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An Emotional Little Grandma-Companion
As Japan grays, its seniors will need high-tech assistance -- and companionship. |
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Riding The Wave, Carefully
For a young CEO of a cellphone-content venture, Cybird's Kazutomo Hori's approach to expansion is refreshingly cautious. |
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Don't Just Talk to Intelligent Agents -- Be One
AI entrepreneur Hideto Tomabechi works to integrate humans and machines in a "hyperself" architecture. |
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Art Department
Think you know Tokyo? Web artist Chigono will either confirm your familiarity or challenge it. |
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Radar Screen
This month: iBeam and FunMail. |
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Has i-Mode Lost its Mojo?
Or is it just the costly recalls, damaging delays, decreasing growth, and increasing competition? |
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Features |
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The Biotech Micro-Bubble
Biotechnology in Japan is hot among investors -- though not among foreign ones. Does this country have a good chemistry with the industry? PLUS: Under the Microscope: a few interesting samples of biotech ventures in Japan. |
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Fast Country, Part II
Last December, we told you that South Korea was zooming ahead of Japan in all things Internet. Now its battle-tested broadband ventures are invading -- you guessed it -- Japan. |
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Investor Insight |
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The Reit Stuff
Can Japan's new real estate investment market live up to expectations? |
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Commercial Code Reform
How do recent and proposed changes in Japan's investment regulations affect investors in Japanese companies? |
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Putting Your Money Where Your Mouth Is
Nevermind dot-coms -- an increasing number of IPOs come from the restaurant industry. |
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Blowfish |
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Blowfish
On wage disparities, car thefts, bargain burgers, and more. |
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