Clout

n.
1 《구어》 (주먹·손바닥으로) 때림
2 (특히 정치적인) 권력, 영향력
3 【야구】 강타
4 【궁술】 과녁, 명중
5 압정, 징

Yet Japan’s lack of global clout is all the more surprising because its cellphones set the pace in almost every industry innovation: e-mail capabilities in 1999, camera phones in 2000, third-generation networks in 2001, full music downloads in 2002, electronic payments in 2004 and digital TV in 2005.