삼성전자가 일본 스마트폰 시장에서 고전하고 있다.시장조사업체 스트래티지애널리틱스(SA)는 3분기 일본 시장의 제조사별 스마트폰 시장점유율을 집계한 결과, 삼성전자가 판매량 100만대로 점유율 9.9%를 기록했다고 24일 발표했다.삼성전자의 일본 시장 스마트폰 판매량은 지난해 4분기에 190만대를 기록했으나 올해 들어 1분기 140만대, 2분기 130만대, 3분기 100만대로 계속 내리막길을 걷고 있다.시장점유율도 지난해 4분기 17%에서 14.1%와 13%로 떨어진 데 이어 3분기에는 결국 10%선을 지켜내지 못했다.이에 따라 업계 순위도 지난해 4분기 2위에서 올해 1∼2분기 3위로 한 계단 내려선 데 이어 3분기에는 4위로 내려앉았다. 전자업계에서는 이대로 가다가는 분기 판매량 100만대를 지켜낼 수 있을지도 의문이란 전망이 나오고 있다.삼성전자가 일본 시장에서 고전하는 이유는 애플의 새 아이폰 출시와 소니의 부활, 다른 일본 토종 업체들의 선전 때문이다.아이폰5s와 5c를 앞세

Samsung Electronics Co., the world's largest smartphone maker, has suffered a drop in its smartphone sales in the Japanese market due to aggressive marketing activities by Apple Inc. and smaller Japanese rivals, data showed Sunday. According to the data by technology research firm Strategy Analytics, Samsung sold 1 million smartphones in the market in the July-September period of the year, down 300,000 units from the second quarter. Samsung's sales in the market have been on the decline for thre

The recidivism rate among sex offenders has dropped somewhat over the past year due in part to stronger oversight by the police, data showed Sunday.According to the National Police Agency (NPA), a total of 24,471 sex offenders have been arrested nationwide since November last year. Of that total, 1,556 offenders were found to have committed the same crime before, marking a recidivism rate of 6.35 percent.Over the same period between 2011 and 2012, the rate was 8.01 percent, according to the NPA.

Samsung Electronics Co., the world's leading chipmaker, is likely to retain its No. 2 ranking in the global semiconductor market this year, holding the double-digit market share for the second year in a row, a report showed Sunday. According to the latest report by industry research firm IHS iSuppli, Samsung is expected to post $33.45 billion in chip sales in 2013, up 7 percent from a year ago. The South Korean company's market share in the chip market is predicted to increase to 10.5 percent th

GENEVA -- The United States said Saturday it was "deeply concerned" and committed to defending Japan after China announced an air zone in the East China Sea that includes disputed islands.In a move that US ally Japan branded as "very dangerous," China said it was setting up the "air defense identification zone" over the islands administered by Tokyo to "guard against potential air threats."In similar statements, Secretary of State John Kerry and Secretary of Defense Chuck Hagel said that the Uni

South Korea successfully fired off an Israeli precision-guided missile capable of striking North Korean coastal artillery on its Yellow Sea border islands last month, the Marine Corps said Friday, the first test-firing since their deployment on northwestern islands in May.The satellite-guided Spike missiles, which have a range of about 20 kilometers and weigh 70 kilograms, have been forward deployed in Yeonpyeong and Baengnyeong Islands to deter provocations by North Korea. They are designed to

South Korean stocks closed 1.16 percent lower Thursday as investors' sentiment was dented by rising woes over an anticipated tapering of U.S. quantitative easing moves, analysts said. The local currency fell against the U.S. dollar.The benchmark Korea Composite Stock Price Index (KOSPI) shed 23.46 points to finish at 1,993.78. Trading volume was low at 281.3 million shares worth 3.24 trillion won ($3.07 billion) with losers outnumbering gainers 576 to 230.Analysts said Seoul shares lost ground a

South Korean law enforcement officials tend to have a lower sensitivity to child abuse than the general public, a survey suggested on Thursday.The survey, the first of its kind here, was commissioned by the Ministry of Justice and conducted last year on 190 professionals handling child abuse -- 51 prosecutors, 54 judges, and 85 police officers.One question on the survey involved a scenario in which a sick child is left unattended. While about 90 percent of the general public viewed the case as c

20일 이화여대 노충래•정익중 교수팀(사회복지학)은 법무부 의뢰를 받아 지난해 여성•아동전담 검사 51명, 판사 54명, 여성청소년계 경찰관 85명 등 190명을 대상으로 ‘법집행담당자의 아동학대 인식’을 조사한 결과를 밝혔다. 국내에서 법집행자를 대상으로 아동학대 인식을 연구한 것은 처음이다. 아동학대 조치의 모든 과정을 책임지는 경찰관과 검사, 판사 등 법집행자들의 아동학대 인식이 일반인보다도 낮다는 조사 결과가 나왔다. 그 중 경찰관의 민감도가 가장 낮았다. 아동학대로 접수된 사건이 실제 고소•고발로 이어지는 비율이 6.4%에 불과하고, 벌금이나 집행유예 등 가벼운 처벌은 낮은 아동학대 인식수준 때문이라고 지적했다. . 즉 일반인과 신고의무자의 90%가 아동학대라고 답한 것과 반대로 의료방임을 학대로 말한 비율은 경찰관 44.7%, 검사 45.1%, 판사 43.4%였다. 이에 대해 ‘벨트와 막대기 등의 딱딱한 물건으로 아이 엉덩이를 때린 행위’를 신체 학대로 인정한