Cho Mu-hyun is based in Seoul, South Korea and covers global tech conglomerates Samsung, LG and technology news in Asia. His English name is Joe and it rhymes with his last name.
The deal marks the South Korean tech giant's first meaningful footprint in Japan's telecom market.
Galaxy A52 5G has a screen with 120Hz refresh rate while Galaxy A72 supports 3x optical zoom.
The South Korean tech giant is expected to unveil the Galaxy A52 and A72 smartphones, which will feature 5G and other specs that were previously reserved only for flagship models.
Samsung's latest E1.S form factor SSD has a power efficiency of 238MBps per watt for sequential writes.
The displays on Samsung's new Galaxy S21 devices are the company's most intelligent so far as they incorporate hardware and software to optimise the experience for each consumer from refresh rates to blue light emission, a company executive says.