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NTT Docomo to acquire SBI Sumishin Net Bank

NTT Docomo Inc. President Yoshiaki Maeda speaks at a press conference in Tokyo on May 29, 2025. The Japanese mobile carrier giant said the same day it will make SBI Sumishin Net Bank a subsidiary to diversify its operations.

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NTT Docomo to acquire SBI Sumishin Net Bank

File photo taken in July 2022 shows a building housing the head office of NTT Docomo Inc. in Tokyo. The Japanese mobile phone operator plans to acquire SBI Sumishin Net Bank to diversify its operations as growth slows in its core telecommunications segment, according to a source close to the matter on May 29, 2025.

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NTT Docomo to commercialize flying telecom bases in 2026

Photo taken in Tokyo on June 3, 2024, shows a model of a flying telecom station used in high-altitude platform services that Japanese mobile carrier NTT Docomo Inc. aims to commercialize in 2026 to establish a system that can quickly restore connectivity in the event of disruptions caused by earthquakes or other disasters.

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NTT Docomo to commercialize flying telecom bases in 2026

Photo taken in Tokyo on June 3, 2024, shows a model of a flying telecom station used in high-altitude platform services that Japanese mobile carrier NTT Docomo Inc. aims to commercialize in 2026 to establish a system that can quickly restore connectivity in the event of disruptions caused by earthquakes or other disasters.

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NTT DoCoMo, Inc. briefing on financial results for FY2023 and forecast for FY2024

NTT DOCOMO's financial results for fiscal year 2023 and forecast for fiscal year 2024. Photo shows Akira Shimada, President and Representative Director of NTT. ＝May 10, 2024, in Tokyo

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NTT DOCOMO FY2023 Financial Results FY2024 Earnings Forecast Briefing

NTT DOCOMO Presentation of Financial Results for FY2023 and Forecast for FY2024. Photo: Motoyuki Ii, President and Representative Director of NTT DOCOMO, Inc. ＝May 10, 2024, in Tokyo

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Test-run of self-driving electric bus

A self-driving electric bus is given a test run in Nagakute, Aichi Prefecture on Oct. 24, 2023, in a project involving the central Japan prefecture and business including NTT Docomo Inc.

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Test-run of self-driving electric bus

A self-driving electric bus is given a test run in Nagakute, Aichi Prefecture on Oct. 24, 2023, in a project involving the central Japan prefecture and business including NTT Docomo Inc.

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NTT Docomo to make online brokerage Monex a subsidiary

NTT Docomo to make online brokerage Monex a subsidiary. Photo from left to right: Yoshiaki Maeda, Executive Vice President and Representative Director of NTT DOCOMO, Motoyuki Ii, President and Representative Director of NTT DOCOMO, Oki Matsumoto, Chairman and Representative Executive Officer of Monex Group, Yuko Seimei, President and CEO of Monex Group, Inc.=Date:October 4, 2023, Place:Tokyo

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Rakuten mulls new cell phone venture: sources

TOKYO, Japan, Dec. 14 Kyodo - Photo taken in Tokyo in December 2016 shows a Rakuten store selling low-priced mobile phones. Japanese e-commerce giant Rakuten Inc. is considering entering the domestic mobile telecommunications market, taking on an industry currently dominated by NTT Docomo Inc., KDDI Corp. and SoftBank Group Corp., sources familiar with the matter said on Dec. 14, 2017.

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Research launched on pregnancy-induced diseases

TOKYO, Japan - Narumi Umeda (R), director of NTT Docomo Inc.'s Research Laboratories, poses with Nobuo Yaegashi, deputy executive director of Tohoku Medical Megabank Organization, at a press conference in Tokyo on Nov. 19, 2014, announcing the launch of a joint project to establish mobile monitoring methods for the prevention and early detection of pregnancy-induced diseases.

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Japanese mobile phone carriers launch new Apple iPads

TOKYO, Japan - A staff member at an NTT Docomo Inc. outlet in Tokyo explains the company's trade-in campaign on Oct. 24, 2014, to a customer holding an iPad Air 2 tablet, as Japan's three major mobile phone carriers launch sales of Apple Inc.'s two new tablets. NTT Docomo, which started iPad sales in June well after KDDI Corp. and Softbank Mobile Corp., is hoping to win over customers from its smaller rivals by offering the trade-in campaign, under which it will buy older iPads, including those sold by other companies, for up to 21,600 yen.

