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South Korean consumer goods gaining ground in Malaysia

KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia - Smartphones and liquid crystal display TVs of South Korea's Samsung Electronics Co. are on display at the entrance to Japan's Best Denki electronics retail shop at a large shopping center in the suburbs of Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, on Oct. 16, 2014.

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Hacking competition held in Tokyo

TOKYO, Japan - Computer geeks compete in one of Japan's largest national hacking contests, "SECCON 2013," at Tokyo Denki University in Tokyo on March 2, 2014.

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Japan cultural envoys

TOKYO, Japan - Photo taken in Tokyo on May 22, 2013, shows six of eight arts professionals whom Japan has selected as cultural ambassadors to help promote Japanese arts and culture overseas. They are (from L to R) calligrapher Souun Takeda, art unit Maywa Denki member Nobumichi Tosa, plaster artist Shuhei Hasado, Japanese-style gardener Masashi Hirao, dancer and choreographer Kaiji Moriyama, and "taiko" player Leonard Eto. The other two, actor Mirai Moriyama and Tama Art University professor Yuko Hasegawa, are not in the photo.

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Yamada Denki to make Best Denki subsidiary

TOKYO, Japan - Yamada Denki Co. Chairman Noboru Yamada (R) and Best Denki Co. President Koji Ono shake hands during a press conference in Tokyo on July 13, 2012. Yamada Denki, Japan's top home electronics retailer, will take a controlling stake in Best Denki by the end of 2012 as it seeks to strengthen its competitive edge amid a plunge in television sales.

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Yamada Denki to buy out Best Denki

FUKUOKA, Japan - Photo shows the parent store of home electronics retailer Best Denki Co. in Fukuoka in southwestern Japan on July 12, 2012. Yamada Denki Co. will buy out its competitor Best Denki in a bid to secure its foothold as the top home electronics retailer in Japan by creating a group with sales of over 2 trillion yen, industry sources said the same day.

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Yamada Denki to buy out Best Denki

TOKYO, Japan - File photo taken in October 2009 shows LABI1, a huge store of home electronics retailer Yamada Denki Co., in Tokyo's Ikebukuro district. Yamada Denki will buy out its competitor Best Denki Co. in a bid to secure its foothold as the top home electronics retailer in Japan by creating a group with sales of over 2 trillion yen, industry sources said July 12, 2012.

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Bic Camera to acquire Kojima

TOKYO, Japan - Bic Camera Inc. President Hiroyuki Miyajima (R) and Kojima Co. President Etsuo Terasaki shake hands after their press conference in Tokyo on May 11, 2012. Bic Camera, a home electronics chain, has decided to acquire smaller competitor Kojima, creating the second-biggest group in Japan's electronics retail industry after Yamada Denki Co.

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Bic Camera to acquire Kojima

TOKYO, Japan - Bic Camera Inc. President Hiroyuki Miyajima (R) and Kojima Co. President Etsuo Terasaki attend a press conference in Tokyo on May 11, 2012. Bic Camera, a home electronics chain, has decided to acquire smaller competitor Kojima, creating the second-biggest group in Japan's electronics retail industry after Yamada Denki Co.

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Yamada Denki opens 1st overseas outlet in China

SHENYANG, China - Yamada Denki Co. opens its first overseas outlet in Shenyang, China, on Dec. 10, 2010, becoming Japan's first major home electronics retailer to advance into the fast-growing Chinese market.

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Yamada Denki's 1st Chinese outlet in Shenyang

SHENYANG, China - An agent introduces an outlet of Yamada Denki Co. in Shenyang, China, on Dec. 9, 2010, during a media showing on the eve of the opening of the first outlet in China by the Japanese consumer electronics retailer.

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Yamada Denki's 1st Chinese outlet in Shenyang

SHENYANG, China - Tadao Ichimiya, president of Yamada Denki Co., speaks at a press conference in Shenyang, China, on Dec. 9, 2010, the eve of the opening of the first outlet in China operated by the Japanese consumer electronics retailer. Ichimiya said the company plans to open a total of five stores in China within three years.

