The end of the pager era is nigh in Japan after five decades as the country's last provider announced on Dec 3 it would be scrapping its service next year.
Tokyo Telemessage, the only pager service provider left standing, said it had decided to terminate its service to Tokyo and three neighbouring regions in September 2019 – describing the development as "very regrettable".
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