Masaki Komine comments

@Triring,

A battery that can power a cell phone for 2-3 days already exists. It's just that no one would buy it because it probably wouldn't fit in their pocket. That or its an attachment battery or back up.

What this technology brings is the ability to charge faster. So you can charge a days worth of usage out of a top-end smart phone in say about 20mins as opposed to an hour.

How is this any different from visiting national cemeteries, honoring the names on the plaques of those who have given the ultimate sacrifice of their life for what they believed in and protected?

Names on walls, spirits in shrines, what is the difference? Just a cultural one.

@Toshiko

"Holy" often means "sacred" or "spiritual" or "religious". It does not particularly mean anything more than "special" to one's heart or soul.

@Moonraker

Oh my! What would Japan give to have an Adele, or even a One Direction or a Coldplay, or anyone with a credibility even a smidgen above a novelty act, let alone a Radiohead or Rolling Stones?

Oh hey! Japan has many famous musicians. Think composers, pianists, instrumentalists, and singers popular on the eastern side of the planet.... I doubt Japan is jealous since it has plenty of talent and musical genius.

Good on Sony to get Adele. Who is One Direction?