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Japan’s professional video game sector advances to next level
The Japan eSports Association, which promotes the competitive playing of video games, is nudging the sector toward professional status. A nationwide tournament this month and the first-ever issuing of athlete visas to two gamers on Wednesday point to its growing recognition. JeSPA uses the term e-sport to refer to video ...
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How modularization felled Japan’s electronics titans
Toshiba, Sharp, Sony, Hitachi and Panasonic — these companies were the pride of Japan for decades after their electronics took the world by storm. But much of that pride has been lost in recent years, with Sharp Corp.’s acquisition this month by Hon Hai Precision Industry Co., the Taiwanese assembler ...
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Hospital cyberattack highlights health care vulnerabilities
A cyberattack that paralyzed the hospital chain MedStar this week is serving as a fresh reminder of vulnerabilities that exist in systems that protect sensitive patient information. That attack came a month after a Los Angeles hospital paid hackers $17,000 to regain control of its computer system and more than ...
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Dollar firmer around ¥112.50 in Tokyo
The dollar was firmer around ¥112.50 in Tokyo trading late Thursday, supported by purchases from European players, amid a wait-and-see mood before the release of Japanese and U.S. economic indicators. At 5 p.m., the dollar stood at ¥112.42-42, up from ¥112.07-07 at the same time Wednesday. The euro was at ...
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Smaller, cheaper iPhone gets eager reception in Japan
The nation’s three major mobile operators on Thursday began selling the iPhone SE, the newest addition to Apple Inc.’s iPhone smartphone series. It is smaller and cheaper than the most recent newcomer, the iPhone 6s. People formed long lines outside the Apple store in Tokyo’s Omotesando area before it opened ...
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Tokyo stocks fall for third day at close of fiscal 2015
Stocks fell for the third straight session on the Tokyo Stock Exchange on Thursday, the last trading day of fiscal 2015, amid a growing wait-and-see mood ahead of the release of economic data. The Nikkei average lost 120.29 points, or 0.71 percent, to finish at 16,758.67. On Wednesday, it shed ...
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When mobsters meet hackers — the new, improved bank heist
No need for stocking masks and sawn-off shotguns. The unprecedented heist of $81 million from the U.S. account of Bangladesh’s central bank is the latest among increasingly large thefts by criminals who have leveraged the speed and anonymity of hacking to revolutionize burgling banks. Hundreds of millions of dollars, and ...
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Newly opened Tokyu Plaza Ginza features airport-style duty-free shop
Tokyu Land Corp. opened a large commercial facility featuring an airport-style duty-free shop in Tokyo’s upscale Ginza shopping district on Thursday. The real estate developer hopes that Tokyu Plaza Ginza will draw 10 million visitors a year, many of them in their 30s and 40s. It has a total of ...
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USA Giappone
U.S. presidential hopefuls united against TPP
Donald Trump and Hillary Clinton agree on almost nothing, except for their dislike of a sweeping agreement that would erase most tariffs and other trade barriers among the United States and 11 other nations. “Insanity,” Trump calls the deal. Democrat Bernie Sanders describes it as “disastrous.” Clinton and Republican Ted ...
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U.S. companies urge Abe to enact structural reforms
A group of major U.S. companies operating in Japan on Tuesday urged the government of Prime Minister Shinzo Abe to enact more structural reforms. The government should “set as its top priority the adoption of further structural reforms to make the Japanese economy more open externally and dynamic internally,” said ...