October 2000 Issue

On the cover: Ikuo Nishioka
Photographed by Matthias Ley

October 2000
No. 12

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October 2000 Issue

Features
	Ikuo Nishioka: Venture Hobbyist The head of Intel Japan retired early to spend more time with his family. One of his favorite new hobbies: sending wireless Web startups sky high via the JPY 6.5 billion Mobile Internet Capital Fund.

	NTT's Lowered Interconnect Fees: The Beginning of the Beginning It took something as powerful as the New Economy to do it, but NTT's outrageously high interconnect fees are finally being lowered.

	Selling to Japan Online If you're a Net retailer hoping to beat the B2C odds this holiday season, why not tap the world's second-largest economy? First, though, learn how to "click" with the Japanese eshopper.

Filter
	Wireless Walls Are mobile surfers boxed into a walled garden?

	The Net Gets a New Look: Japanese IPv6 promises to refashion the Net, and this time the Japanese aren't letting the Americans make all the decisions.

	Chieko's Diary Our research editor is an avid i-mode user, so, to better understand the phenomenon, we asked her to keep track of how she uses the service in her daily life.

	Daytrading Delayed Online trading is taking off in Japan, but, thanks to onerous government and industry regulations, widespread US-style daytrading will have to wait.

People
	Yoshiaki Sakito He's been with big companies, done big things. Now he heads up the biggest free ISP in Japan, livedoor. But can a free ISP survive when dot-coms everywhere are dropping like flies?

	Masataka Kurihara From online forum moderator to CEO of successful tech integrator Gluegent, this 28-year-old says if you can't buy it off the shelf, just make it yourself.

	Seiichiro Yonekura His "Model J" approach to management could lead Japan out of its technological wilderness and change the world's perception of the nation's innovative capacity.

	Hirohiko Sasaki This businessman/author says his meishi-exchange service is truly new, and he wants to make it a global multilingual service from Japan.

Columns
	Joi's Diary People think the Net happens on top of voice. It's the other way around. Voice is part of the Net and will eventually become free.

Research
	Japan Studies Japan's desire for lifelong learning presents major business opportunities.

	Statistics (PDF-formatted file, Acrobat 4.0 or later required) What time of day do most Japanese surf?

Investor
	Fun 'n Games in the New Economy Japan dominates in videogames, but wireless and broadband are changing the rules. Who will rack up the points now?

	Online Gift Certificates Giftken.com hopes its service will be well received in a gift-giving nation.

	Cross-Cultural Incubator eCrossing is betting that world-class management, an innovative incubation model, and plenty of Japanese experience will make it the idealab of Japan.

	Online Marketing With AI Silver Egg Technology claims its AIgent gets to know you well enough to make shopping recommendations that aren't inane.

	On Our Radar Screen Some interesting companies we're keeping an eye on.

In Parting
	Restaurant: Massa A Terrific Italian Restaurant in Tokyo Run by a 30-Year-Old "Iron Chef."

	Art Department "Sharing options" is what an art form called renga is all about.

	Blowfish The inside poop on TOTO's Washlet, the i-mode of the commode industry.