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Yamada Denki outlet opens in Shinjuku

TOKYO, Japan - The building of a new outlet of Yamada Denki Co. is surrounded by customers waiting for its opening in Tokyo's Shinjuku area on April 16, 2010. The opening of the giant store is expected to intensify competition between major electronics retail chain operators in the area.

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Yamada Denki outlet opens in Shinjuku

TOKYO, Japan - A tape-cutting ceremony is held for the opening of a new outlet of Yamada Denki Co. in Tokyo's Shinjuku district on April 16, 2010. The opening of the giant store is expected to intensify competition between major electronics retail chain operators in the area.

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Home electronics retailer Yamada Denki opens flagship store

TOKYO, Japan - People form long lines in front of the flagship store of Japan's largest consumer electronics retail chain Yamada Denki Co. in Tokyo's Ikebukuro district on Oct. 30, 2009, before its opening.

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FTC orders Yamada Denki to stop exploiting suppliers

MAEBASHI, Japan - Photo taken June 30 shows the head office of Yamada Denki Co., the operator of Japan's largest consumer electronics retail chain, in Maebashi, Gunma Prefecture. The Fair Trade Commission ordered Yamada Denki the same day to end its practice of making staff of product suppliers work at its stores without pay.

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Bic Camera enters capital tie-up with Best Denki

TOKYO, Japan - Hiroyuki Miyajima (L), president of home electrical appliance retailer Bic Camera Co., speaks at a news conference in Tokyo on Sept. 20 about a capital and business tie-up with another home electrical appliance retailer, Best Denki Co.

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Yamada Denki expanding into central Tokyo

TOKYO, Japan - Noboru Yamada, president of Yamada Denki Co. tells a press conference on July 12 that Japan's largest home electronics retail chain will expand into central Tokyo in a major shift from its strategy till now of emphasizing suburban stores.

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Labor union proposes expanding discretionary labor system

NAGOYA, Japan - Nobuaki Koga, chairman of the Japanese Electrical Electronic & Information Union (Denki Rengo) addresses his union's convention in Nagoya on July 3. He proposed a significant expansion of a labor system in which employees work at their own pace.

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4 regional electronics retailers reach tie-up accord

TOKYO, Japan - Presidents of four consumer electronics retailers -- Masayuki Umehara of Midori Denka Co. (L), Eiji Doi of Joshin Denki Co. (2nd from L), Masataka Kubo of Deodeo Corp. (2nd from R) and shoichi Okajima of Eiden Co. -- shake hands at a news conference at the Tokyo Stock Exchange on Nov. 28 after announcing their agreement on business tie-up.

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Japanese electric car completes round-the-world trip

LOS ANGELES, United States - Masaharu Fujinaka (C), professor of Tokyo Denki University, and his students pose for pictures in Little Tokyo, Los Angeles, on Oct. 10 after completing the final leg of their round-the-world journey in an electric car. Fujinaka's team left Japan on July 3 to begin the 18,000 kilometer journey through Russia, Europe and the United States. During the 100-day journey, Masahiro Furukawa, the 22-year-old driver, traveled about 70 kilometers per hour, averaging about 300 km per day.

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Japanese attempt 2nd around-the-world electric car trip

TOKYO, Japan - A four-member group from Tokyo Denki University sets off July 3 on a second attempt to travel around the world in a car converted to run on electric power. Masaharu Fujinaka, professor of electrical engineering at the university, and three of his students left the Kanda campus in Tokyo in the morning for Toyama, central Japan, where they will board a ferry for the Russian Far East city of Vladivostok. The 18,000-kilometer journey, expected to take about 100 days, will take them through Russia, Europe and the United States.

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Group departs on around-the-world trip in electric car

TOKYO, Japan - Masaharu Fujinaka, professor of electronic engineering at Tokyo Denki University, waves to photographers as he and a group of students leave Tokyo on July 5 for an around-the-world trip in an electric-powered car. The 18,000-kilometer trip will take them to China, then Russia, western Europe, the United States and back to Japan.

