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NTT to turn NTT Data into wholly owned unit

Nippon Telegraph and Telephone Corp. President Akira Shimada (L) and NTT Data Group Corp. President Yutaka Sasaki shake hands at the end of a press conference in Tokyo on May 8, 2025, where NTT unveiled a plan to turn its listed subsidiary NTT Data into a wholly owned unit.

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NTT to turn NTT Data into wholly owned unit

Nippon Telegraph and Telephone Corp. President Akira Shimada (L) and NTT Data Group Corp. President Yutaka Sasaki shake hands at the end of a press conference in Tokyo on May 8, 2025, where NTT unveiled a plan to turn its listed subsidiary NTT Data into a wholly owned unit.

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NTT to turn NTT Data into wholly owned unit

Nippon Telegraph and Telephone Corp. President Akira Shimada (L) and NTT Data Group Corp. President Yutaka Sasaki hold a press conference in Tokyo on May 8, 2025, where NTT unveiled a plan to turn its listed subsidiary NTT Data into a wholly owned unit.

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NTT to turn NTT Data into wholly owned unit

Nippon Telegraph and Telephone Corp. President Akira Shimada (L) and NTT Data Group Corp. President Yutaka Sasaki hold a press conference in Tokyo on May 8, 2025, where NTT unveiled a plan to turn its listed subsidiary NTT Data into a wholly owned unit.

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Toyota, NTT to team up on AI-aided driving

Toyota Motor Corp. President Koji Sato (L) and Nippon Telegraph and Telephone Corp. President Akira Shimada attend a press conference in Tokyo on Oct. 31, 2024, as the two companies agreed to jointly develop a platform using artificial intelligence-supported driving software aimed at reducing vehicle accidents.

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Toyota, NTT to team up on AI-aided driving

Toyota Motor Corp. President Koji Sato (L) and Nippon Telegraph and Telephone Corp. President Akira Shimada shake hands during a press conference in Tokyo on Oct. 31, 2024, as the two companies agreed to jointly develop a platform using artificial intelligence-supported driving software aimed at reducing vehicle accidents.

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Toyota, NTT to team up on AI-aided driving

Toyota Motor Corp. President Koji Sato (L) and Nippon Telegraph and Telephone Corp. President Akira Shimada shake hands during a press conference in Tokyo on Oct. 31, 2024, as the two companies agreed to jointly develop a platform using artificial intelligence-supported driving software aimed at reducing vehicle accidents.

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Toyota, NTT to team up on AI-aided driving

Toyota Motor Corp. President Koji Sato (L) and Nippon Telegraph and Telephone Corp. President Akira Shimada attend a press conference in Tokyo on Oct. 31, 2024, as the two companies agreed to jointly develop a platform using artificial intelligence-supported driving software aimed at reducing vehicle accidents.

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Toyota, NTT to team up on AI-aided driving

Toyota Motor Corp. President Koji Sato (L) and Nippon Telegraph and Telephone Corp. President Akira Shimada shake hands during a press conference in Tokyo on Oct. 31, 2024, as the two companies agreed to jointly develop a platform using artificial intelligence-supported driving software aimed at reducing vehicle accidents.

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Underground internet cables

Nippon Telegraph and Telephone West Corp. on Aug. 22, 2024, unveils to the media an underground tunnel in Osaka where optical fiber cables for internet and phone cables are laid. NTT West said the tunnel is designed to withstand an earthquake with an intensity of 7, the highest level on Japan's seismic scale.

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Underground internet cables

Nippon Telegraph and Telephone West Corp. on Aug. 22, 2024, unveils to the media an underground tunnel in Osaka where optical fiber cables for internet and phone cables are laid. NTT West said the tunnel is designed to withstand an earthquake with an intensity of 7, the highest level on Japan's seismic scale.

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NTT signboard and logo

NTT signboard and logo=Date:September 6, 2023,Place:Tokyo

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NTT signboard and logo

NTT signboard and logo=Date:September 6, 2023,Place:Tokyo

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NTT signboard and logo

NTT signboard and logo=Date:September 6, 2023,Place:Tokyo

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NTT, Toray develop new fabric that measures heart rate

TOKYO, Japan - A man wears a T-shirt made from a new fabric, which can measure data such as the heart rate and brain waves through skin contact, in Tokyo on Jan. 30, 2014. The "hitoe" fabric was developed by Nippon Telegraph and Telephone Corp. and Toray Industries Inc.

