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Originally Posted by Rubber Duck

Well, I can't say it keeps me up at night, but yes the question of whether they can or will transfer those typing skills to the Address Bar is a key one. I cannot say I am unduly worried, because if there are technical issues around being able to type into the address bar they will get resolved and I am sure the Japanese will do it even if it takes a while for them to change their browsing behaviour.

what i've noticed is that a) who uses the internet from a pc in japan anyways so the most important question is will there be enough IDN enabled cell phones

b) yahoo = internet in japan. just as a while ago in the uk many people thought they had to type the domain into google to find the page, the same applies here. its gonna be a while before the japanese get into direct navigation i think. but once they get it it will be awesome