電話

(でんわ / denwa) - phone

I have a Japanese cell phone that is so awesome, it could literally eat your lame phone. The thing gets digital TV broadcasts FOR FREE, and seems to play them in HD. It has an infrared data port, an unexpectedly useful device that's great for meeting new people. It can scan business cards and text with OCR that works for Japanese and English both. It has an internet-enabled dictionary. It has internet. It has email/MMS. It can record TV, do video, make video calls, AND IT WAS ONE OF THE CHEAPEST PHONES I COULD GET.

The number is similar to my American number, sort of. I've also got a Softbank C-mail address now, so if you text or email apmichaelson(((at-sign)))softbank.ne.jp, then you'll be texting me in Japan.

Also!
I RECEIVE ALL CALLS FOR FREE AT ALL TIMES. And I think I can receive those MMS C-mail messages at all times too.

My phone number is the country code for Japan (+81) and then 080-3743-xxxx (those last four digits being the same as my American phone).