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Ex-Itochu chairman Sejima dies at 95

TOKYO, Japan - Ryuzo Sejima (file photo taken in 1997), an Imperial Headquarters staffer-turned-Itochu Corp. chairman, died of old age on Sept. 4 at his Tokyo home. He was 95. While Itochu chairman, Sejima played a major role in privatizing Nippon Telegraph and Telephone Public Corp. and the Japan National Railways as a member of the government's commission on administrative reform. He was also known for his close ties with former Prime Minister Yasuhiro Nakasone.

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NTT West digitalizes horror of people at fun houses

OSAKA, July 14 Kyodo - Nippon Telegraph and Telephone West Corp. unveils in Osaka, western Japan, on July 9, 2015, a sensor (foreground) that digitalizes the degree of horror or excitement people feel at haunted houses and other amusement facilities for display on the monitor screen (C).

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NTT developing street lamp as Wi-Fi access point

OSAKA, Japan - Nippon Telegraph and Telephone West Corp. displays a street lamp, seen in this file photo taken in Osaka, western Japan, on Nov. 19, 2014, under development for use as an access point for Wi-Fi local-area wireless telecommunication service.

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NTT unveils system to locate workers' whereabouts

OSAKA, Japan - Nippon Telegraph and Telephone West Corp. unveils in Osaka, western Japan, on Jan. 7, 2015, a system to locate the whereabouts of people involved in athletic and other events by means of a global position system on smartphones. The system shows the locations of staff and other data on maps displayed on smartphone and personal computer screens.

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NTT West to launch elderly support service via videophone

OSAKA, Japan - A device for the remote elderly support system of Nippon Telegraph and Telephone West Corp. is shown in Osaka in October 2014. NTT West announced on Dec. 19, 2014, it will start the support service via videophone system for elderly people in Nara, western Japan, on a trial basis in February 2015.

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NTT devises small microphone for use at noisy workplaces

TOKYO, Japan - Nippon Telegraph and Telephone Corp. announces in Tokyo on Sept. 24, 2014, the development of a small microphone, as worn by a model in this photo, for use at manufacturing plants, construction sites and other noisy workplaces.

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NTT West unveils project to make music from heart beats

TOKYO, Japan - Singer Ai Otsuka (L) and Nippon Telegraph and Telephone West Corp. President Kazutoshi Murao announce "Smart Hikari Heart Beat Project" on June 10, 2014, in Tokyo. Otsuka will create a piece of music by incorporating heart beats of various people for the project.

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Singer Otsuka to make music from heart beats

TOKYO, Japan - Singer Ai Otsuka attends an event in Tokyo on June 10, 2014, to introduce Nippon Telegraph and Telephone West Corp.'s "Smart Hikari Heart Beat Project" in which she will create a piece of music by incorporating heart beats of various people.

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NTT devises mike that can pick up voice 20 meters away

TOKYO, Japan - Nippon Telegraph and Telephone Corp. displays a newly developed microphone system that picks up only the voice of a designated person from among people about 20 meters away.

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Cloud-based service for medical practitioners

OSAKA, Japan - Nippon Telegraph and Telephone West Corp. shows in Osaka, western Japan, on April 9, 2014, an image of a cloud-based service for medical practitioners in which computed tomography images can be shown on tablet computers and other devices. The company and its partners started offering the service from April 10.

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NTT develops mobile base for communication in disaster

TOKYO, Japan - Nippon Telegraph and Telephone Corp. and its partners including Tohoku University have developed a mobile base station to enable communication using smartphones and other devices in the event that telecommunications infrastructure is destroyed by an earthquake, tsunami or other disaster. A van known as an "ICT Car" that is able to provide a wireless network within a 500-meter radius is pictured in Tokyo on Jan. 28, 2014.

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Japan's power-saving period begins

TOKYO, Japan - A board in the head office of Nippon Telegraph and Telephone East Corp. (NTT East) in Tokyo on July 2, 2012, shows the work schedules of employees, including those working only between 8:30 a.m. and 1 p.m. for two days per week under a "short" working hour system introduced as part of power-saving efforts. A government-requested power-saving period began in Japan the same day to cope with power supply constraints caused by the prolonged halt of nuclear reactors following the March 2011 Fukushima nuclear disaster.

