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GSM Arena
18 hours ago
- GSM Arena
Fujitsu Arrows Alpha F-51F announced in Japan
Fujitsu is a name we haven't heard in a while, but the company is still making smartphones for the Japanese market under the Fujitsu Connected Technologies Limited (FCNT) brand, which is a subsidiary of Lenovo. The latest addition is the Arrows Alpha F-51F, which was announced today and will be available from NTT Docomo later this summer. This is an upper midranger with a 6.4-inch OLED (FHD+ 144Hz) and a Dimensity 8350 chipset at the helm. There's only one RAM/storage trim – 12/512GB, and you can expand it via the microSD card slot. Arrows F-51F also features a 50MP main cam with a 1/1.56-inch LYT-700C sensor alongside a 50MP ultrawide and a 50MP front-facing camera. The phone boots Android 15 and packs a 5,000mAh battery with 90W charging. The Type-C port also supports DisplayPort 1.4 output. Alpha F-51F features a 5,000mAh battery with 90W charging Arrows F-51F is IP68/69 water and dust proof and comes in white and black colors. Pricing and availability details were not yet provided. Thanks for the tip! Source (in Japanese)
Kyodo News
08-06-2025
- Business
- Kyodo News
Kyodo News Digest: June 8, 2025
KYODO NEWS - 4 hours ago - 15:00 | All, Japan, World The following is the latest list of selected news summaries by Kyodo News. ---------- Japan aims to enlist 10 mil. in rural support registry TOKYO - The government plans to launch a new registration system to encourage people to keep strong connections with rural areas hit by depopulation, aiming to sign up more than 10 million users over the next decade. The initiative is a hallmark of Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba's efforts to revitalize regional areas, as Japan has been unsuccessful in reversing a long-term trend of overconcentration of people in Tokyo and other major cities. ---------- Japan telecom giant NTT Docomo to end own emoji after 26 yrs TOKYO - Japanese telecom giant NTT Docomo Inc. will retire its set of original emoji whose release 26 years ago helped shape the visual language of today's digital communications. The carrier's Android smartphones and feature phones marketed from June will not come with the Docomo emoji set. Announcing the decision in late May, the firm said they had "fulfilled their role" while noting that Google's emoji had become more common globally. ---------- Baseball: Yamamoto throws 6 shutout frames, but Dodgers fall to Cards ST. LOUIS, Missouri - Yoshinobu Yamamoto threw six scoreless innings, but the Los Angeles Dodgers offense was kept quiet in a 2-1 walk-off loss to the St. Louis Cardinals on Saturday. Pursuing his seventh win of the season, the Japanese right-hander left the mound with the game still scoreless after fanning nine while scattering four hits and two walks. ---------- Golf: Mao Saigo sinks rare albatross, moves up to 2nd at LPGA Classic GALLOWAY, New Jersey - Japanese golfer Mao Saigo scored a rare albatross Saturday on her way to a 6-under-par 65 that will see her tee off the final round of the ShopRite LPGA Classic trailing leader Lee Il Hee of South Korea by one stroke. The 23-year-old Saigo, a major winner at April's Chevron Championship, added to her highlight reel when she holed out with her second shot from 214 yards on the par-5 3rd hole at Seaview's Bay Course. ---------- Japan, EU eye launch of "competitive alliance" scheme to boost trade BRUSSELS - Japan and the European Union are preparing to launch an "alliance" framework to beef up their companies' competitiveness by promoting trade and economic security cooperation, diplomatic sources said Saturday, facing concerns over U.S. President Donald Trump's tariffs and Chinese trade practices. The creation of the "Japan-EU Competitiveness Alliance" is expected to be announced at a regular summit meeting being arranged for July, when Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba is likely to host European Council President Antonio Costa and European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen, they said. ---------- Japan opposition lawmaker says rice reserves mostly go to chickens SAGA, Japan - A lawmaker of Japan's main opposition party said Saturday that government rice reserves recently put on sale are mostly consumed by chickens, doubling down on remarks that could be perceived as insensitive to people who have snapped up the old rice due to cheaper prices. Kazuhiro Haraguchi of the Constitutional Democratic Party of Japan made the remarks at a gathering in southwestern Japan to shore up support ahead of the upper house election, even after Yuichiro Tamaki, leader of another opposition party, apologized a week ago for likening the stockpiles to "animal feed." ---------- Japan, U.S. yet to find common ground on tariffs but want quick deal WASHINGTON - Japan and the United States have "yet to find common ground" on tariff issues, Tokyo's top negotiator said Friday, indicating that there remain many differences between the sides, but they still aim to clinch a win-win deal in mid-June. After holding talks with U.S. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent and Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick in Washington, Ryosei Akazawa told reporters that he believes "further progress" was made. ---------- Over half of rice producing firms feel store rice prices "too high" TOKYO - Over half of large-scale rice producers feel that store prices for rice are "too high," a recent survey conducted by an association of agricultural corporations showed, indicating that many of them share concerns with consumers about the elevated cost of the staple food in Japan. As households increasingly complain about rice prices that have doubled over the past year, more than 40 percent of respondents worried that consumers may start shunning the product. Video: Parade at Hyakumangoku Festival in Ishikawa Prefecture
Yahoo
30-05-2025
- Business
- Yahoo
NTT Docomo enters $2.9bn deal to buy SBI Sumishin Net Bank
