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  • 48.8% of Homes Have Net-capable Devices: Ministry

    2002 saw 48.8 percent of the nation’s households sporting Internet-capable electronics equipment, according to the Public Management, Home Affairs, Posts and Telecommunications Ministry. According to the statement including such devices as computers and mobile phones topped 50 percent in the Kanto and Kinki regions.

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    … In Japan, even the bureaucrats consider a cell phone to be an “Internet Device” …

    Posted: 26 February 2003 | Filed: Editor's Note, Japan Market | Feedback | Print |
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