http://finance.yahoo.com/news/cd-lov...003123863.html

Apparently, people in Japan still like to buy CDs, and have resisted the online downloading of music that the U.S. has shifted towards. In a country that seemingly adapts to new technology much faster than everyone else around the world, they seem to like clinging to the CD instead of shifting to digital downloading from the internet, like the U.S. and much of Europe.

I actually think that's a good thing, because sometimes, your internet connection will crash, and when it crashes, you cannot download anything. And if your computer itself crashes, you can say "sayonara" (that's Japanese for "good-bye") to all of your files, including your music. That's the importance of a hard copy.