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Modified electric car makes 520-km Tokyo-Osaka run

A car converted from gasoline to electric power by a Tokyo Denki University team is parked outside Osaka's Expo Memorial Park on March 16 after bettering its own distance record, traveling 520 km from Tokyo to Osaka on a single charge. The team set its previous record of 460 km last July with the same vehicle extensively modified from a 1300 cc gasoline-powered car. The group installed 26 high-performance nickel-hydrogen batteries on the car for the Osaka run.

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J-League football

Avispa Fukuoka's Yuya Yamagishi (L) and Sagan Tosu's Akito Fukuta vie for the ball in the air during the first half of a J-League football match at Best Denki Stadium in Fukuoka, southwestern Japan, on April 1, 2022.

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J-League football

Avispa Fukuoka's Hiroyuki Mae (6) and Sagan Tosu's Taichi Kikuchi vie for the ball during the first half of a J-League football match at Best Denki Stadium in Fukuoka, southwestern Japan, on April 1, 2022.

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Logo mark of LABI

Keywords: LABI, Yamada Denki, YAMADA DENKI, electronics retail store, signboard, logo, logo mark = January 9, 2019, LABI1 LIFE SELECT Takasaki, Sakae-cho, Takasaki City, Gunma Prefecture; Credit: Nikkan Kogyo Shimbun / Kyodo News Images

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Logo mark of LABI

Keywords: LABI, Yamada Denki, YAMADA DENKI, electronics retail store, signboard, logo, logo mark = January 9, 2019, LABI1 LIFE SELECT Takasaki, Sakae-cho, Takasaki City, Gunma Prefecture; Credit: Nikkan Kogyo Shimbun / Kyodo News Images

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President Otsuka of Otsuka Furniture (left) and Chairman Yamada of Yamada Denki shake hands.

Yamada Electric will acquire 51.74% of Otsuka Furniture's shares for 4.374 billion yen on March 30, following a third-party allocation of new shares by Otsuka Furniture. Kumiko Otsuka, president of Otsuka Furniture, announced that she would continue to serve as president, saying, "It is the responsibility of the management team to accomplish this. He said that the gross profit margin of Otsuka Furniture's products is high, and he expects the company to become profitable if sales increase by 10%. President Otsuka expressed his enthusiasm, saying, "Now that the store shrinkage has run its course, we will increase sales at existing stores. Yamada is strengthening sales of products closely related to home appliances, such as houses, and by making Otsuka Furniture a subsidiary, it will also get furniture. December 12, 2019, photo credit: Nikkan Kogyo Shimbun / Kyodo News Images)

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Drainage ditch inspection robot for muddy water

Sanritsu Automation (Machida City, Tokyo), Aichi Institute of Technology, Tokyo Metropolitan Industrial Technology Research Institute, and others have developed an inspection robot that can operate in water and mud. Any distortions or deformations, such as pipes collapsing vertically, will be detected and reflected in the maintenance plan. The aircraft is 39 cm wide, 72 cm long, and 40 cm high, and the angle sensor on the aircraft can measure the inclination of water pipes in 1 degree increments. The angle of the concrete structure of the waterway and the angle of the joints will be measured to check the drainage performance. Drainage ditches of less than 60 cm in width were difficult for humans to enter, and it was necessary to check the amount of oxygen and whether gas was stagnant. After confirming its running and survey performance, the company will proceed with commercialization. (= November 14, 2019, photo credit: Nikkan Kogyo Shimbun / Kyodo News Images)

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A booth to experience VR (Virtual Reality) badminton utilizing the high speed and large capacity of 5G

NTT DOCOMO's Kyushu branch office (Chuo-ku, Fukuoka City) opened the FGN 5G Laboratory at Fukuoka Growth Next (FGN), a business start-up support facility in Fukuoka City, on April 2. The lab will provide a demonstration environment for a wide range of companies, including those residing at FGN, in advance of the launch of 5th generation communication (5G) commercial services. At the opening event, Fukuoka Mayor Soichiro Takashima announced the priority development of the 5G communication environment for the 2009 World Swimming Championships in Fukuoka. Examples of demonstrations by Seiko Denki Seisakusho, Living Robot (Date City, Fukushima Prefecture), and Quand (Yahatahigashi Ward, Kitakyushu City) were introduced. Fukuoka Growth Next (FGN), a support facility for business startups in Fukuoka City, December 2, 2019; Credit: Nikkan Kogyo Shimbun / Kyodo News Images

