JIN-396 -- Hearing the Soul of Language

Submitted by Japan Inc on December 9, 2006

One day 30 years ago I hopped into a cab in Yokosuka, Kanagawa Prefecture, and uttered a single word: "station." "You speak good Japanese," said the driver. The moral: Japanese have low, if any, expectations, for the mother tongue as rendered by non-native speakers. Which is to say they have a peculiar regard for the national language...

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MMW-106 -- FEATURE: KDDI Set To Launch Digital Radio Service

Submitted by Japan Inc on December 9, 2006

For the last four years now, KDDI/au has been setting the pace in Japan for mobile music services, launching the first mastertone service on its in 2002 and the first full-song download service two years later. The company has recorded a total of over 38 billion mastertone downloads and 78 million full-song over-the-air downloads. They have also achieved impressive handset sales, with more than 22.8 million mastertone-capable and 10.4 million full-song-capable KDDI mobile phones sold in Japan...

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TT-402 -- SourceNext, ebiz news from Japan

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Submitted by Terrie Lloyd on December 4, 2006

If someone asked you to guess which company in Japan sells the most software in this country, most people would probably think Microsoft, Softbank, or Symantec. But the fact is that the seller of the most packages in this country for at least the last 2 years is a company that you've probably never heard of -- SourceNext, a firm located at Roppongi Hills...

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GW-263 -- Thanko Gold Bullion Hub, Epson Endeavor ST100, Sharp Papyrus PW-TC900

Submitted by Japan Inc on December 4, 2006

Name: Thanko Gold Bullion Hub - Category: PC peripheral - Price: 5,980 yen. The Gist: Fool your friends and family for just a few seconds with Thanko's new "Gold Bullion Hub." ...

Name: Epson Endeavor ST100 - Category: Desktop PC - Price: 50,400 yen. The Gist: The Epson Endeavor ST100 isn't much bigger than the Thanko Gold Bullion Hub. In fact, it's almost the same weight. Measuring 75 x 185 x 195mm ...

Name: Sharp Papyrus PW-TC900 - Category: Electronic dictionary - Price: Open Price; estimated around 50,000 yen - The Gist: It looks like even electronic dictionaries are falling victim to convergence...

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