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Friday 17 April 2015
Japan market: Asustek ZenFone 5 ranks as top-selling model for fifth month, says report
Asustek Computer's ZenFone 5 smartphone has been the top-selling model in Japan's SIM-free segment for the fifth consecutive month since its debut in the market in November 2014,...
Tuesday 31 March 2015
Lenovo plans to launch smartphones in Japan, says paper
Lenovo plans to launch its smartphones in the Japan market starting 2015, according to a Japan-based Nikkei News report, citing sources at Lenovo Japan.
Thursday 5 March 2015
Japan market: ZTE to launch Blade S6 for mid-range segment
China-based smartphone vendor ZTE plans to launch its new mid-range smartphone the Blade S6 in the Japan market in April. The Blade S6 features a 5-inch display and is powered by...
Tuesday 17 February 2015
Japan market: Smartphone shipments in 2014 down 5.3%, says report
Shipments of smartphones in the Japan market in 2014 declined for the second straight year by 5.3% to 27.7 million units, according to a Chinese-language QQ.com report citing...
Monday 15 December 2014
Digitimes Research: Above 40- to 50-inch LCD TVs become mainstream in Japan
In the Japan market, the sales proportion of 40-inch and below LCD TVs has decreased, and the proportion of above 40-inch models has increased, with above 40- to 50-inch models becoming...
Monday 10 November 2014
Japan digital camera shipments in September down on year, says CIPA
Japan-based vendors shipped 3.962 digital cameras in September 2014, slipping 32.5% on year, while the corresponding shipment value of JPY87.62 billion (US$765 million) dropped 21.7%,...
Wednesday 29 October 2014
Asustek launches ZenFone 5 in Japan
Asustek Computer on October 28 announced its ZenFone 5, a 4G-enabled smartphone, in Japan for launch on November 8 and will additionally launch a smartwatch, the ZenWatch, in late...
Wednesday 15 October 2014
Japan market: KDDI to launch mid-range Firefox smartphones in December
Japan-based mobile operator KDDI will team up with its hardware production partner LG Electronics to release a Firefox-based smartphone in December, targeting the mid-range segment,...
Friday 26 September 2014
PC shipment value in Japan down 26.8% in August, says JEITA
PC shipments in the Japan market in August 2014 came to JPY44.8 billion (US$410 million) in value, decreasing 26.8% and hitting the lowest monthly level since April 2007, according...
Wednesday 20 August 2014
Japan market: HTC unveils HTC Butterfly 2
HTC has unveiled its new flagship model, the HTC Butterfly 2, in Tokyo in cooperation with KDDI. The smartphone will also be available in Taiwan, Hong Kong, India, Singapore, Malaysia,...
Monday 18 August 2014
Digitimes Research: Japan household appliance makers rolling out HEMS compatible products
While major Japan-based household appliance suppliers, including Toshiba, Sharp, Panasonic and Mitsubishi Denki, have already made the controls and operations of their smart household...
Thursday 31 July 2014
Digitimes Research: Promotion of HEMS appliances in Japan faces problems
Japan-based vendors including Panasonic have launched HEMS (home energy management systems) but sales have faced two main problems: appliances offered by different vendors are not...
Friday 11 July 2014
Digitimes Research: Ultra HD TV demand grows in Japan in May
Japan's Ultra HD TV channel, Channel4K, started pilot broadcast on June 2, 2014 and Digitimes Research has found that sales of Ultra HD TV sets continue to enjoy stable growth despite...
Monday 7 July 2014
Japan PV market demand may drastically fall in 2015, say Taiwan makers
The Japan government is likely to reduce in feed-in tariff rates for PV systems with installation capacities over 1MWp in fiscal year 2015 (April 2015-March 2016) and consequently,...
Friday 20 June 2014
Digitimes Research: Japan-based DSC vendor shipments to fall 22.7% in fiscal 2014
Observing Japan's mobile consumer electronics market in the second quarter of 2014, Digitimes Research found several key factors such as mirrorless interchangeable-lens cameras (MILC)...