GW-39

Submitted by Japan Inc on November 29, 2001

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Issue No. 39
Thursday, November 29, 2001

Name: Compal BB Tell
Category: Telephony
Price: Open (but about 128,000 yen)
Release date in Japan: December 2001

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JIN-159 -- Foreign Brokerages Shrink Retail Operations

Submitted by Japan Inc on November 28, 2001

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Issue No. 159
Wednesday, November 28, 2001
Tokyo

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WW-34 -- Maybe the Lessons from Japan's Carriers Just Don't Matter?

Submitted by Japan Inc on November 26, 2001

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Issue No. 34
Monday, November 26, 2001
Tokyo

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+++ Viewpoint:
Maybe the Lessons from Japan's Carriers Just Don't Matter?

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GW-38

Submitted by Japan Inc on November 22, 2001

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Issue No. 38
Thursday, November 22, 2001

Name: Sony Clie
Category: PDA
Price: Open (all)
Release date in Japan: (handhelds and modules) December 8, 2001

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JIN-158 -- Japan to Ease Bankruptcy Laws

Submitted by Japan Inc on November 21, 2001

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Issue No. 158
Wednesday, November 21, 2001
Tokyo

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WW-33 -- i-mode on 3G: The Same as i-mode on 2G (so far)

Submitted by Japan Inc on November 19, 2001

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Issue No. 33
Monday, November 19, 2001
Tokyo

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+++ Viewpoint: i-mode on 3G: The Same as i-mode on 2G (so far)
+++ Noteworthy News
- Mobile Phone Firms Tout New Services
- KDDI is Gaining on DoCoMo
- DoCoMo Rolls Out Wireless Multimedia

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November 2001 Issue

On the cover: Virtual personality Kyoko Date shows that AI is an idea with legs.
Image by HoriPro Inc

November 2001
No. 25


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November 2001 Issue

Upfront

  Attack of the killer freestyle SKI-BOT
This ski-jumping robot lands upright -- mostly.		  
 
  Happy birthday to us
A look back on the events -- from Bit Valley to biotech -- that helped define our first 2 years. 		 
 
  Off the Economic Radar with Eamonn Fingleton
A book-writing contrarian says high-tech manufacturing puts Japan at the top of the heap -- above even the United States. 		 
 
  Japan helps knit the global net
Japan emerges as a key player in international IT and e-business development programs. 		 
 
Bit-sized
PDAs rule. Here are the top ten. 		 
 
Radar Screen
This month: Payment-One, robotics developer ZMP, sculptor Shunji Mitsuyoshi's AGI, and more.		  
 
  Roboman Satoshi Amagai
The head of Sony's Entertainment Robot Company says the firm's famous robopooch isn't a word processor, but maybe it'll read your mail for you. 		 
 
  From the Editor
  
 

Features

  AI
The way you shop, work, and play (and who you idolize) online has been fundamentally altered by artificial intelligence. We help you navigate the next revolution. 		 
 
  Japanese Aesthetics and High-Tech Design
The tea ceremony, ikebana, and bonsai are microcosms perfected -- just like cellphones, Web-enabled appliances, and other silicon gadgets.		  
 
  JDEX Update
The JDEX reflects the bad year that tech stocks had in 2001. We hope that Japan's economy -- and our index -- has bottomed out. 		 
 
Market Entry Special
Entering Japan: Proceed with caution, but don't wait too long...		  
 

Blowfish

  Blowfish
Our favorite fugu says "chiizu," picks at public toothpick use, and shares the innermost secrets of office ladies. 		 
 

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GW-37

Submitted by Japan Inc on November 15, 2001

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Issue No. 37
Thursday, November 15, 2001

Name: Pioneer Pure Vision Select System
Category: AV
Price: (PDP-433HD-U and PDP-503HD) Open, but around 1.1 million yen
and 1.38 million yen, respectively.
Release date in Japan: Early November 2001

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JIN-157 -- JAS President Reportedly Resisted Merger with JAL

Submitted by Japan Inc on November 14, 2001

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Issue No. 157
Wednesday, November 14, 2001
Tokyo

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WW-32 -- Location-based Services, Picture Mail, and How 3G i-mode Differs

Submitted by Japan Inc on November 12, 2001

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Issue No. 32
Monday, November 12, 2001
Tokyo

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+++ Viewpoint:
Location-based Services, Picture Mail, and How 3G i-mode Differs

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