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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. |
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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. |
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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. |
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Wireless Walls
Are mobile surfers boxed into a walled garden? |
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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. |
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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. |
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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. |
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People |
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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? |
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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. |
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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. |
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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. |
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Columns |
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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. |
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Research |
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Japan Studies
Japan's desire for lifelong learning presents major business opportunities. |
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Statistics
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What time of day do most Japanese surf? |
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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? |
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Online Gift Certificates
Giftken.com hopes its service will be well received in a gift-giving nation. |
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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. |
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Online Marketing With AI
Silver Egg Technology claims its AIgent gets to know you well enough to make shopping recommendations that aren't inane. |
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On Our Radar Screen
Some interesting companies we're keeping an eye on. |
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Restaurant: Massa
A Terrific Italian Restaurant in Tokyo Run by a 30-Year-Old "Iron Chef." |
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Art Department
"Sharing options" is what an art form called renga is all about. |
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Blowfish
The inside poop on TOTO's Washlet, the i-mode of the commode industry. |
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