a federal judge approves a…
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Sanyo to quadruple photovoltaic cell production capacity
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KDDI to acquire 50% stake in Bangladeshi Internet service firm
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Mazda i-stop Wins 2010 RJC Technology of the Year Award
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