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New NTT Pres. Unoura

TOKYO, Japan - Undated photo shows Nippon Telegraph and Telephone Corp. Vice President Hiroo Unoura. NTT will promote Unoura to president, replacing Satoshi Miura, as part of its effort to rejuvenate its leadership, sources close to the matter said April 17, 2012.

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NTT East employee held in bribery case

TOKYO, Japan - Police investigators enter the headquarters of Nippon Telegraph and Telephone East Corp. in Tokyo's Shinjuku Ward on March 2, 2012. A 36-year-old employee of the company was arrested the same day on suspicion of receiving around 1.3 million yen in kickbacks from a telecom-related company in connection with the regional telephone operator's Flet's TV business, police said.

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NTT DoCoMo to promote fusion of mobile, fixed-line services

TOKYO, Japan - Ryuji Yamada, president of NTT DoCoMo Inc., speaks during an interview with Kyodo News in Tokyo on July 2. Yamada said NTT DoCoMo will promote the joint development of services with fixed-line phone units of the Nippon Telegraph and Telephone Corp. group.

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NTT midterm group net profit slumps 11.9 percent on cost rises

TOKYO, Japan - Norio Wada, president of Nippon Telegraph and Telephone Corp., briefs reporters on the company's group earnings report for the April-September period at the NTT head office in Tokyo on Nov. 10.

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NEC, NTT develop robot helping parents monitor kids at remote sites

TOKYO, Japan - NEC Corp. and Nippon Telegraph and Telephone Corp. said on Oct. 25 they have jointly developed a robot to enable parents to watch over children at remote locations via Net-linked video cameras and instruct it on how to care for them via Net-linked cellphones. The two firms said that they will test the robot at two nursing schools in Tokyo and Minami-Alps, Yamanashi Prefecture, from November to the year-end, with an eye to applying it to commercial use in view of the growing need to protect children from crimes and accidents while parents are away.

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NTT ordered to pay damages to workers who refused to retire

SAPPORO, Japan - Plaintiffs praise a ruling handed down by the Sapporo District Court in Sapporo on Sept. 29. The court ordered Nippon Telegraph and Telephone Corp. to pay a combined 3 million yen in damages to five employees in Hokkaido who were relocated against their will after refusing to retire under the telephone giant's massive restructuring program in 2002.

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NTT ordered to pay damages to workers who refused to retire

SAPPORO, Japan - Lawyers and supporters of five employees of Nippon Telegraph and Telephone Corp. celebrate in front of the Sapporo District Court in Sapporo on Sept. 29 after the court ordered NTT to pay a combined 3 million yen in damages to the employees who were relocated against their will after refusing to retire under NTT's massive restructuring program in 2002.

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NTT to offer new services for growth

TOKYO, Japan - Nippon Telegraph and Telephone Corp. President Norio Wada speaks in a recent interview with Kyodo News in Tokyo.

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NTT sees 1st revenue, profit falls since 1985 privatization

TOKYO, Japan - Nippon Telegraph and Telephone Corp. President Norio Wada (L) says May 12 in Tokyo his company incurred group operating revenue and profit falls in fiscal 2004 for the first time since its 1985 privatization, due to a drop in its mobile phone unit's revenue.

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KDDI to launch discount fixed-line phone service via IP network

TOKYO, Japan - KDDI Corp. President Tadashi Onodera speaks at a press conference in Tokyo on Sept. 15 of the company's plan to launch a discount fixed-line phone service in February 2005 by introducing an Internet protocol-based network. KDDI's basic monthly charge will be significantly cheaper than offered by Nippon Telegraph and Telephone Corp. group firms.

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NTT posts record profit, revenues

TOKYO, Japan - Nippon Telegraph and Telephone Corp. President Norio Wada speaks at a press conference after announcing fiscal 2003 financial result on May 14. NTT set new highs in group operating revenues and net profit in the fiscal year to March 31 thanks to the strong performance of its mobile phone unit, which more than offset a decrease in revenues from its fixed-line telecommunications business.

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NTT reports record-setting group net profit for FY 1st half

TOKYO, Japan - Norio Wada, president of Nippon Telegraph and Telephone Corp. (NTT), briefs reporters in Tokyo on Nov. 11 about the NTT group's earnings report for the first half of the current fiscal year.

