Japan Economy Forum

[xesy]

When Final Fantsy XV out, I'll be sure to get a PS4 bundle of it (A PS4 with FFXV decoration and the game itself). Have been a fan of Sony and Square Enix / Squaresoft since I was a kid.

 

[That Guy]

Its sold through 10 million to consumers.

No, go on vgchartz, it's still below 10 million. What Sony has said is that it has sold 10 million to retailers. Again, the number is misleading.

They consider retailers as customers.

Take their language, if they used the word "through" instead of "to", then yes, it would mean that they sold through customers.

 

[Aepsilons]

When Final Fantsy XV out, I'll be sure to get a PS4 bundle of it (A PS4 with FFXV decoration and the game itself). Have been a fan of Sony and Square Enix / Squaresoft since I was a kid.

he he he !

 

[dil_dil]

No, go on vgchartz, it's still below 10 million. What Sony has said is that it has sold 10 million to retailers. Again, the number is misleading.

They consider retailers as customers.

Take their language, if they used the word "through" instead of "to", then yes, it would mean that they sold through customers.

Vgchartz just guess numbers, Sony actually said sold through to consumers and not shipped. They made it pretty clear.

he he he !

Never played any rpg let alone FF. But might play FFXV if they release it.

 

[That Guy]

Vgchartz just guess numbers, Sony actually said sold through to consumers and not shipped. They made it pretty clear.

VGchartz isn't actually made up numbers, they're pretty clear on where they get them from.

You know what? I don't care. I'm a PC guy, it doesn't matter to me who's winning this dumb console peasant fight.

 

[xesy]

he he he !

I used to give up the idea of buying a PS3 when it first announced. But then FF XIII Versus (it was called that at that time) trailer came in, not the official one but the leaked one, and I was immediately pursuaded. I will get a PS4 just for this game alone, still worth it.

 

[TaiShang]

TOKYO —

Sony said Wednesday that global sales of its newest PlayStation have surged past the 10 million mark in less than a year, a record for the Japanese electronics giant.

The PlayStation 4 console, released in November, has been a bright spot for the struggling firm, which launched a sweeping restructuring in a bid to claw its way back to profitability.

The release of the PS4 in the United States and other markets has helped to improve Sony’s fortunes after a disappointing response to the console’s predecessor, the PS3.

Nintendo’s Wii U, launched in late 2012, took more than a year to sell just under six million units.

“The responses we have received for the PS4 system’s unique gameplay experiences… along with its vast game portfolio, has been phenomenal,” Andrew House, president and group CEO of Sony Computer Entertainment, said in a statement.

The PS4 is locked in a battle for dominance of the digital home entertainment market with Microsoft’s Xbox One and the Wii U at a time when consoles are under intense pressure to prove their worth in a world where many now play downloadable games on smartphones and tablets.

Sony launched the console in Japan in February, about four months after it debuted in the United States and well behind many other markets.

The company said it had wanted to give developers more time to exploit the potential of the console in the Japanese gaming market, where top-selling titles are often markedly different from popular offerings in the U.S. and Europe.

Software sales for the console have also been strong, with more than 30 million copies sold in retail stores globally and through digital downloads as of this week, the company said.

It added that there were plans to release a slate of major titles, including “Final Fantasy XV” and “Bloodborne,” while it was also adding new system features to expand players’ gaming experience.

Among the new functions was “Share Play”, which would allow users to play games with their friends as if they are in the same room, such as letting a player remotely take over another person’s controls to help them through tricky sections of a game.

Last month, Sony posted a quarterly profit that it attributed largely to strong demand for the PS4 and a sharp decline in the value of the yen.

Sony’s gaming division has emerged as a potential savior for the company, which is struggling to reinvent itself in the digital age, having been left in the dust by nimbler rivals including South Korea’s Samsung.

Sony PS4 sales surge past record 10 million mark ‹ Japan Today: Japan News and Discussion

Good to see Sony' PS4 beats Microsoft's Xbox One.

Keep going!

 

[Aepsilons]

Japan stocks rise, with techs in the lead

LOS ANGELES (MarketWatch) -- Japanese stocks bobbed higher in early Thursday trade, with techs advancing after a 1% gain for the Nasdaq COMP +1.02% overnight, though some industrials took a hit following weaker-than-expected Japanese machine-order data. The Nikkei Stock Average JP:NIK +0.66% climbed 0.6%, extended the previous day's 0.4% rise, while the Topix added 0.5%. Amid thin volumes and a steady yen (the dollar bought ¥102.47 compared ¥102.46 at the Wednesday close), techs were the leading gainers. Panasonic Corp. JP:6752 +1.18% PCRFF +3.12% rose 1.1%, TDK Corp. JP:6762 +1.80% TTDKF -11.23% added 1.6%, Renesas Electronics Corp. JP:6723 +0.42% RNECY -3.76% rallied 2.5%, and Sony Corp. JP:6758 +1.07% SNE +3.34% improved by 2.1%, extending gains from the previous day, when news hit that sales of Sony's PlayStation 4 videogame console had reached the 10 million mark. Other gainers included Softbank Corp. JP:9984 +1.18% SFTBF +3.50% (up 1.2%), and JFE Holdings Inc. JP:5411 +1.99% JFEEF -8.24% (up 2.3%), while Obayashi Corp. JP:1802 +2.96% OBYCF -0.53% rose 2.2% after the Nikkei business daily reported that the contruction firm will solve a shortage of skilled workers by using newly designed robots to examine foundation excavations. On the downside, Mitsubishi Heavy Industries Ltd. JP:7011 -0.06% MHVYF -4.91% fell 0.2%, Kawasaki Heavy Industries Ltd. JP:7012 +0.80% KWHIY +1.44% lost 0.3%, and Fuji Electric Co. JP:6504 -0.20% FELTF +38.57% fell 0.8%, possibly reacting to data out ahead of the open showing Japan's core machinery orders rose 8.8% in June -- a rebound from the previous month's plunge but well below an expected gain of more than 16%, according to a Wall Street Journal poll.


