TT-387 -- Paper-thin batteries, ebiz news from Japan

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Submitted by Terrie Lloyd on August 13, 2006

With its great public transport system, Japan is one of the world's truly personally mobile cultures. There are portable gadgets of all kinds, not least of which include cell phones and music players. Have you ever wondered just how many batteries are needed annually to feed this mobility? We decided to check, and apparently Japanese consumers own more than 100m cell phones and 200m+ personal entertainment and information devices. As a result, they consume about 4.6bn batteries worth JPY700bn (US$5.98bn) yearly, of which about 78% are primary (disposable) batteries.

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FW-95 -- Getting Back on the Frugal Bandwagon

Submitted by Japan Inc on August 12, 2006

Living a frugal lifestyle, like dieting, requires some willpower. Once your will to pinch pennies diminishes, it's hard to continue. Face it: a spendthrift lifestyle is just plain EASIER. Unfortunately, a lack of certain set frugal habits can create "yo-yo" frugality - much like yo-yo dieting, where the same 10 kilograms are lost, and gained, and lost, and gained. Except in this case, it's the same 100,000 yen that is saved, and spent, saved, and spent.

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GW-248 -- Earphones, Digital video camera, CD/DVD eraser

Submitted by Japan Inc on August 11, 2006

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J@pan Inc Magazine Presents:
G A D G E T W A T C H
The Hottest Gadgets and Gizmos from Japan
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Issue No. 248
Friday August 11, 2006

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JIN-379 -- Hiroshima and Yankee Guilt

Submitted by Japan Inc on August 9, 2006

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WW-155 -- Mobile Number Portability - Impact on Market Shares

Submitted by Japan Inc on August 7, 2006

How will the introduction of MNP affect market shares of the carriers?

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GW-247 -- Panasonic's HDTV Photo Player

Submitted by Japan Inc on August 4, 2006

Panasonic's new Photo Player let's you exploit the extra resolution offered by HDTV when you want to show your digital camera pictures to your friends and family.

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