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Kids demonstrate how to wear GPS watches

TOKYO, Japan - Children show off the Docotch 01, NTT Docomo Inc.'s sensor-laden 3G wristwatches, on Sept. 30, 2014. The GPS-enabled device will allow parents to monitor their child's whereabouts

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NTT Docomo's GPS watch for children unveiled

TOKYO, Japan - NTT Docomo Inc.'s GPS-enabled Docotch 01 wristwatch which allows parents to monitor their child's whereabouts is seen in this undated photo. The sensor-laden 3G device will go on sale March 2015.

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Docomo unveils hi-res smartphone for winter lineup

TOKYO, Japan - NTT Docomo Inc. shows a new Sony smartphone in Tokyo on Sept. 30, 2014. The device featuring high-resolution audio and other functions is among the latest devices for its winter lineup.

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NTT Docomo to set up machine translation startup

TOKYO, Japan - Minoru Eto (C), head of NTT Docomo Inc.'s R&D Strategy Department, and other officials clasp hands at a press meeting in Tokyo on Sept. 29, 2014, held to announce the launch of a machine translation startup in a joint venture with two other firms. Eto is to assume the presidency of the new company.

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Apple's new iPhone models go on sale in Japan

TOKYO, Japan - Kaoru Kato (L), president of cellphone service provider NTT Docomo Inc., hands the latest model of Apple Inc.'s iPhone to a man, who was first in a queue of customers lining up to purchase the smartphone, in Tokyo's Yurakucho district on Sept. 19, 2014. Apple launched sales of the latest models of its popular smartphone, iPhone 6 and iPhone 6 Plus, the same day in Japan.

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SoftBank group posts record profit of 527.04 bil yen

TOKYO, Japan - Masayoshi Son, chairman and chief executive officer of SoftBank Corp., smiles during a press conference in Tokyo on May 7, 2014. Son said Softbank's group net profit for the past year to March surged 41.5 percent from a year earlier to a record 527.04 billion yen. The company's group net profit topped that of NTT Docomo Inc. for the first time.

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Young entrepreneurs aided by NTT Docomo Ventures scheme

TOKYO, Japan - Young entrepreneurs take part in NTT Docomo Ventures Inc.'s scheme to assist in business start-ups in Tokyo in March 2014.

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NTT Docomo president

BARCELONA, Spain - Kaoru Kato, president of NTT Docomo Inc., delivers a speech at the Mobile World Congress 2014 in Barcelona, Spain, on Feb. 25, 2014.

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NTT Docomo to start selling iPad

TOKYO, Japan - Kazuto Tsubouchi, senior executive vice president of NTT Docomo Inc., is interviewed by Kyodo News in Tokyo on Nov. 20, 2013. The mobile phone carrier will start selling Apple Inc.'s iPad tablet computers soon, Tsubouchi said.

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iPhone 5s, iPhone 5c on sale

TOKYO, Japan - NTT Docomo Inc. President Kaoru Kato (L) hands an iPhone to the first customer in Tokyo on Sept. 20, 2013, as Apple Inc.'s newest iPhone models, iPhone 5s and iPhone 5c, went on sale the same day. NTT Docomo started selling iPhones the same day.

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Wearable terminal

TOKYO, Japan - Photo shows the Intelligent Glasses, a wearable terminal developed by NTT Docomo Inc. The mobile communications service provider said on Sept. 17, 2013, it will unveil the device at the CEATEC Japan high technology exhibition starting on Oct. 1, 2013, in Chiba east of Tokyo.

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NTT Docomo's new smartphones

TOKYO, Japan - NTT Docomo Inc. unveils a lineup of new smartphones for the summer season, including the smartphone version of its ''Raku-Raku'' user-friendly mobile phone series targeting the elderly (far R), at its promotional event at a Tokyo hotel on May 16, 2012. The lineup of 16 smartphones also includes models compatible with its ''Xi'' high-speed data communication service.

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NTT Docomo's new smartphones

TOKYO, Japan - NTT Docomo Inc. unveils a lineup of new smartphones for the summer season at its promotional event at a Tokyo hotel on May 16, 2012. The lineup of 16 smartphones includes the smartphone version of its ''Raku-Raku'' user-friendly mobile phone series targeting the elderly, and models compatible with its ''Xi'' high-speed data communication service.

