Yahoo Japan is about to launch a version of its Web portal formatted for display at 1,920 pixels by 1,080 pixels, which is the resolution of high-def TV screens. The service will initially be available through Internet-capable televisions from Sharp and was demonstrated earlier this week at a Tokyo news conference. Japanese TV viewers could soon find something extra alongside the high-definition television channels on their sets’ menus: a made-for-TV version of the Yahoo Japan portal.

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High definition television sets are becoming a more integral part of the entertainment world as the industry works at meeting the government’s requirement for all broadcasting to be done in digital by the year 2009. With the brilliance seen in the newer models of plasma televisions, Panasonic is proving a leader in the innovations of larger screens for home viewing enjoyment. With this shift to digital, consumers are benefiting from much better reproductions of shows on widescreen flat-panel televisions with some of the brightest pictures being viewed on a Panasonic plasma TV.

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