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Taiwan: Typhoon Danas Batters Southern Region, Leaving Widespread Damage 3

Typhoon Danas made landfall near Chiayi's Budai Township around 11:40 p.m. on Sunday, July 6, bringing gusty winds and heavy rainfall to the southern region. Typhoon Danas weakened to a tropical storm after its eye departed Taiwan early Monday.

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Glove made from wagyu cattle leather

Former Cy Young winner Trevor Bauer pitches for Japan's DeNA BayStars at Yokohama Stadium in Yokohama near Tokyo on June 14, 2023. He is using a glove made from wagyu cattle leather, which was manufactured by Ballpark.com Co., based in the southwestern Japan prefecture of Miyazaki, well known for beef cattle.

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DeNA founder becomes 1st female baseball club owner

YOKOHAMA, Japan - Tomoko Namba, founder of mobile gaming company DeNA Co., speaks at a press conference in Yokohama on Jan. 16, 2016, after assuming the position of team owner of the Central League's DeNA BayStars. Namba, 52, became the first woman ever to take over ownership of a Japanese baseball club.

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DeNA founder becomes 1st female baseball club owner

YOKOHAMA, Japan - Tomoko Namba, founder of mobile gaming company DeNA Co., speaks at a press conference in Yokohama on Jan. 16, 2016, after assuming the position of team owner of the Central League's DeNA BayStars. Namba, 52, became the first woman ever to take over ownership of a Japanese baseball club.

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DeNA, Tokyo Univ. to start DNA health check service

TOKYO, Japan - A DNA analyzing kit using saliva samples to assess the risk of various diseases is shown at the University of Tokyo's Institute of Medical Science in Tokyo on July 9, 2014. DeNA Co., a social game operator, and the institute announced they will start a health check service from August.

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DeNA's Namba, Takeo mayor meet press

SAGA, Japan - Tomoko Namba (L), founder and board member of DeNA Co., and Takeo Mayor Keisuke Hiwatashi meet the press in Takeo, Saga Prefecture, on June 25, 2014, on computer programming education for elementary school students.

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Nakahata introduced as 1st Yokohama DeNA manager

YOKOHAMA, Japan - Former Yomiuri Giants batting coach Kiyoshi Nakahata poses during a press conference in Yokohama on Dec. 9, 2011. The Yokohama DeNA BayStars announced the appointment of Nakahata as their first manager under the ownership of DeNA Co.

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DeNA's participation in Japanese baseball approved

TOKYO, Japan - Makoto Haruta (L), chairman of DeNA Co., which operates social gaming platform Mobage, speaks during a press conference at a Tokyo hotel on Dec. 1, 2011, after Japanese baseball owners approved the company's participation in Japanese baseball. DeNA President Isao Moriyasu is seated next to Haruta.

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DeNA's participation in Japanese baseball approved

TOKYO, Japan - Japanese baseball owners hold a meeting at a Tokyo hotel on Dec. 1, 2011, at which they approved the participation of DeNA Co., which operates social gaming platform Mobage, in Japanese baseball.

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Fired BayStars manager Obana

YOKOHAMA, Japan - Yokohama BayStars manager Takao Obana speaks at a press conference in Yokohama on Nov. 22, 2011, after the club announced the same day that they have fired him. The release of Obana came in the wake of Yokohama parent company Tokyo Broadcasting System Holdings Inc. announcing early November that it will sell the Central league club to DeNA Co.

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BayStars club president Kaji

TOKYO, Japan - Yokohama BayStars club president Takao Kaji (C) speaks to reporters in Yokohama, south of Tokyo, on Nov. 4, 2011, after the club's parent company Tokyo Broadcasting System Holdings Inc. announced that it has struck a deal to sell the Central League club to mobile game operator DeNA Co.

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DeNA submits application to NPB

TOKYO, Japan - Makoto Haruta (R), director and chairman of DeNA Co., hands an application to Kunio Shimoda, secretary general of Nippon Professional Baseball, in Tokyo on Nov. 4, 2011, as DeNA has struck a deal with Tokyo Broadcasting System Holdings Inc. to buy the baseball club Yokohama BayStars.

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DeNA in negotiations to purchase Yokohama BayStars

TOKYO, Japan - Photo taken April 12, 2011, shows spectators at a Central League season-opening game between the Yokohama BayStars and the Chunichi Dragons at Yokohama Stadium in Yokohama, home ground of the BayStars. Mobile-phone gaming company DeNA Co. said Oct. 19, 2011, it is in negotiations to purchase a baseball club, while sources familiar with the matter said the same day that Tokyo Broadcasting System Holdings Inc. has reached a basic agreement with DeNA to sell its majority stake in the BayStars.

