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Japan’s Shiki Theatre Launches Smart Glass Subtitling

by Andrew Fenn

Japan’s Shiki Theatre is using smart glasses to provide floating subtitles for its foreign and hearing-impaired visitors, according to Nikkei. The service has launched at the theatre’s Hokkaido venue, which is currently running the …

Nintendo Announces “Labo”, Cardboard Peripherals Coming to Switch

by Andrew Fenn

Nintendo has announced Labo, an upcoming set of peripheral and software packages for the Nintendo Switch. Labo, due for release in April, are kits made up of cardboard “Toy-Cons” and corresponding software that makes …

Japanese Panel Makers Ramp Up Foldable OLED Development

by Andrew Fenn

According to a recent report from Nikkei, Japanese manufacturers are gearing up their development of bendable OLED panels. Samsung are currently developing foldable smartphones which use these displays, as are several Chinese manufacturers. The …

Tags:Flexible Displays| Japan| Mobile Display Monitor| Supply Chain| Vol 25 - Issue 06

Sharp Announces Mass Production of OLED for Smartphones

by Andrew Fenn

Sharp has announced that it will soon begin mass production of OLED displays for smartphones , making it the first Japanese company to do so. Japan Display had previously indicated it would also begin …

Sales of Ultra HD TVs Increase Year-on-Year in Japan

by Andrew Fenn

Sales of flat-panel TVs in Japan totalled 332,000 units in November, a 22.2% decline from the 427,000 sold during the same period in 2016, according to figures released by the Japan Electronics and Information …

Tags:Japan| Large Display Monitor| OLED TVs| Vol 25 - Issue 01

Oppo Plans Sim-free Phones for Japan

by Bob Raikes

Oppo of China, owned by BBK) is planning to start to sell its phones without SIMs in Japan in the spring of 2018 according to Reuters. The company is reported to be planning to …

Tags:Japan| Mobile Display Monitor| Smartphones| Vol 25 - Issue 01

Sega and StarVR Collaborate on VR Arcade Experiences in Japan

by Andrew Fenn

Sega and premium VR solutions provider StarVR have announced a collaboration to bring StarVR arcade experiences to existing Sega Game Center locations throughout Japan. StarVR will work with Sega to roll out its VR …

Denso Looking at JOLED Investment

by Bob Raikes

A number of news sources in Japan and including Reuters have suggested that Denso, the Tier One automotive component supplier, is considering a $440 million investment to help JOLED get into production with its …

Japan’s Zeon to Boost Film Capacity

by Bob Raikes

Zeon Corp of Japan is boosting its production of optical film by adding a new (sixth) production line as it expects an increase in demand for OLEDs for smartphones and TVs. Production will be …

Tags:Film materials| Japan| Large Display Monitor| Vol 24 - Issue 48

Rakuten and Bic Camera Work Together on Clicks & Mortar

by Bob Raikes

The Nikkei reports that Bic Camera and Rakuten in the country to establish a joint venture. Bic Camera has a store on the Rakuten online virtual mall but the J/V is expected to lead …

Tags:Japan| Large Display Monitor| Mobile Display Monitor| Retail| Vol 24 - Issue 48

Sharp Looks for OLED Alliance

by Bob Raikes

Reuters has reported that Sharp plans to ask the Japanese government to support an alliance between the company and Japan Display Inc (JDI) to develop OLEDs and help both companies compete against Korean suppliers. …

Freetel Smartphone Supplier Files for Bankruptcy Protection

by Andrew Fenn

Plus One Marketing, the supplier of handsets for Japan’s Freetel low-cost smartphone service, filed for bankruptcy protection on Monday, leaving liabilities of about ¥2.6 billion ($22.9 million). The company, established by ex-Dell smartphone pioneer …

Tags:Japan| Mobile Display Monitor| Smartphone Market| Vol 24 - Issue 46