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Thursday 25th September, 02:54 PM JST

Celebrity Akina Minami, 19, appears at a press conference for mobile carrier KDDI au’s new service “au BOX” on Thursday. The new service, which will start on Nov 1, provides music and video contents and Internet browsing through broadband Internet connection on TV sets without PCs for 315 yen per month. The service targets consumers in their teens through 30s, who are not familiar with PCs, according to the company.

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watershed at 03:21 PM JST - 25th September

What's that on her index finger. Looks as if she's been picking her nose.
cwhite at 03:37 PM JST - 25th September

those teens through 30s who are not yet familiar with PC's might want to spend some time before hand. I can't see how using a mobile phone or a tv add-on utility can be any easier then using MS or Mac.
chibaman at 03:37 PM JST - 25th September

Oh cool, so now I can do my bag shopping with just one press of the tv remote control. And to think I've been double clicking on the Internet Explorer icon all this time, and then rushing to brush my teeth and do my hair.
natosucks at 03:39 PM JST - 25th September

nice pajama!, but baby doll is the best to attract customers for an "au box" wich looks ordinary
Mark_McCracken at 03:44 PM JST - 25th September

At first, I thought she was a boy.
WilliB at 05:40 PM JST - 25th September

" The service targets consumers in their teens through 30s, who are not familiar with PCs, "

Does such a thing exist? And do they wear pajamas in public?
blauereiter at 05:55 PM JST - 25th September

Best Pajamaist.
PerdidoEnTokyo at 05:57 PM JST - 25th September

Oyasuminasai!
some14some at 06:44 PM JST - 25th September

Oh...bento bako !
TokyoGas at 09:45 PM JST - 25th September

Pajamas? Are those cherries on the pajamas or apples?
larguero at 11:32 PM JST - 25th September

You don't understand the pajama thing because you are not a "celebrity".
" The service targets consumers in their teens through 30s, who are not familiar with PCs, " Well, then there is no point in putting this on a webpage. Mabe they should send the message of the new product to the targeted group by ttelegram, Morse code or smoke signs...
Youdontknow at 12:05 AM JST - 26th September

The service targets consumers in their teens through 30s, who are not familiar with PCs,

That's the biggest load of piffle I've read today!!

And 315yen per month? Yeah right...that'll give ya about ten minutes if you're lucky and then as usual, KDDI will whack users with huge bills at the end of the month!
Anung at 12:42 AM JST - 26th September

Man how many "celebrity" girls does Japan have? I'm starting to lose count, I don't know why they call these AV 'hostess' women stars!!!??
chibaman at 07:34 AM JST - 26th September

I grow weary of this Akina Minami, 19. Please put up a younger one.
noshiyoya at 07:43 AM JST - 26th September

she looks better when wearing a bikini in the shower and brushing her teeth.