Japanese pagers to issue last beeps on Tuesday, ending 50-year run
Half a century after their debut, Japan's pager services will finally cease on Tuesday, bringing an end to what was once considered a must-have communications tool by high school girls before the advent of mobile phones. Tokyo Telemessage Inc., the nation's sole remaining pager provider, ...
Defining the Heisei Era: When communication in Japan went mobile
The launch of a pager known as the Pocket Bell marked the birth of texting and mobile communications in Japan.
Turning the page on an era: Pager services to end in Japan after 50 years
Japan will soon be out of pagers after its only provider said Monday it will terminate the service next September, with the device — first introduced half a century ago — made redundant by mobile phones. Around 1,500 customers have remained subscribers to Tokyo Telemessage ...
Pagers may make a comeback in Japan as emergency lifelines during disasters
The powerful frequencies of pager devices are attracting attention as an improved means of disseminating emergency information to the public when disasters occur. Since the March 2011 earthquake and tsunami that hit the Tohoku region, a growing number of municipalities have been making use of ...
