DoCoMo eyes shake-up of regional units
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NTT DoCoMo (NYSE:DCM), Japan&#39;s leading mobile phone operator, is considering consolidating its regional sales subsidiaries in an effort to streamline its bulky operations so it can more effectively compete with rivals that are gnawing away at its market share.
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TOKYO - NTT DoCoMo Inc said Tuesday that it will expand its i-mode Internet-capable cell phone services into Britain and Ireland in the latter half of 2005 by concluding a licensing contract with British cell phone company mmO2 PLC.
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Kone Corporation is clarifying its company structure in Finland. The company told Monday it was moving its operative business from the parent company to two Finnish subsidiaries, owned wholly by Kone, starting ...
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The government announced Friday plans to conduct a sweeping overhaul of its defense policy, adjusting Japan&#39;s armed forces to better handle new threats such as terrorism and giving them a greater global role.
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Geoff Hoon is to announce a major restructure of the Army, which will see four battalions cut and some regiments merged.
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Districts in big cities of the Midwest and Northeast undergo the most change.
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Japanese Prime Minister Junichiro has reshuffled his cabinet to try to boost his popularity and bolster his ability to implement reforms, but the retention of several key ministers has led some analysts to question whether he would succeed.
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NTT DoCoMo Inc., Japan's top mobile phone  operator, plans to offer electronic payment services at  McDonald's Holdings Co. (Japan) outlets, with special  promotions for some users.
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The ailing Japanese supermarket chain Daiei, a company that has come to epitomize Japan&#39;s bad-loan troubles, capitulated to pressure from its banks Wednesday and agreed to pursue a government-led restructuring.
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Japan's NTT DoCoMo says it willwork with several other firms to develop television content for cellphones.
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NTT DoCoMo, Japan's biggest mobile carrier, is to spearhead the rollout of an advanced version of its 3G (third-generation) services called Super 3G, a company spokesman said Wednesday.
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Japanese lawmakers approved a proposal Friday that would rein in the country's fiscal deficit by shifting spending and authority from the national government to regional entities, providing a boost to Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi's reform agenda.
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Citigroup is to revamp its  Japanese private banking unit, creating a local committee to  oversee operations, the Wall Street Journal reported.
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NTT (NYSE:DCM) DoCoMo,Japan&#39;s leading mobile phone company, is set to make a &quot;sizeable&quot; investment in the booming markets of Vietnam, China or India, reversing a long-held decision to stay away from overseas markets after losing $9bn in botched investments six years ago.
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DoCoMo and mmO2 said the service in Britain and Ireland would start in the second half of 2005. A similar service will begin in Germany in 2006.
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A panelÂs sweeping plan would mark an epochal shift for an industry that has fiercely resisted shrinkage.
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TOKYO Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi reshuffled his Cabinet yesterday for the third time since taking power in 2001, replacing several top ministers in an effort to boost his popularity, consolidate political support and quicken the pace of reforms.