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  2. Japanese mobile phone culture - Wikipedia

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    Japan was a leader in mobile phone technology. The first commercial camera phone was the Kyocera Visual Phone VP-210, released in Japan in May 1999. [2] The first mass-market camera phone was the J-SH04, a Sharp J-Phone model sold in Japan in November 2000. [3] It could instantly transmit pictures via cell phone telecommunication. [4]

  3. Mobile phones and driving safety - Wikipedia

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    Japan prohibits hand-held mobile phone or mobile device use while driving. New Zealand has banned hand held mobile phone use since 1 November 2009. Many states in the United States have banned texting on cell phones while driving. Some states allow for drivers to use a cell phone mount but some states do not.

  4. Mobile phone - Wikipedia

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    Japan prohibits all mobile phone use while driving, including use of hands-free devices. New Zealand has banned hand-held cell phone use since 1 November 2009. Many states in the United States have banned texting on cell phones while driving. Illinois became the 17th American state to enforce this law. [85]

  5. List of mobile phone brands by country - Wikipedia

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    Grundig Mobile: Hagenuk Telecom GmbH: insolvency in 1997, mobile phone development and manufacturing business acquired by Telital in 1998 [9] Siemens Mobile: Acquired by BenQ Corporation in 2005 to form BenQ Mobile: Telefunken Italy: Onda Mobile Communication India: YU Televentures: Was a subsidiary of Micromax Indonesia: Nexian Japan: Sanyo ...

  6. Getaways where cars and phones are banned - AOL

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    In travel news this week: Bodily fluids erupt in flights across North America, the launch of the “cruise that never ends” and quiet getaways where you can escape Europe’s tourist throngs.

  7. Internet in Japan - Wikipedia

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    Internet in Japan provides high quality services to more than 90% of the population and almost 100% of medium to large businesses, with mobile Internet on devices like smartphones being the most popular type of service. The Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications (MIC) oversees the telecommunications, Internet, and broadcast sectors ...

  8. Sakoku Edict of 1635 - Wikipedia

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    After the establishment of the Tokugawa shogunate in 1603, Japan began trading with the Dutch East India Company and English East India Company through factories at Hirado in present-day Nagasaki Prefecture. Ieyasu's successor Hidetada significantly curtailed Catholic activity in Japan and banned foreign trading in Osaka and Kyoto.

  9. Is Japan Falling Behind in Smartphones? - AOL

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    Once upon a time, Japanese companies dominated the consumer electronics industry. In the smartphone market, companies from this region have lagged international rivals. Panasonic has now said it ...