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DeNA in negotiations to purchase Yokohama BayStars

TOKYO, Japan - Photo taken in October 2010 shows Yokohama Stadium in Yokohama, home ground of the Central League baseball club Yokohama BayStars. Mobile-phone gaming company DeNA Co. said Oct. 19, 2011, it is in negotiations to purchase a baseball club, while sources familiar with the matter said the same day that Tokyo Broadcasting System Holdings Inc. has reached a basic agreement with DeNA to sell its majority stake in the BayStars.

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DeNA begins transportation service using self-driving bus

Japanese mobile internet company DeNA Co. shows its electric driverless bus produced by EasyMile, a French driverless technology startup, in Tokyo on July 7, 2016. The company said the same day it will begin a transportation service "Robot Shuttle" using the self-driving buses in a park next to a shopping mall in Chiba, east of Tokyo, next month. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Nintendo president Iwata dies at 55

Photo taken in March 2015 shows Nintendo Co. President Satoru Iwata (R) and DeNA Co. President Isao Moriyasu shaking hands after a joint press conference in Tokyo on their agreement to jointly develop game software for portable devices and launch a new membership service. The Nintendo president died of a bile duct growth on July 11, the Japanese video game maker said. He was 55. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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DeNA provides free car navigation application for smartphones

Photo taken in Tokyo on May 28, 2015, shows a smartphone installed with DeNA Co.'s free car navigation system app "Naviro." DeNA started the service the same day. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Nintendo, mobile video game firm DeNA agree on capital tie-up

DeNA Co. President Isao Moriyasu (L) and Nintendo Co. President Satoru Iwata shake hands after a joint news conference in Tokyo on March 17, 2015. The two companies agreed on a capital and business tie-up to jointly develop game software for portable devices and launch a new membership service. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Japan Business Federation's 1st female vice chair

Tomoko Namba, founder and chairwoman of online service provider DeNA Co., seen in this file photo, has been appointed by the Japan Business Federation as the first female vice chair in its 75-year history, the business lobby known as Keidanren said on March 8, 2021.

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CORRECTED DeNA in negotiations to purchase Yokohama BayStars

TOKYO, Japan - CORRECTING SECOND SENTENCE Photo taken April 12, 2011, shows spectators at a Central League season-opening game between the Yokohama BayStars and the Chunichi Dragons at Yokohama Stadium in Yokohama, home ground of the BayStars. Mobile-phone gaming company DeNA Co. said Oct. 19, 2011, it is in negotiations to purchase a baseball club, while sources familiar with the matter said the same day that Tokyo Broadcasting System Holdings Inc. has reached a basic agreement with DeNA to sell its majority stake in the BayStars. (Kyodo)

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CORRECTED DeNA in negotiations to purchase Yokohama BayStars

TOKYO, Japan - CORRECTING SECOND SENTENCE Photo taken in October 2010 shows Yokohama Stadium in Yokohama, home ground of the Central League baseball club Yokohama BayStars. Mobile-phone gaming company DeNA Co. said Oct. 19, 2011, it is in negotiations to purchase a baseball club, while sources familiar with the matter said the same day that Tokyo Broadcasting System Holdings Inc. has reached a basic agreement with DeNA to sell its majority stake in the BayStars. (Kyodo)

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DeNA founder becomes 1st female baseball club owner

YOKOHAMA, Japan - Tomoko Namba, founder of mobile gaming company DeNA Co., speaks at a press conference in Yokohama on Jan. 16, 2016, after assuming the position of team owner of the Central League's DeNA BayStars. Namba, 52, became the first woman ever to take over ownership of a Japanese baseball club. (Kyodo)

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DeNA founder becomes 1st female baseball club owner

YOKOHAMA, Japan - Tomoko Namba, founder of mobile gaming company DeNA Co., speaks at a press conference in Yokohama on Jan. 16, 2016, after assuming the position of team owner of the Central League's DeNA BayStars. Namba, 52, became the first woman ever to take over ownership of a Japanese baseball club. (Kyodo)

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DeNA's Namba, Takeo mayor meet press

SAGA, Japan - Tomoko Namba (L), founder and board member of DeNA Co., and Takeo Mayor Keisuke Hiwatashi meet the press in Takeo, Saga Prefecture, on June 25, 2014, on computer programming education for elementary school students. (Kyodo)

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Nakahata introduced as 1st Yokohama DeNA manager

YOKOHAMA, Japan - Former Yomiuri Giants batting coach Kiyoshi Nakahata poses during a press conference in Yokohama on Dec. 9, 2011. The Yokohama DeNA BayStars announced the appointment of Nakahata as their first manager under the ownership of DeNA Co. (Kyodo)

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DeNA's participation in Japanese baseball approved