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Testing automatic brakes at Nihon Denki

On the 7th, Nihon Denki, in collaboration with the Japan Automobile Research Institute (JARI), held the "ADAS Technology Techno Fair" at the JARI Jori Test Center in Jori-machi, Ibaraki Prefecture. On the 7th, the test course was used for demonstrations of advanced driver assistance system (ADAS) testing equipment. Euro NCAP plans to add tests that assume complex situations after 2020. Euro NCAP plans to add tests that assume complex situations after 2020, aiming to further improve the safety of automated driving. The number of users of the center is increasing due to the growing interest in ADAS. On the other hand, the lack of permanent testing equipment has been an issue. The center will be equipped with multiple testing devices. Mr. Tanfeng Liu, President of Nihon Denshi, considers ADAS to be an important project and plans to actively hold the fair in the future. The JARI Jori Test Center in Jori-machi, Ibaraki Prefecture, November 7, 2019; Credit: Nikkan Kogyo Shimbun / Kyodo News Images

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Fully automated aseptic cell separation system from Mitsui Denki Seiki

Mitsui Denki Seiki (Noda City, Chiba Prefecture) has developed a fully automated aseptic cell separation system. It is characterized by the fact that it does not require human intervention and does not require facilities such as clean rooms. The device developed by Mitsui Denki Seiki draws blood or body fluids from an infusion bag directly into the main body using a large syringe without using test tubes, and separates it into multiple components to recover the desired components. The Niigata University School of Medicine and the Graduate School of Engineering of Chiba University cooperated in the demonstration tests and the design, respectively. It is 325 mm wide, 430 mm high, and 385 mm deep, and weighs 26.3 kilograms. The company will continue to aggressively develop and sell its own products, aiming for a 50% share of its own products in the future. July 9, 2019, credit: Nikkan Kogyo Shimbun / Kyodo News Images)

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Testing a motor that does not use a permanent magnet.

Rizik and Taiyo Denki Engineering (Saiwai-ku, Kawasaki City) will jointly develop an electric two-wheeler equipped with a motor that does not use permanent magnets, with the aim of developing a prototype in July. Based on the results of the experiment, the company will make improvements and appeal the effectiveness of motors that do not use permanent magnets to the two-wheeled vehicle market. The system, which is based on Rizik's technology, regenerates the power generation energy stored in the coil to the power source when the current exceeds the set value in the power generation operation, and returns to the power generation operation when the coil current drops due to the regeneration operation to repeatedly maintain the power generation and regeneration operations. The company will supply the control unit, and Taiyo Denki Engineering will incorporate it into the motor and install it in the motorcycle. (Photo taken on May 27, 2019, location unknown, credit: Nikkan Kogyo Shimbun / Kyodo News Images)

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4 regional electronics retailers reach tie-up accord

TOKYO, Japan - Presidents of four consumer electronics retailers -- Masayuki Umehara of Midori Denka Co. (L), Eiji Doi of Joshin Denki Co. (2nd from L), Masataka Kubo of Deodeo Corp. (2nd from R) and shoichi Okajima of Eiden Co. -- shake hands at a news conference at the Tokyo Stock Exchange on Nov. 28 after announcing their agreement on business tie-up.

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Yamada Denki expanding into central Tokyo

TOKYO, Japan - Noboru Yamada, president of Yamada Denki Co. tells a press conference on July 12 that Japan's largest home electronics retail chain will expand into central Tokyo in a major shift from its strategy till now of emphasizing suburban stores. (Kyodo)

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Bic Camera enters capital tie-up with Best Denki

TOKYO, Japan - Hiroyuki Miyajima (L), president of home electrical appliance retailer Bic Camera Co., speaks at a news conference in Tokyo on Sept. 20 about a capital and business tie-up with another home electrical appliance retailer, Best Denki Co. (Kyodo)

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FTC orders Yamada Denki to stop exploiting suppliers

MAEBASHI, Japan - Photo taken June 30 shows the head office of Yamada Denki Co., the operator of Japan's largest consumer electronics retail chain, in Maebashi, Gunma Prefecture. The Fair Trade Commission ordered Yamada Denki the same day to end its practice of making staff of product suppliers work at its stores without pay. (Kyodo)

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Akihabara

Keywords : Akihabara in 1995. The film was shot on March 14, 1995.