Nippon Telegraph and Telephone (NTT) has revealed plans to acquire a majority stake in SBI Sumishin Net Bank through its mobile unit, NTT Docomo, as part of a business and capital tie-up with SBI Holdings. Docomo will purchase nearly two-thirds of the online bank's outstanding shares, including the one-third held by SBI Holdings, for about Y420bn($2.9bn). The remaining one-third is owned by Sumitomo Mitsui Trust Bank (SMTB). SBI Sumishin Net Bank was established in September 2007 as a specialised internet bank joint venture between SBI Holdings and Sumitomo Mitsui Trust Bank (formerly Sumitomo Trust Bank). After the tender offer, DOCOMO will hold 65.81% of the bank's shares, while SMTB will hold 34.19%, with each company having 50% voting rights. The bank will become a consolidated subsidiary of DOCOMO. SBI Sumishin Net Bank expects the tie-up to bring significant benefits, including growth in customer accounts and deposits, presence in the mortgage market through DOCOMO's network, and expansion in the Banking-as-a-Service (BaaS) sector. At a press conference, NTT Docomo president Yoshiaki Maeda described SBI Sumishin as 'a bank with high-level digital technology and a stable business foundation.' He said the company aims to 'provide more convenient and cost-effective financial services', marking its foray into the Banking space. The deal is also expected to support NTT Docomo's efforts to grow its non-telecommunications business and expand its digital economy built around the 'd Point' reward programme. Meanwhile, in January this year, SBI Holdings reportedly agreed to purchase an over 70% stake in Solaris, a German fintech company. "NTT Docomo enters $2.9bn deal to buy SBI Sumishin Net Bank " was originally created and published by Retail Banker International, a GlobalData owned brand. The information on this site has been included in good faith for general informational purposes only. It is not intended to amount to advice on which you should rely, and we give no representation, warranty or guarantee, whether express or implied as to its accuracy or completeness. You must obtain professional or specialist advice before taking, or refraining from, any action on the basis of the content on our site.
29-05-2025
- Business
NTT Docomo to Acquire SBI Sumishin Net Bank
News from Japan Economy Technology May 29, 2025 20:50 (JST) Tokyo, May 29 (Jiji Press)--Nippon Telegraph and Telephone Corp. and online financial group SBI Holdings Inc. on Thursday announced their business and capital tie-up and a plan for NTT Docomo Inc., NTT's mobile phone unit, to acquire SBI Sumishin Net Bank, in which SBI Holdings has a stake. NTT will take a roughly 8 pct stake in SBI Holdings for about 110.8 billion yen by underwriting new shares to be issued through a third-party allotment scheme. NTT Docomo plans to acquire nearly two-thirds of all outstanding shares in the online bank, including the one-third stake held by SBI Holdings, for about 420 billion yen. Another one-third stake is owned by Sumitomo Mitsui Trust Bank. At a press conference on the day, NTT Docomo President Yoshiaki Maeda described SBI Sumishin as "a bank with high-level digital technology and a stable business foundation." Maeda noted that his company will use its foray into the banking business as an opportunity to "aim to provide more convenient and cost-effective financial services." NTT Docomo hopes that bringing the online bank under its wing will help it grow its non-telecommunications operations while expanding its economic bloc based on its "d Point" reward point program. [Copyright The Jiji Press, Ltd.] Jiji Press
Business Times
29-05-2025
- Business
- Business Times
NTT Docomo to buy SBI's online bank for 420 billion yen in cut-throat market
[TOKYO] NTT Docomo is buying SBI Holdings' online bank in a 420 billion yen (S$3.7 billion) deal to shore up the Japanese mobile carrier's financial offerings in a hyper-competitive market. Nippon Telegraph and Telephone's mobile unit will launch a tender offer for SBI Sumishin Net Bank, offering 4,900 yen a share – a 49 per cent premium to the online bank's closing price on May 28. At the conclusion of the deal, NTT Docomo aims to own 65.81 per cent of the online bank, which will delist. Sumitomo Mitsui Banking Corp will continue to hold 34.19 per cent of SBI Sumishin, the companies said in a statement on Thursday (May 29). Shares of SBI Sumishin surged by a record 21.3 per cent after local outlets including the Nikkei reported the news earlier. NTT Docomo's stock price rose 0.6 per cent, while SBI Holdings gained 7.8 per cent. The move is part of a capital alliance between the state-backed telecom group and SBI Holdings, where NTT Docomo will invest 110 billion yen in the venture capital fund operator for a 8.25 per cent stake. NTT Docomo and SBI Holdings will co-develop new services from asset management to insurance, while NTT Data Group will provide support for SBI Holdings' financial services, executives said. BT in your inbox Start and end each day with the latest news stories and analyses delivered straight to your inbox. Sign Up Sign Up NTT Docomo, which has close to half of Japan's mobile phone market, has been slow to bolster its financial asset offerings and services compared with its rivals. That is as nimbler competitors have gradually eaten into its dominant share. Japan's third-largest carrier SoftBank made the country's biggest payments app PayPay a subsidiary in 2022, and recently announced a three-way partnership with Sumitomo Mitsui Banking's credit card operations. No 2 mobile provider KDDI has its own financial unit. Online shopping mall operator Rakuten Group has started a mobile unit, seeking to expand the reach of its lucrative financial arms via the telecom business. The acquisition targets existing NTT Docomo customers rather than attract new ones, and is a defensive move to prevent cancellations, said Naoki Fujiwara, senior fund manager at Shinkin Asset Management. If the carrier can expand into areas like investment trusts, it may create additional revenue, he added. BLOOMBERG