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NTT Docomo's new smartphones

TOKYO, Japan - Actress Maki Horikita (L) and actor Ken Watanabe appear in NTT Docomo Inc.'s promotional event for its new lineup of smartphones for the summer season, at a Tokyo hotel on May 16, 2012. NTT Docomo unveiled a lineup of 16 new smartphones including the smartphone version of its ''Raku-Raku'' user-friendly mobile phone series targeting the elderly, while adding models compatible with its ''Xi'' high-speed data communication service.

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New NTT Docomo Pres. Kato

TOKYO, Japan - Undated photo shows NTT Docomo Inc. Vice President Kaoru Kato. Kato will be shortly promoted to president, sources close to the matter said April 17, 2012.

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Smartphone-only TV channels

TOKYO, Japan - Harunari Futatsugi (C), president of mmbi inc., a subsidiary of Japan's top cellphone service provider NTT Docomo Inc., smiles during a ceremony in Tokyo's Roppongi district on April 1, 2012, to mark the launch of its Nottv service, Japan's first TV channels aimed exclusively at smartphone and tablet computer users.

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NTT Docomo's Disney smartphone

TOKYO, Japan - Two models of NTT Docomo Inc.'s new ''Disney Mobile on docomo'' smartphones are pictured in Tokyo on Feb. 1, 2012. The mobile phone service operator said the same day it will launch the smartphones, featuring Disney characters and offering various services in cooperation with Walt Disney Co. (Japan) Ltd., from late in the month.

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Docomo execs to face pay cuts

TOKYO, Japan - NTT Docomo Inc. President Ryuji Yamada heads to a press conference in Tokyo on Jan. 27, 2012. He and five other executives at Japan's largest mobile phone carrier will face pay cuts over a series of communications service disruptions since 2011.

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Docomo execs to face pay cuts

TOKYO, Japan - NTT Docomo Inc. President Ryuji Yamada stands up after a press conference in Tokyo on Jan. 27, 2012. Yamada and five other executives at Japan's largest mobile phone carrier face pay cuts over a series of communications service disruptions since 2011.

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Docomo execs to face pay cuts

TOKYO, Japan - NTT Docomo Inc. President Ryuji Yamada speaks at a press conference in Tokyo on Jan. 27, 2012. Yamada and five other executives at Japan's largest mobile phone carrier face pay cuts over a series of communications service disruptions since 2011.

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NTT Docomo service disruption

TOKYO, Japan - Fumio Iwasaki (L), executive vice president of NTT Docomo Inc., bows with others at a press conference in Tokyo on Jan. 26, 2012, in apology for the previous day's disruption of the company's texting and mobile phone services. The mobile phone service operator said the trouble was due to data traffic through packet-switching equipment exceeding processing capability.

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NTT Docomo service disruption

TOKYO, Japan - Fumio Iwasaki (L), executive vice president of NTT Docomo Inc., speaks at a press conference in Tokyo on Jan. 26, 2012, on the previous day's disruption of the company's texting and mobile phone services. The mobile phone service operator said the trouble was due to data traffic through packet-switching equipment exceeding processing capability.

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NTT Docomo's Galaxy S II LTE smartphone

TOKYO, Japan - Galaxy S II LTE smartphones, which NTT Docomo Inc. began selling on Nov. 24, 2011, are pictured the same day in Tokyo. The products are NTT Docomo's first smartphones compatible with Xi, its next-generation high-speed communication service.

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NTT Docomo suspends sales of new smartphone

TOKYO, Japan - Photo shows the new Regza Phone T-01D smartphone, which NTT Docomo Inc. began selling on Nov. 18, 2011. The Japanese mobile telecommunications giant suspended sales of the handset the same day due to malfunctioning.

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NTT Docomo to boost smartphone lineup

TOKYO, Japan - Women hold NTT Docomo Inc.'s Android-based smartphone models capable of using the company's high-speed data communication service called Xi in Tokyo on Oct. 18, 2011. NTT Docomo said it will expand its lineup of smartphones to counter competition with rivals selling the new Apple iPhone.

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iPhone 4S launched in Japan

TOKYO, Japan - A customer in a mask resembling the late Apple Inc. co-founder Steve Jobs waits for the iPhone 4S launch in front of an Apple store in Tokyo's Ginza district on Oct. 14, 2011. Softbank Mobile Corp. and KDDI Corp. began selling the new version of the Apple smartphone in Japan the same day, starting a fierce competition by the two rival mobile phone operators to chase market leader NTT Docomo Inc.