Japan stocks rise, with techs in the lead - MarketWatch

 

[Aepsilons]

@AUSTERLITZ , @nair , @Ravi Nair , @HariPrasad , @Tshering22

Hakubun Shimomura, minister of education, culture, sports, science and technology visited India last week on the sidelines of the annual Japan Education fair

NEW DELHI: The Japanese government is keen on increasing its intake of students from India, and is facilitating greater academic collaboration between the two countries. Hakubun Shimomura, minister of education, culture, sports, science and technology visited India last week on the sidelines of the annual Japan Education fair, which was attended by 1,300 Indian students. Representatives from nine Japanese universities and one Japanese language school had participated in the fair to reach out to Indian students and emphasise courses that are also taught in English.

There are about 560 Indian students in Japan. The number is very small unlike countries like the US, says Takeshi Yagi, ambassador of Japan to India. "We are keen to expand the flow, and are taking new measures like appointing a study in Japan coordinator and fostering partnerships between universities. Starting this fiscal year, some extra budgets have also been allocated," he adds.

Japanese embassy officials said the government has set aside a budget of 100 million yen (around Rs 6 crore) for deploying 'Study in Japan Coordinator' in three countries including India. It has a budget of 350 million yen (around Rs 20 crore ) for supporting academic partnership programmes between Japanese and Indian universities.

"We have four priority areas for the exchange students: engineering, social sciences, medical sciences and agriculture. The new Indian prime minister does place a lot of importance on Japan. Student exchange programmes should get a boost under the new regime," says Yagi.

Shimomura met with his Indian counterpart, HRD minister Smriti Zubin Irani. In meetings between the two, he mentioned that the Japanese government had a plan to double both foreign students in Japan (to 300,000 from 140,000) and Japanese students studying abroad (to 120,000 from 60,000) by 2020.


Japan eager to boost student intake from India via expansion plans - Economic Times

 

[nair]

The relations are going to be stronger once our PM visit Japan...... There are lot of things to learn from Japan......

 

[HariPrasad]

Bilateral cooperation must increase. It should be multideciplined i.e. Economic cultural, in military etc.

 

[AUSTERLITZ]

Right direction..japan will become one of our biggest economic partners.I love much about the japanese-history,lifeview,football fans,people are polite and disciplined but competitive,manga(and um.. also the hentai),electronic goods,cars,work ethic,there's also the buddhist connection...all except food.No salt or spices.Hope to visit japan one day as a tourist.

 

[Chronos]

@AUSTERLITZ , @nair , @Ravi Nair , @HariPrasad , @Tshering22

Hakubun Shimomura, minister of education, culture, sports, science and technology visited India last week on the sidelines of the annual Japan Education fair

NEW DELHI: The Japanese government is keen on increasing its intake of students from India, and is facilitating greater academic collaboration between the two countries. Hakubun Shimomura, minister of education, culture, sports, science and technology visited India last week on the sidelines of the annual Japan Education fair, which was attended by 1,300 Indian students. Representatives from nine Japanese universities and one Japanese language school had participated in the fair to reach out to Indian students and emphasise courses that are also taught in English.

There are about 560 Indian students in Japan. The number is very small unlike countries like the US, says Takeshi Yagi, ambassador of Japan to India. "We are keen to expand the flow, and are taking new measures like appointing a study in Japan coordinator and fostering partnerships between universities. Starting this fiscal year, some extra budgets have also been allocated," he adds.

Japanese embassy officials said the government has set aside a budget of 100 million yen (around Rs 6 crore) for deploying 'Study in Japan Coordinator' in three countries including India. It has a budget of 350 million yen (around Rs 20 crore ) for supporting academic partnership programmes between Japanese and Indian universities.

"We have four priority areas for the exchange students: engineering, social sciences, medical sciences and agriculture. The new Indian prime minister does place a lot of importance on Japan. Student exchange programmes should get a boost under the new regime," says Yagi.

Shimomura met with his Indian counterpart, HRD minister Smriti Zubin Irani. In meetings between the two, he mentioned that the Japanese government had a plan to double both foreign students in Japan (to 300,000 from 140,000) and Japanese students studying abroad (to 120,000 from 60,000) by 2020.


Japan eager to boost student intake from India via expansion plans - Economic Times

Inviting Indians to your country? Biggest mistake of your life

 

[HariPrasad]

I believe that there should be a Japan india collaboration in number of area. It will be a win win for both countries. Example is Maruti Suzuki. Today Indian arm has surpassed Japanese parent Suzuki company.

 

[nair]

Inviting Indians to your country? Biggest mistake of your life

How big a mistake it is, one need to ask NZ