Toshiba sues Western Digital for $1.07B to keep sale of memory chip unit on track

Toshiba on Wednesday filed a $1.07 billion lawsuit against Western Digital in Tokyo District Court, trying to halt any intervention in the sale of Toshiba's memory chip business to a consortium including Bain Capital and Japanese government investors.

Roger Fingas 8 years ago 10

Toshiba selects winning bidder for chip business, rules out Apple/Dell/Foxconn consortium

Toshiba has chosen a consortium formed by Bain Capital, Mitsubishi, and Japanese government investors as the preferred bidder for its memory chip business, effectively locking out a Foxconn-led consortium including the likes of Apple and Dell.

Roger Fingas 8 years ago 3

Japanese Apple manufacturing partner pledges 100% renewable energy use

Apple manufacturing partner Ibiden is Apple's first supplier in Japan to pledge the use of 100 percent renewable energy, spread across 20 new energy facilities.

Mike Wuerthele 9 years ago 3

Sharp said to take lead role in $7 billion US manufacturing plant construction

A long-discussed manufacturing plant, said to be built by Apple manufacturer Foxconn or its subsidiary Sharp, may break ground as soon as the summer of 2017 with Sharp at the helm, according to a new report

Mike Wuerthele 9 years ago 6

Japanese Chief Cabinet Secretary visits Yokohama Apple R&D center, confirms March opening

Japan's Chief Cabinet Secretary Yoshihide Suga has paid a visit to the Apple Yokohama City Tsunamshima artificial intelligence development site, now confirmed by the official to open in March.

Mike Wuerthele 9 years ago 0

Slower-than-expected iPhone 7 sales prompt Apple to cut production by 10%, report claims

Apple's new iPhone 7 lineup has "sold more sluggishly than expected," according to a new report, which claims that the company has cut orders for early 2017 by some 10 percent.

AppleInsider Staff 9 years ago 53

Apple iPhone supplier Japan Display picks up $636M bailout, plans OLED push

One of Apple's iPhone suppliers, Japan Display, is reportedly receiving a $636 million bailout from its biggest shareholder, the Japanese government-backed Innovation Network Corp.

Roger Fingas 9 years ago 0

New Japanese ad for Apple's iPhone 7 centers on speed of Apple Pay

Apple Japan has posted a new video ad for the iPhone 7, pushing one of the unique local advantages of using Apple Pay.

Roger Fingas 9 years ago 9

Apple turns on Apple Pay in Japan with debut of iOS 10.1 & watchOS 3.1

In tandem with Monday's iOS and watchOS updates, Apple has activated Apple Pay in Japan, potentially one of the platform's most important markets.

Roger Fingas 9 years ago 5

Apple releases final version of iOS 10.1 with Portrait mode for iPhone 7 Plus

Following several betas, Apple on Monday released the final version of iOS 10.1, bringing a promised Portrait shooting mode to owners of the iPhone 7 Plus, and various fixes for all compatible iOS devices.

Roger Fingas 9 years ago 61

Apple's new Japan R&D center to build 'very different' artificial intelligence tech, Tim Cook says

Apple's investments in Siri and artificial intelligence will grow in the coming months, Chief Executive Tim Cook revealed in a new interview, disclosing that his company's Yokohama, Japan, facility will boast "deep engineering" for machine learning.

Neil Hughes 9 years ago 15

Tim Cook meets with Japan's prime minister, says Apple Yokohama R&D center to be completed in December

As part of this week's tour across Asia, Apple Chief Executive Tim Cook met with Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe on Friday, and revealed details about a new research and development center set to open there soon.

Neil Hughes 9 years ago 4

Japan considers antitrust action against Apple over iPhone carrier deals

The Japanese government is considering pursuing an antitrust case against Apple because of its local carrier deals, a report said on Friday, echoing similar complaints in other countries.

Roger Fingas 9 years ago 7

Apple pays $118M tax for underreported iTunes Japan income, report says

Japan's tax authority ordered Apple to pay about 12 billion yen (roughly $118 million) in taxes for improperly reporting earnings associated with its iTunes unit, according to local reports Friday.

Mikey Campbell 9 years ago 12

Apple, Google app store practices stymie competition, Japan trade report says

According to a recent report by Japan's Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry, limitations applied to developers marketing their wares through proprietary app stores run by Apple and Google are a hindrance to smartphone app industry competition.

AppleInsider Staff 9 years ago 28

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