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75th Academy Award > Best Foreign Film > English title	Out
76th Academy Award > Best Foreign Film > English title	The Twilight Samurai
Advertising revenue > Share of television	43%		[1st of 14]
Ally McBeal > Broadcasters > TV network	NHK
Average cost of local call	0.07		[76th of 151]
Big Four pageants > Statistics > Miss Universe	1		[30th of 32]
Big Four pageants > Statistics > Total Grand Slam wins	1		[51st of 53]
Book production, titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Applied sciences	12,155		[2nd of 77]
Book production, titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Applied sciences (per capita)	96.652 per million people		[19th of 77]
Book production, titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Arts and recreation	10,046		[1st of 72]
Book production, titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Generalities	1,149		[7th of 70]
Book production, titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Generalities (per capita)	9.136 per million people		[39th of 70]
Book production, titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Geography, history	2,543		[7th of 77]
Book production, titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Geography, history (per capita)	20.221 per million people		[31st of 77]
Book production, titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Literature	11,924		[5th of 77]
Book production, titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Literature (per capita)	94.815 per million people		[28th of 76]
Book production, titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Philology	1,402		[3rd of 70]
Book production, titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Philology (per capita)	11.148 per million people		[31st of 69]
Book production, titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Philosophy, psychology	1,791		[6th of 68]
Book production, titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Philosophy, psychology (per capita)	14.241 per million people		[24th of 67]
Book production, titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Pure sciences	1,363		[8th of 72]
Book production, titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Pure sciences (per capita)	10.838 per million people		[38th of 72]
Book production, titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Religion, theology	1,078		[10th of 73]
Book production, titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Religion, theology (per capita)	8.572 per million people		[44th of 72]
Book production, titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Social sciences	12,770		[4th of 77]
Book production, titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Social sciences (per capita)	101.542 per million people		[31st of 76]
Book production, titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Total	56,221		[4th of 80]
Book production, titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Total (per capita)	447.046 per million people		[28th of 79]
Bring Me to Life > Charts > Peak	12		[1st of 23]
Broadcasters of Medium > Broadcasters > Alternate title/Translation ミディアム 霊能者アリソン・デュボア (Medium - Psychic Allison Dubois)
Broadcasters of Medium > Broadcasters > Première	July 4, 2006
Cable TV subscribers	147		[12th of 18]
Cinema attendance	145,000,000		[6th of 78]
Cinema attendance (per capita)	1,138 per 1,000 people		[29th of 78]
Cinemas	2,221		[4th of 61]
Cinemas (per capita)	17.537 per million people		[28th of 60]
Cinemas > Annual attendance	145,000,000		[4th of 65]
Cinemas > Annual attendance (per capita)	1.145 per capita		[28th of 64]
Cold Case > International > Name コールドケース 迷宮事件簿(Kōrudo kēsu Meikyuu jikenbo)
Cold Case > International > Station	WOWOW
Cold Case > International > Translation Cold Case - Labyrinthine Case Records
Commercial share of broadcasting revenue	0%		[15th of 16]
Computer, communications and other services > % of commercial service exports	49.85 %		[15th of 153]
Computer, communications and other services > % of commercial service imports	37.77 %		[37th of 155]
Daily newspapers > per 1,000 people	565.96 per 1,000 people		[2nd of 89]
Digital terrestrial television > Analog Switch-Off	Planned 24 July 2011
Digital terrestrial television > Analogue to digital transition > Official launch	December 1 2003
Digital terrestrial television > Analogue to digital transition > System used	ISDB-T
DVD region	2		[118th of 171]
E-Government rating	52		[12th of 182]
Fax machines	93.31 per 1,000 people		[1st of 103]
Films produced	310		[3rd of 50]
Films produced (per capita)	2.433 per 1 million people		[13th of 50]
Fixed line and mobile phone subscribers > per 1,000 people	1,201.54 per 1,000 people		[36th of 193]
Freak Like Me > Charts > Peak > Position	16		[8th of 15]
HAM radio prefixes	JAA - JSZ
Households with television > %	99 %		[5th of 160]
Hung Up > Charts > Peak > position	1		[5th of 35]
Information and communication technology expenditure > current US$	343,392,500,000 $		[2nd of 74]
Information and communication technology expenditure > current US$ (per $ GDP)	0.075 $ per $1 of GDP		[20th of 74]
Information and communication technology expenditure > current US$ (per capita)	2,677.964 $ per capita		[7th of 74]
International dialling code	81
International voice traffic > out and in, minutes	5,546,000,000 min.		[6th of 164]
International voice traffic > out and in, minutes (per capita)	43.408 min. per capita		[46th of 185]
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit > International Broadcasters > Alternate title/Translation Law & Order: 性犯罪特捜班 ("Law & Order: Sexual Crime Special Victims Units")
Mobile phone subscribers	94,745,000		[4th of 198]
Mobile phone subscribers (per capita)	741.505 per 1 million people		[47th of 201]
Mobile phones	62.11 per 100 people		[26th of 43]
Music recording sales certification > international sales certification thresholds > Certifier RIAJ
