NTT DoCoMo Launches Mobile Phone With Purchasing Capability in Japan

TOKYO, JAPAN - MAY 11: A woman demonstrates how to go through the ticket barrier of East Japan Railway paying with your phone rather than a ticket during a business show on May 11, 2004 in Tokyo, Japan. Japanese mobile communication giant NTT DoCoMo plans to release mobile phones this summer containing a function to use the service 'i-mode FeliCa' which enables consumers to purchase products using their mobile phone. The service will be used by companies like Coca-Cola Japan, All Nippon Airways and the convenience store 'Am-Pm'. (Photo by Junko Kimura/Getty Images)