Some 65% of Japanese students from the 4th to 6th grades are using at least one form of social media in 2024, up from 37% in 2019, a recent survey shows. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/04/14/japan/society/children-smartphone-survey/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #society #socialmedia #smartphones #nttdocomo #surveys
Infrastructure businesses in Japan are stepping up measures to reduce potential damage from a possible huge earthquake in the Nankai Trough. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/04/02/japan/society/infrastructure-measure-nankai-trough/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #society #earthquakes #nankaitrough #disasterpreparedness #phones #telecoms #internet #electricity #jr #nttdocomo
Seriously, #NTTdocomo really are some #MadLads in terms of #pioneering #tech...
Shit like this made #Japan look so modern!
Anyone been to #Osaka know of any cheap/good value mobile internet option i.e. a physical/e Sim you could buy at the airport or in town?
My requirements are at least 10 days of internet connectivity and the higher data cap the better but ideally has (at least) basic unlimited data beyond the given limit. Stuck between getting any of these options I have found atm:
- #Airalo (6.50 USD/~27.98 MYR): 2GB TOTAL (seems incredibly little), 15 days
- Airalo (8.50 USD/~36.59 MYR): 3GB TOTAL (still little, no?), 30 days
- Airalo (11.50 USD/~49.50 MYR): 5GB TOTAL (ok, I guess?), 30 days
- Airalo (18.00 USD/~77.48 MYR): 10GB TOTAL, 30 days
- #NTTdocomo (~16.72 USD/71.99 MYR): 10GB TOTAL (unlimited basic), 10 days
- #CelcomDigi (my local telco) (~22.77 USD/98.00 MYR): 3GB DAILY (unlimited basic), 14 days
- #Softbank (~23.64 USD/101.75 MYR): Unlimited (supposedly), 10 days
Data usage would probably be more comprised of things like a lot of social media (i.e. #Instagram for my partner), messaging, a little bit of internet calls (i.e. #WhatsApp, #Facetime), and probably a ton of misc things you'd need in #Japan like #Google Maps/Translate, browsing, etc.
I've a ton of mobile data locally and rarely use them cos I'd be on WiFi instead most of the time, so honestly not sure how much data we'd need.
NTT Docomo will replace about 930,000 SIM cards due to manufacturing errors that could cause them to become unusable even if they are functioning normally now, the company said Tuesday. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2024/10/10/companies/ntt-sim-recall/ #business #companies #nttdocomo #telecoms #phones
Competition among corporate groups in Japan is intensifying further as they strive to expand their economic influence through shared reward points that are usable across industries and companies. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2024/08/26/companies/japan-firms-point-reward-economic-bloc/ #business #companies #vpoint #creditcards #sumitomomitsui #nttdocomo #rakuten
The Japan Sport Council said it has selected a consortium headed by mobile phone carrier NTT Docomo as the preferred bidder for the proposed private sector-led operation of the National Stadium. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2024/06/03/japan/docomo-national-stadium-operation/ #japan #nttdocomo #nationalstadium #2020tokyoolympics
