?When it comes to mobile phones, Japanese consumers are always on the lookout for the latest technology trends. Japanese carriers are falling over each other to provide the most advanced features to remain competitive. While the U.S. market lags a bit in this regard, given the fact that Americans are also highly susceptible to coveting the latest and greatest communications gadgets, we can expect the domestic mobile phone market to react in a similar way to new leading-edge features. Neil Strother