KDDI, Japan's second-largest mobile-phone operator, has opened its Designing Studio in Tokyo's Harajuku area, sort of a ground zero for teen girls interested in fashion. I recently toured the facility, camera in hand, during Ceatec, a large consumer electronics show that takes place annually near Tokyo. Have a look at some of the latest trends in phones that caught my eye.
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