JIN-349 -- Sins of the Fathers: The Burden of the Yodogo Group's Children

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Issue No. 349
Monday December 19, 2005 TOKYO

+++ VIEWPOINT: Sins of the Fathers: The Burden of the Yodogo Group's Children

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JIN-348 -- Where's the Beef?

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Issue No. 348
Saturday December 17, 2005 TOKYO

+++ VIEWPOINT: Where's the Beef?

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WW-149 -- Virtual Wallet Services The end of the cash era?

Despite the efforts of credit card companies, the majority of payments in Japan are still made in cash. Japanese love cash. Major players like Sony, Japan Railways East (JR East), the am/pm convenience store chain, and mobile carriers have launched a huge initiative to push virtual wallets on mobile phones. Can the combination of mobile and smart card technology change the way Japanese make payments?

GW-218

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G A D G E T W A T C H
The Hottest Gadgets and Gizmos from Japan
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Issue No. 218
Friday December 16, 2005

1. AOpen MP915-B
2. Hitachi FLORA Se210
3. Nagase TRANSGEAR HMP-100

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PII-37 -- Venture Company File Number Three

A company which specializes in making a small range of specialized connectors doesn't sound very sexy. It also sounds like a business that is very vulnerable to competition from China.

FW-81 -- Amazing Frugal Uses for Everyday Things

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MMW-90 -- Warner Experiments With Mobile Bundling

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Issue No. 90
Monday, December 12, 2005
Tokyo

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GW-217

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G A D G E T W A T C H
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Issue No. 217
Monday December 12, 2005

1. Princeton PKV-02MM KVM switch
2. minipc.jp CF700
3. Creative Zen Neeon

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JIC Sponsored Interviews

JIN-347 -- "Warm Biz" Is Hot Business for Sportswear Manufacturers

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Issue No. 347
Saturday November 26, 2005 TOKYO

+++ VIEWPOINT: "Warm Biz" Is Hot Business for Sportswear Manufacturers

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GW-216

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G A D G E T W A T C H
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Issue No. 216
Friday November 25, 2005

1. Windows XP 20th Anniversary Edition
2. Green House GH-MM series
3. Toshiba gigabeat P series

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