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Yamada Denki, Softbank form capital, business alliance

Jun Okamoto, senior managing executive officer of Yamada Denki Co., speaks about the company's capital and business alliance with Softbank Corp. at a press conference in Tokyo on May 7, 2015. The two companies will cooperate in sales of Softbank's mobile communications services, handsets and high-speed Internet connection services via Yamada's retail network across Japan. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Japanese musician Pierre Taki's arrest for alleged drug use

Japanese musician and actor Pierre Taki, a member of techno-pop duo Denki Groove, is sent to prosecutors from a police station in Tokyo on March 14, 2019, after he was arrested March 12 on suspicion of using cocaine. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Japanese musician Pierre Taki's arrest for alleged drug use

Japanese musician and actor Pierre Taki, a member of techno-pop duo Denki Groove, is sent to prosecutors from a police station in Tokyo on March 14, 2019, after he was arrested March 12 on suspicion of using cocaine. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Japanese musician Pierre Taki's arrest for alleged drug use

Japanese musician and actor Pierre Taki, a member of techno-pop duo Denki Groove, is sent to prosecutors from a police station in Tokyo on March 14, 2019, after he was arrested March 12 on suspicion of using cocaine. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Japanese musician Pierre Taki's arrest for alleged drug use

Japanese musician and actor Pierre Taki, a member of techno-pop duo Denki Groove, is sent to prosecutors from a police station in Tokyo on March 14, 2019, after he was arrested March 12 on suspicion of using cocaine. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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CORRECTED: Speaker made from vegetable hitting the right notes for listeners

Akira Takahashi, 67, president of Sound Tec Takahashi Denki, shows off the company's unique speaker made from bottle gourd in Oyama, Tochigi Prefecture, on Oct. 17, 2017. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Speaker made from vegetable hitting the right notes for listeners

Akira Takahashi, 67, president of Sound Tec Takahashi Denki, shows off the company's unique speaker made from bottle gourd in Oyama, Tochigi Prefecture. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Yamada Denki outlet opens in Shinjuku

TOKYO, Japan - A tape-cutting ceremony is held for the opening of a new outlet of Yamada Denki Co. in Tokyo's Shinjuku district on April 16, 2010. The opening of the giant store is expected to intensify competition between major electronics retail chain operators in the area. (Kyodo)

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Yamada Denki outlet opens in Shinjuku

TOKYO, Japan - The building of a new outlet of Yamada Denki Co. is surrounded by customers waiting for its opening in Tokyo's Shinjuku area on April 16, 2010. The opening of the giant store is expected to intensify competition between major electronics retail chain operators in the area. (Kyodo)

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Bic Camera to acquire Kojima

TOKYO, Japan - Bic Camera Inc. President Hiroyuki Miyajima (R) and Kojima Co. President Etsuo Terasaki shake hands after their press conference in Tokyo on May 11, 2012. Bic Camera, a home electronics chain, has decided to acquire smaller competitor Kojima, creating the second-biggest group in Japan's electronics retail industry after Yamada Denki Co. (Kyodo)

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Bic Camera to acquire Kojima

TOKYO, Japan - Bic Camera Inc. President Hiroyuki Miyajima (R) and Kojima Co. President Etsuo Terasaki attend a press conference in Tokyo on May 11, 2012. Bic Camera, a home electronics chain, has decided to acquire smaller competitor Kojima, creating the second-biggest group in Japan's electronics retail industry after Yamada Denki Co. (Kyodo)

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South Korean consumer goods gaining ground in Malaysia

KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia - Smartphones and liquid crystal display TVs of South Korea's Samsung Electronics Co. are on display at the entrance to Japan's Best Denki electronics retail shop at a large shopping center in the suburbs of Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, on Oct. 16, 2014. (Kyodo)