Japan’s three mobile operators are under intense pressure from the country’s telecoms ministry to reduce service fees in the mobile-intensive nation. An official in the Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications told Reuters that the government wants to force operators to cut monthly fees by up to 40%, and end the practice of bundling smartphone cost with the monthly plans. The government’s aim is not so much to drive more mobile usage. That is often the motivation behind such policies, but Japanese consumers are some of the heaviest users in the world. Instead, the objective is to reduce household spending on telecoms and so stimulate spending on other areas of the economy. Telecoms fees as a percentage of household budget…