TOYKO STOCKS FALL OVER CORONAVRIUS IMPACT ON DOMESTIC BUSINESS

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• Toyko stocks fall over coronavirus impact on domestic business.
• The 225-issue Nikkei Stock Average lost 166.11 points, or 0.58 percent.
• Stocks declined in companies that were led by iron and steel, pharmaceutical and serv...

SOFTBANK CORP. UNVEILS NEW CHEAPER TELECOM PLANS AS THE GOVERNMENT ASKED

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• SoftBank Corp. unveils new cheaper telecom plans as the government asked.
• The telecom service company will launch the new plan in March.
• The plan is of 2,980 yen with 20 GB of data usage.
• The new prices are sai...

NTT DOCOMO AFTER JAPANESE GOVT. REQUESTS TO CUT MOBILE PHONE FEES

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• NTT Docomo after Japanese govt. requests to cut mobile phone fees.
• The company will become the first to do so among major carriers.
• The company plans to offers 20 GB monthly plans at 3,000 yen.
• Rival companies ...

NTT’S BID RISE BY 91.46% TOWARDS NTT DOCOMO INC.’S TENDER OFFER

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• NTT’s bid to rise by 91.46% towards NTT Docomo Inc.’s tender offer.
• The tender offer is the largest ever in Japan launched on Sept.30.
• NTT offered 3,900 yen per share of NTT Docomo Inc.
• NTT Docomo e...

TOKYO STOCKS RISE ON MONDAY AFTER LOWS LAST WEEK

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• Tokyo stocks rise on Monday after lows last week.
• The 225-issue Nikkei Stock Average gained 326.29 points.
• Topix index of all First Section issues on the TSE was up by 28.06 points.
• Stock issues gainers were le...

JAPAN’S 3 MAJOR MOBILE PHONE CARRIERS TO PUT OUT CHEAPER PLANS AS PER GOVT. REQUEST

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• Japan’s 3 major mobile phone carriers to put out cheaper plans as per govt. request.
• KDDI Corp. will start offering a 20 GB plan for 3,980 yen.
• An action plan by the govt. was released to spur competition among tel...

JAPANESE GOVERNMENT EYES AN ACTION PLAN TO LOWER DOMESTIC MOBILE PHONE FEES

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• Japanese government eyes an action plan to lower domestic mobile phone fees.
• Prime Minister of Japan has asked the govt. to push the plan through.
• Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications will set up a website for...

SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS COMBINES WITH MICROSOFT TO ROLL OUT SEAMLESS 5G NETWORK ON AZURE PLATFORM

• Samsung Electronics Co. said Tuesday it has locked hands with Microsoft Corp. to deliver cloud-based private 5G network solutions as the South Korean tech titan makes an effort to expand its presence in the next-generation communications sector.
• Samsung will engage its virtuali...

RAKUTEN INC. COMES UP WITH A NEW UNLIMITED DATA SCHEME FOR $28 PER MONTH PLAN

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• Rakuten Inc. comes up with a new unlimited data scheme for $28 per month plan.
• It will provide ultrafast 5G networks under the said plan.
• The low-priced 5G service is expected to be available only in Tokyo and some major ...

NTT CORP. TO MAKE 70% OR MORE EMPLOYEES WORK FROM HOME

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• NTT Corp. to make 70% or more employees work from home.
• The company increased its target up from 50% or more.
• NTT Corp. has a domestic workforce of around 200,000.
• NTT Corp.’s rival KDDI Corp. also plans ...