Yahoo! News: For the average Japanese teenager, a cell phone is a must-have item, used for email, taking photos and keeping track of dates, in addition to the simple phone call.
But a quick stroll around the hip Shibuya district of Tokyo shows that cell phones in Japan have also become an important identity statement, with accessories like straps, antenna rings, photo stickers and fake gems reflecting the owner’s personality.
That has made fashion accessories for mobile phones a big business in Japan, where even adults dangle at least a strap from their phones.
Fashion, function meet in Japan cell-phone culture [Yahoo! News]
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