FW-96 -- Why Google is Great (and Frugal)

Submitted by Japan Inc on August 28, 2006

It is a well-known secret in our family that I am a Google otaku, orGoogle geek. As a translator by profession, I spend many hours each week searching for obscure terminology and usage examples.

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TT-388 -- Are lithium batteries safe? ebiz news from Japan

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Submitted by Terrie Lloyd on August 27, 2006

Back at the end of June (Terrie's Take 380), we carried a news item about a Dell laptop that exploded into flames at a conference here in Japan and which was caught on video.

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MMW-102 -- Label Mobile Introduces 'Rankings Appli' for Realtones

Submitted by Japan Inc on August 24, 2006

Over time, it is likely that this new promotional tool will help the company further increase its already massive share of both the chaku-uta market and the nascent full-song download market on i-mode.

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JIN-381 -- 'Tokyo the Powerful' barges her way into world

Submitted by Japan Inc on August 23, 2006

Headlines across the globe splashed out the Asian giant's
woes: "It happens in Tokyo too: Power cut cripples city"

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GW-249 -- Kimura Metal Industry Unveils the World's Thinnest Keyboard

Submitted by Japan Inc on August 18, 2006

Made of silicon encased in vinyl, this waterproof keyboard can be wound up when not in use.

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JIN-380 -- The Heart of Koizumi

Submitted by Japan Inc on August 18, 2006

When I turned on the news Tuesday morning, I was surprised
to see a live telecast of a motorcade.
The broadcaster's helicopter hovered over the black
limousines as they traveled through streets empty because of
hour and season, this being O-Bon, when Tokyoites return to
hometowns...

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TT-387 -- Paper-thin batteries, ebiz news from Japan

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Submitted by Terrie Lloyd on August 13, 2006

With its great public transport system, Japan is one of the world's truly personally mobile cultures. There are portable gadgets of all kinds, not least of which include cell phones and music players. Have you ever wondered just how many batteries are needed annually to feed this mobility? We decided to check, and apparently Japanese consumers own more than 100m cell phones and 200m+ personal entertainment and information devices. As a result, they consume about 4.6bn batteries worth JPY700bn (US$5.98bn) yearly, of which about 78% are primary (disposable) batteries.

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FW-95 -- Getting Back on the Frugal Bandwagon

Submitted by Japan Inc on August 12, 2006

Living a frugal lifestyle, like dieting, requires some willpower. Once your will to pinch pennies diminishes, it's hard to continue. Face it: a spendthrift lifestyle is just plain EASIER. Unfortunately, a lack of certain set frugal habits can create "yo-yo" frugality - much like yo-yo dieting, where the same 10 kilograms are lost, and gained, and lost, and gained. Except in this case, it's the same 100,000 yen that is saved, and spent, saved, and spent.

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GW-248 -- Earphones, Digital video camera, CD/DVD eraser

Submitted by Japan Inc on August 11, 2006

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J@pan Inc Magazine Presents:
G A D G E T W A T C H
The Hottest Gadgets and Gizmos from Japan
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Issue No. 248
Friday August 11, 2006

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JIN-379 -- Hiroshima and Yankee Guilt

Submitted by Japan Inc on August 9, 2006

The J@pan Inc. Newsletter
Commentary on the Week's Business, Technology and Cultural News
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Issue No. 379
Wednesday August 9, 2006 TOKYO
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@@ VIEWPOINT: Hiroshima and Yankee Guilt

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