In this study, we analyze the Japanese TV audience's preference for time-shifted viewing (TSV), which was introduced in the media market October 2015. This service has various characteristics such as a simple fee-charging video-providing service through the Internet, by which network...

In this research, willingness to pay to prevent a leak of personal data-namely, the person's name, address, email address, and video viewing history-and also the willingness to accept compensation in the event of a leak of this data were estimated using the contingent valuation method. From the...

In this research, we performed AHP analysis on what sentiments or emotions have the capacity to affect the WTP and WTA required by consumers, with respect to personal information leaks during internet use. The analysis results revealed differences in consumer sentiment and emotion during the...

This paper examines the influence of local loop unbundling (LLU) on incumbent telecommunications operators' investment in their respective telecommunications networks in OECD countries. In addition, the background of the influence is analyzed from both qualitatie and quantitative aspects. The...

This study's empirical analysis shows that the consumers' switching costs when changing SNS are less than that when changing BB service. SNS switching cost is estimated at JPY 944, while that in BB service is estimated at JPY 2864 (JPY 80 = USD 1 on 21st May 2012). According to these results,...

This study uses contingent valuation to measure Japanese customers' willingness-to-pay to maintain combinations of five telecommunication services that are considered substitutes if universal service is defined on the basis of functionality. The analysis revealed the following results. First,...

The article describes the history of the process of automation in the Japanese Patent Office which will lead eventually to the establishment of a paperless system which is already well under way and will be fully operational from 1993. The system will include: automation of patent and utility...

Although railway services have been suffering financially due to modal shifts and aging populations, they have been, and will continue to be, an essential component of nations' basic social infrastructures. Since railway firms generate positive externalities, and are required to operate in...