Japan embraces Internet toys
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Japan may have been slow in embracing the Internet but is moving quickly to popularize wireless applications, which are the cutting-edge of Internet technology. For instance, NTT DoCoMo's i-mode, which offer continuous mobile Internet service, is expected to have at least 10 million subscribers by Dec 2000. The i-mode's success has made DoCoMo as Japan's biggest Internet service provider. Its main attraction is giving customers continuous low-cost access to the Web through their cell phones.
Publication Name: Marketing Magazine
Subject: Business, international
ISSN: 1196-4650
Year: 2000
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Post-Tamagochi Japan embraces virtual e-mail pets
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Sony Communications Network Corp has launched its PostPet e-mail software which features cartoon characters to deliver correspondenc to the screen. The software allows users to choose their own virtual pets to deliver e- mails. Among the characters featured in the software are a teddy bear for beginners, a tortoise for users whose friends do not check their e-mail very often, the rabbit for intermediate users and the cat for active users.
Publication Name: Marketing Magazine
Subject: Business, international
ISSN: 1196-4650
Year: 1999
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Not business-as-usual in increasingly wired Japan
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The total value of electronic commerce transactions in Japan is projected to reach 71,160 billion yen (C$816 billion) in 2003, up from 8,658 billion yen (C$117.6 billion) in 1998. Japan continues to trail the US in the business-to-consumer e-commerce by a margin of four to five years, but the gap is expected to be close to three years by 2003. The growth in e- commerce transactions will come mainly from consumer e-commerce.
Publication Name: Marketing Magazine
Subject: Business, international
ISSN: 1196-4650
Year: 1999
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