My Happy Ending > Charts > Peak > position	1		[15th of 16]
My Name Is Earl > Broadcasters > Alternate title/Translation	My Name Is Earl
Newspapers and periodicals > Circulation > Daily	71,896,000		[2nd of 90]
Newspapers and periodicals > Circulation > Daily (per capita)	566.69 per 1,000 people		[1st of 90]
Newspapers and periodicals > Number of titles > Daily	110		[13th of 106]
Newspapers and periodicals > Number of titles > Daily (per capita)	0.867 per million people		[62nd of 104]
Newspapers and periodicals > Number of titles > Non-daily	6		[56th of 69]
Newspapers and periodicals > Number of titles > Non-daily (per capita)	0.048 per million people		[59th of 68]
Nip/Tuck > International broadcasters > Alternate title/Translation NIP/TUCK マイアミ整形外科医 ("Nip/Tuck: Miami Plastic Surgery")
NUMB3RS > International first broadcast dates > First aired	2006/2007
NUMB3RS > International first broadcast dates > Television network	Fox Crime/Fox
Number of PCs	69,200		[1st of 169]
Number of PCs (per $ GDP)	0.185 per $10 million of GDP		[27th of 144]
Number of PCs (per capita)	5.431 per 10,000 people		[14th of 169]
Pay TV subscribers	65%		[8th of 18]
Personal computers	69,200,000		[2nd of 164]
Personal computers (per capita)	541.628 per 1 million people		[17th of 171]
Phone subscribers	1,184.84		[19th of 178]
Population covered by mobile telephony > %	99 %		[33rd of 108]
Price basket for mobile > US$ per month	20.51 $/month		[21st of 185]
Price basket for residential fixed line > US$ per month	26.15 $/month		[22nd of 151]
Public funding of broadcasters revenue per capita	$44.00		[9th of 16]
Public funding of broadcasters revenue per capita (per capita)	$0.00 per person		[16th of 16]
Public share of broadcasting revenue	100%		[1st of 17]
Pure Shores > Charts > Date	April 16, 2000
Radio broadcast stations AM 215 (plus 370 repeaters), FM 89 (plus 485 repeaters), shortwave 21
Radio receivers	120,500,000		[3rd of 188]
Radio receivers (per capita)	0.956 per capita		[14th of 182]
Radios	120,500,000		[3rd of 221]
Radios (per capita)	945.714 per 1,000 people		[18th of 212]
Royalties and fees	$80.50		[9th of 85]
Stuck > Worldwide chart positions > Peak > position	1		[22nd of 22]
Submissions for the 75th Academy Award for Best Foreign Film > Director	Hideyuki Hirayama
Submissions for the 76th Academy Award for Best Foreign Film > Director	Yoji Yamada
Telecommunications employment	0.3%		[18th of 18]
Telecommunications investment > % of revenue	12.83 %		[53rd of 165]
Telecommunications investment > current LCU	2694800000000
Telecommunications revenue	3.43 % of GDP		[7th of 18]
Telecommunications revenue > % GDP	3.94 % GDP		[59th of 167]
Telecommunications revenue > current LCU	19567300000000
Telephone average cost of call to US > US$ per three minutes	1.63 $		[5th of 142]
Telephone average cost of call to US > US$ per three minutes (per $ GDP)	0.36 $ per $1 trillion of GD		[10th of 174]
Telephone average cost of call to US > US$ per three minutes (per capita)	0.013 $ per 1 million people		[10th of 178]
Telephone employees, total	114,440		[7th of 194]
Telephone employees, total (per capita)	0.896 per 1,000 people		[74th of 202]
Telephone faults > per 100 mainlines	1.7 per 100 mainlines		[132nd of 134]
Telephone mainlines	58,780,000		[2nd of 202]
Telephone mainlines (per capita)	460.031 per 1,000 people		[21st of 203]
Telephone subscribers	153,525,000		[3rd of 199]
Telephone subscribers (per capita)	1.205 per 1,000 people		[37th of 201]
Telephone subscribers per employee	1,283.41		[1st of 191]
Telephone system > Domestic high level of modern technology and excellent service of every kind
Telephone system > General assessment excellent domestic and international service
Telephone system > International country code - 81; satellite earth stations - 5 Intelsat (4 Pacific Ocean and 1 Indian Ocean), 1 Intersputnik (Indian Ocean region), and 1 Inmarsat (Pacific and Indian Ocean regions); submarine cables to China, Philippines, Russia, and US (via Guam)
Telephone systems > Privatisation	1985
Telephones > Main lines in use	51,232,000		[4th of 174]
Telephones > Main lines in use (per capita)	402.029 per 1,000 people		[27th of 173]
Telephones > Mobile cellular	107,339,000		[5th of 186]
Telephones > Mobile cellular (per capita)	842.314 per 1,000 people		[60th of 185]
Television > Digital TV households	10,164		[2nd of 13]
Television > Digital TV households (per capita)	0.0797696 per 1,000 people		[4th of 13]
Television > Subscription TV revenues	5,816		[1st of 13]
Television > Subscription TV revenues (per capita)	0.0456454 per 1,000 people		[1st of 13]
Television receivers	86,500,000		[3rd of 185]
Television receivers (per capita)	686.012 per 1,000 people		[6th of 179]
Television reception by terrestrial means	34%		[8th of 18]
Television reception through cable	26%		[13th of 16]
Television reception through satellite	41%		[2nd of 18]
Television revenue from subscriptions	14%		[11th of 15]
Television standard > UHF	NTSC M
Television standard > VHF	NTSC M
Televisions	86,500,000		[3rd of 215]
Televisions (per capita)	678.873 per 1,000 people		[5th of 209]
Total broadcasters revenue per capita	$44.00		[13th of 16]
Total broadcasters revenue per capita (per capita)	$0.00 per person		[16th of 16]
Website defacements	169		[9th of 129]
Website defacements (per capita)	1.32635 per 1 million people		[75th of 124]
World music market > Album Sales Share	9-12%
World music market > Digital Singles Sales Share in 2005	1.7%
World music market > Singles > Physical Sales Share	26-32%
World music market > Value share	16-19%
World sales and certifications for Madonna > Confessions on a Dance Floor > Certifications	2x Platinum
World sales and certifications for Madonna > Confessions on a Dance Floor > Peak	1		[41st of 42]
World sales and certifications for Madonna > Confessions on a Dance Floor > Sales	500,000 shipped

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