March 2003 Issue

On the cover: Enersto Hoost battling in the K-1 World GP 2002 Final in Tokyo. He eventually won the championship and the $400,000 price money.

March 2003
No. 41

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March 2003 Issue

Upfront
	Booming IP Telephony Challenges NTT's Telecom Empire Did you know that NTT had held a de factor monopoly in the fixed phone business for the past 100 years?

	Coming up next month

	To the Editor What our readers have to say

	Shopping On The Small Screen Girls Walker shows that young women will even use their keitai to shop till they drop.

	'Independence' That Counts MBOs are becoming a viable tool for Japanese firms looking to break with foreign parents.

	So Much for Conventional Wisdom Gregory Clark argues that the usual arguments about what ails the Japanese economy are off the mark.

	The Pulse 2 The best of J@pan Inc's newsletters

	Riding through the Tokyo Streets in Style Getting around in Tokyo can be a hassle!!

	The Pulse - The word on the Street from the heart of Tokyo - China pc market - Secom, Chiba Police Use GPS Technology to Nail Stalkers - Breaks to go to Investment funds

	Sony Tries to Revive Troubled Aiwa Brand Hirauchi shows off Aiwa's Net MP3 Player

	Contributors Gregory Clark, Stefan Whitwel and Robert Juppe

	From the Editor Buying Land: The Inside Story - Mailmags Make Millions - What awaits the Ogasawaras?

Features
	Japan's Fight Clubs Roland Kelts takes us into the heart of Japan's fight world, a big, bad, booming industry that is branching out overseas.

	Cash On The Table: An Expat's Tale Real Estate Part 2

	Searching for the Bottom Real Estate: Part 1 - This two-part feature brings you analysis of Japan's land prices from real estate expert Stefan Whitwell and a firsthand account of what it's like to buy land as a foreigner from Robert Juppe.

	Does Paradise Need a Parking Lot? The Ogasawaras are Tokyo's farthest-flung suburbs and some of the world's most exotic islands. That's why developers have been toying with the idea of turning them into another Waikiki.

News & Info
	The Story of J@pan Inc

Investor
	Reflation and Gold Loom on the Horizon Reflation and gold loom on the horizon, says analyst Darrel Whitten.

Blowfish
	Blowfish Sleeper trains, the bowling fad, miso soup preferences, taxi mileage programs and calling the cops.