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iPhone 4S launched in Japan

TOKYO, Japan - A customer tries out an iPhone 4S sample in an ''au'' store, run by KDDI Corp., in Tokyo's Shibuya Ward on Oct. 14, 2011. KDDI and Softbank Mobile Corp. launched the new version of Apple Inc.'s popular smartphone in Japan the same day, starting a fierce competition by the two rival mobile phone operators to chase market leader NTT Docomo Inc.

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iPhone 4S launched in Japan

TOKYO, Japan - Masayoshi Son, chief executive officer of Softbank Mobile Corp., attends a ceremony marking the launch of the iPhone 4S at one of the company's outlets in Tokyo's Shibuya Ward on Oct. 14, 2011. Softbank and KDDI Corp. launched the new version of Apple Inc.'s popular smartphone in Japan the same day, starting a fierce competition by the two rival mobile phone operators to chase market leader NTT Docomo Inc.

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iPhone 4S launched in Japan

TOKYO, Japan - Confetti fills the air during the countdown for the iPhone 4S launch at a Softbank Mobile Corp. outlet in Tokyo's Shibuya Ward on Oct. 14, 2011. Softbank and KDDI Corp. launched the new version of Apple Inc.'s popular smartphone in Japan the same day, starting a fierce competition by the two rival mobile phone operators to chase market leader NTT Docomo Inc.

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iPhone 4S launched in Japan

TOKYO, Japan - A woman shows off her just-purchased iPhone 4S at a Softbank Mobile Corp. store in Tokyo's Shibuya Ward on Oct. 14, 2011. Softbank and KDDI Corp. launched the new version of Apple Inc.'s popular smartphone in Japan the same day, starting a fierce competition by the two rival mobile phone operators to chase market leader NTT Docomo Inc.

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iPhone 4S launched in Japan

TOKYO, Japan - Takashi Tanaka, president of KDDI Corp., attends a ceremony marking the launch of the iPhone 4S at one of the company's outlets in Tokyo's Shibuya Ward on Oct. 14, 2011. KDDI and Softbank Mobile Corp. launched the new version of Apple Inc.'s popular smartphone in Japan the same day, starting a fierce competition by the two rival mobile phone operators to chase market leader NTT Docomo Inc.

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NTT Docomo unveils smartphone jacket to measure radiation

TOKYO, Japan - NTT Docomo Inc. unveils a prototype of a smartphone cover capable of measuring radiation levels in Tokyo on Sept. 21, 2011.

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NTT Docomo's tablet computers

TOKYO, Japan - Two women hold the tablet computers Galaxy Tab (L) and Arrows Tab (R) unveiled by NTT Docomo Inc. in Tokyo on Sept. 8, 2011. The devices, compatible with NTT Docomo's ''Xi'' high-speed data communications service for the first time, will be put on the market in Japan in October.

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Small-sized Xperia smartphone

TOKYO, Japan - Fashion model Arisa Urahama (C) shows off Sony Ericsson's Xperia ray SO-03C, a compact version of the Xperia smartphone of NTT Docomo Inc., during a demonstration in Tokyo on Aug. 10, 2011. NTT Docomo said it will launch the smartphone on Aug. 27 targeting mainly women.

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Small-sized Xperia smartphone

TOKYO, Japan - Photo shows Sony Ericsson's Xperia ray SO-03C, a compact version of the Xperia smartphone of NTT Docomo Inc. NTT Docomo said on Aug. 10, 2011, it will launch the smartphone on Aug. 27 targeting mainly women.

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NTT Docomo tablet to counter iPad

TOKYO, Japan - NTT Docomo Inc. unveils a lineup of three new products in Tokyo on Feb. 24, 2011. They are the Optimus Pad (R), a multifunction tablet computer to compete with Apple Inc.'s iPad, and new smartphones the Xperia arc (C) and the Medias (L). The products will be put on sale in Japan in March.

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Docomo's e-book reader SH-07C

TOKYO, Japan - Photo shows NTT Docomo Inc.'s e-book reader SH-07C. Docomo plans to sell the device from Jan. 21, 2011, as the company and Dai Nippon Printing Co. launched a joint-venture e-bookstore 2Dfacto.

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Docomo starts high-capacity broadband data service

TOKYO, Japan - Photo shows a data terminal for NTT Docomo Inc.'s ''Xi'' (pronounced ''crossy'') high-capacity wireless data communications service, which was launched on Dec. 24, 2010. The service became available for PCs through dedicated portable devices in Tokyo, Osaka and Nagoya.