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On standard Docomo phones? I've been able to browse the internet on a 1000yen AU since 3 years ago. I could also download music. If the link considers 93% of Japanese phones not smart phones, the term "smart phone" should be defined more clearly.

> Japanese phones can surf hacker news maybe (after printing out all of the javascript source to screen) but the rest of the web is sort of illegible on those browsers.

That doesn't make or break a smartphone. The iPhone introduced desktop-class browsing to phones in the west, but a number of westerner smartphones still have terrible browsing experience (BlackBerry OS 4 and 5 devices, Symbian stuff, etc…)

Maybe most of japanese websites have a mobile version ?

It's hit or miss. Looking for venue information when you're out and trying to get somewhere is frustrating -- most venue sites are designed for full browsers.