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From the Editor
A quote I don't want you to miss. About the misconception that Japanese are not creative. |
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Features |
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Host Nation
Internet data centers are flocking to Japan, the world's second-largest Net market. With electronic and mobile commerce taking off here, they all want a piece of the action. |
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Veni, Vedi, Vended
Vending machines in Japan have been famous forever, but wait till you see their latest offerings. |
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Clash Course
Japan is running out of workers, and it already faces a critical shortage of IT talent. As more foreigners come here to work and live, this country -- and its new residents -- are in for plenty of culture shock. |
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3G Cellular Set For Take-Off
The speed, the handsets, the content developers, Java, the infrastructure, the batteries, the prices -- third-generation cellular is nearly upon us, but tracking its development can make your head spin.
Plus: pics of cool new 3G handset mockups. |
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Different Approaches To Wireless
A clever chart demonstrates how Europe and the US have approached the mobile Net differently than Japan -- and why cellphones here are cooler. |
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Domain Name Org Gets Greedy
The helmsmen of Japan's Internet had an opportunity to steer clear of the monied shoals. They blew it. |
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Five Wireless Myths Dispelled
Kazutomo R. Hori, CEO of mobile content provider and consultancy Cybird, sets the record straight on Japan's wireless Web. |
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People |
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John Nesheim
He wrote the book on going public in the US. What are his thoughts on Japan's venture scene? We asked him on his recent trip here. |
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Arka Roy
Currently at work on a new title for the PlayStation2, this Seamen veteran shares his knowledge and experience on being a game developer in Tokyo. |
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Columns |
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VC Outlook
Partial foreign ownership in Japan's tech startups will lead to greater disclosure, a global perspective, and more flexible, accountable management. |
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Joi's Diary
Met Gnutella founder Gene Kan.
I remember when I was always the youngest and most radical. Not anymore, I guess.
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Research |
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Statistics
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On the shortage of IT workers in Japan, the market here for networked home appliances, and what worries Japan's Internet users. |
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Investor |
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Special Report: Biotech A-Brewin'
After dominating in the '60s, Japan's biotech players lost their way. Does the mapping of the human genome offer a route back to respectability?
Plus: Biotech VC Eugene Satoshi Takagi explains his efforts to kickstart Japan's biotech venture community. |
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Gulfnet Goes Nose-To-Nose With NTT
Its VPN business exists due to NTT's exorbitant telecom fees. Will the telco monolith let this startup survive? |
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On Our Radar Screen
Ventures we're keeping an eye on. This month: Outdoor Japan, Magic Software Japan. |
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Life And Death Startup
WiLLifFE wants to use the Net to improve all the key aspects of users' lives -- and deaths. |
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In Parting |
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Art Department
MIT professor John Maeda's art mixes freedom and form. A ten-year retrospective of his work shows how he does it. |
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Blowfish
If Tokyo were to secede and mint its own money, goes one theory, its currency would enjoy an exchange rate some 20 percent stronger than the yen. |
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