Texting, Net access in subways eyed in Osaka

OSAKA, Japan - Osaka Mayor Kunio Hiramatsu (L) and Softbank Corp. President Masayoshi Son talk at the Osaka city office on Feb. 5, 2011. The two agreed on the idea of enabling subway passengers to send text messages and access the Internet while trains are in motion by installing antennas in subway systems.

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