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From the press release (November 25, 2009): Results of the e- METI Idea Box The Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry ( METI ) accepted public opinions on e-government programs from October 14 to November 14. To coincide with this, METI conducted a field trial to examine the possibility of an online opinion gathering system by setting up the “e- METI Idea Box” (hereinafter the “Idea Box”) at http://www.open-meti.go.jp. This was a website where anybody could visit to exchange information and opinions with other visitors. Participation metrics (as per press release): # page views: 698,457 # registered users: 1,063 # ideas posted: 456 # comments submitted: 1,250 # votes cast: 7,041 (positive: 6,062, negative: 979) The original website was live at http://www.open-meti.go.jp/ but has meanwhile been replaced by the follow-up website referenced below.