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5 carriers file suit over NTT connection fee hike

TOKYO, Japan - The presidents of five telecommunications carriers -- KDDI Corp., Japan Telecom Co., Poweredcom Inc., Cable & Wireless IDC Inc. and Fusion Communications Corp. -- hold a joint press conference in Tokyo on July 17 after filing a suit with the Tokyo District Court against the Ministry of Public Management, Home Affairs, Posts and Telecommunications over the ministry's approval of a hike in connection fees they pay to Nippon Telegraph and Telephone Corp. (NTT).

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NTT returns to profitability

TOKYO, Japan - Nippon Telegraph and Telephone Corp. (NTT) President Norio Wada speaks at a news conference in Tokyo on May 13. NTT said it swung back into the black for the fiscal year ended March 31, but its group revenues fell for the first time since its predecessor opened for business in 1952.

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Walt Disney, NTT tie up for broadband service

TOKYO, Japan - A woman operates 'Disney Wonderland' game software, which will be provided by the Japanese unit of Walt Disney Co. of the United States and the regional phone units of Nippon Telegraph and Telephone Corp. (NTT), at a hotel in Tokyo's Shinjuku Ward on March 27. The two companies have tied up to launch a broadband content distribution service.

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New carriers, U.S. join hands in opposing NTT's fee hike plan

TOKYO, Japan - Officials from new Japanese common carriers sit together with consumers as well as U.S. government officials at a symposium held in Tokyo on March 4 to oppose the telecommunications ministry's plan to let Nippon Telegraph and Telephone Corp. (NTT) raise the interconnection fees it charges to other carriers to access its phone lines. Jessica Webster, first secretary at the U.S. Embassy in Tokyo, told the meeting that the planned fee hike would wipe out benefits from increased competition in Japan's telecom market.

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Ex-NTT Pres. Shinto, convicted in Recruit scandal, dies

TOKYO, Japan - Former Nippon Telegraph and Telephone Corp. (NTT) President Hisashi Shinto, seen in this file photo taken in April 1987, died of pneumonia on Jan. 26 at age 92. Shinto, also former president of Ishikawajima-Harima Heavy Industries Co. (IHI), was convicted of bribery in the 1980s Recruit shares-for-favors scandal.

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NTT planning 'five-sense' communications system

TOKYO, Japan - Nippon Telegraph and Telephone Corp. (NTT) President Norio Wada said Nov. 25 in Tokyo that the company plans to develop a five-sense communications system that enables reproduction of touch, taste and smell as much as possible via telephone and video transmission services.

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NTT posts 1st-ever revenue fall in midyear results

TOKYO, Japan - Norio Wada (L), president of Nippon Telegraph and Telephone Corp. (NTT), speaks at a press conference in Tokyo's Chuo Ward on Nov. 18 about the company's midterm earnings report.

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NTT-ME to start cut-rate IP phone service for ADSL subscribers

TOKYO, Japan - NTT-ME Corp., a Nippon Telegraph and Telephone Corp. arm, said June 28 it will offer a new type of Internet-based phone service for subscribers of the NTT group's asymmetric digital subscriber line (ADSL) service without charging them for the length of phone calls, starting in September. Those ADSL subscribers will be asked to pay only a monthly basic fee of some 1,100 yen if the subscribers talk to each other through compact phone handsets connected to personal computers.

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New NTT chief foresees combination of service units

TOKYO, Japan - Norio Wada, new president of Nippon Telegraph and Telephone Corp. (NTT), speaks in an interview with Kyodo News on June 28. He said that newly established regional service operations may be closed or combined as part of restructuring of Japan's biggest telecom company. ''If they remain in the red, they will be closed,'' Wada said.

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NTT group posts net loss due to heavy special losses

TOKYO, Japan - Junichiro Miyazu (C), president of Nippon Telegraph and Telephone Corp. (NTT), briefs reporters in Tokyo on May 14 about the NTT group's financial results for the fiscal year ended March 31.

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Wada to succeed Miyazu as NTT president

TOKYO, Japan - Junichiro Miyazu (L), president of Nippon Telegraph and Telephone Corp. (NTT), shakes hands with Norio Wada, NTT's senior executive vice president who will replace Miyazu as president in late June, at a news conference in Tokyo on May 14. Miyazu will become an adviser retaining a seat on the board.