TOKYO, Japan - Japanese baseball owners hold a meeting at a Tokyo hotel on Dec. 1, 2011, at which they approved the participation of DeNA Co., which operates social gaming platform Mobage, in Japanese baseball. (Kyodo)

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DeNA's participation in Japanese baseball approved

TOKYO, Japan - Makoto Haruta (L), chairman of DeNA Co., which operates social gaming platform Mobage, speaks during a press conference at a Tokyo hotel on Dec. 1, 2011, after Japanese baseball owners approved the company's participation in Japanese baseball. DeNA President Isao Moriyasu is seated next to Haruta. (Kyodo)

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CORRECTED DeNA submits application to NPB

TOKYO, Japan - SWITCHING ORDER OF FIRST, LAST NAME OF DeNA CHAIRMAN Makoto Haruta (R), director and chairman of DeNA Co., hands an application to Kunio Shimoda, secretary general of Nippon Professional Baseball, in Tokyo on Nov. 4, 2011, as DeNA has struck a deal with Tokyo Broadcasting System Holdings Inc. to buy the baseball club Yokohama BayStars. (Kyodo)

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BayStars club president Kaji

TOKYO, Japan - Yokohama BayStars club president Takao Kaji (C) speaks to reporters in Yokohama, south of Tokyo, on Nov. 4, 2011, after the club's parent company Tokyo Broadcasting System Holdings Inc. announced that it has struck a deal to sell the Central League club to mobile game operator DeNA Co. (Kyodo)

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DeNA submits application to NPB

TOKYO, Japan - Haruta Makoto (R), director and chairman of DeNA Co., hands an application to Kunio Shimoda, secretary general of Nippon Professional Baseball, in Tokyo on Nov. 4, 2011, as DeNA has struck a deal with Tokyo Broadcasting System Holdings Inc. to buy the baseball club Yokohama BayStars. (Kyodo)

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Fired BayStars manager Obana

YOKOHAMA, Japan - Yokohama BayStars manager Takao Obana speaks at a press conference in Yokohama on Nov. 22, 2011, after the club announced the same day that they have fired him. The release of Obana came in the wake of Yokohama parent company Tokyo Broadcasting System Holdings Inc. announcing early November that it will sell the Central league club to DeNA Co. (Kyodo)

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Tomoko Namba, new Keidanren vice chair

Tomoko Namba, founder and chairwoman of online service provider DeNA Co., speaks at a press conference in Tokyo after becoming the first female vice chair of the Japan Business Federation, known as Keidanren, on June 1, 2021.

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Tomoko Namba, new Keidanren vice chair

Tomoko Namba, founder and chairwoman of online service provider DeNA Co., speaks at a press conference in Tokyo after becoming the first female vice chair of the Japan Business Federation, known as Keidanren, on June 1, 2021.

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Test run of self-driving delivery vehicle

Photo taken on April 24, 2018, shows a self-driving vehicle used for a test run conducted by Yamato Transport Co. and DeNA Co. in Fujisawa, Kanagawa Prefecture, near Tokyo. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Ride-hailing app in Japan

A woman holds a smartphone running ride-hailing app Taxi Bell in Yokohama city on April 19, 2018. The app, jointly developed by DeNA Co. and the Kanagawa Taxi Association, can be used in Kanagawa Prefecture encompassing the city. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Nissan's self-driving cab

Photo taken in Yokohama, near Tokyo, on Feb. 19, 2018, shows an autonomous taxi to be used in public tests of the ride-hailing service of Nissan Motor Co. and DeNA Co. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Nissan's self-driving car

Hiroto Saikawa (L), chief executive officer of Nissan Motor Co., and Isao Moriyasu, president of DeNA Co., introduce an autonomous vehicle to be used in public tests of their ride-hailing service at a press conference in Yokohama, near Tokyo, on Feb. 23, 2018. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Toshiba to sell B-League basketball team to DeNA

Executives of Toshiba Corp. and DeNA Co., pose during a press conference in Tokyo on Dec. 6, 2017, as Toshiba announces the sale of its professional basketball team, Kawasaki Brave Thunders, to mobile service provider DeNA. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Plagiarism suspected in up to 21,000 DeNA online articles

Isao Moriyasu (C), president of DeNA Co., and other company executives bow in apology at a press conference in Tokyo on March 13, 2017, following revelations that as many as 21,000 articles posted on now-shuttered online information sites run by DeNA are suspected to have been in copyright violation. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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DeNA apologizes amid criticism over inaccurate online articles

Isao Moriyasu, president of Japanese mobile Internet company DeNA Co., speaks at a press conference in Tokyo on Dec. 7, 2016. DeNA apologized after its online health-care information site drew criticism for containing inaccurate articles and using information from other media without permission. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo