Japan News
Mobile Ticketing Becoming Mainstream
17th March 2011
A recent report from Juniper Research has found that mobile ticketing is growing fast. The market is set to triple in volume over the next four years. More »
Yahoo! Japan Chooses Google
4th August 2010
Last week Yahoo! Japan confirmed that Google will be their local partner for search and ads. The announcement was made by the CEO of Yahoo! Japan, Masahiro Inoue. More »
Japan Tests Billboards That Know Your Age, Gender
28th July 2010
Marketing agencies in Japan are taking technology one huge step further. They are testing billboards which can tell the sex and age of the person standing in front of it. More »
Google Japan to Google, “We’re Sorry”
16th February 2009
Google was the object of ridicule among many SEO professionals last week, when the search giant penalised its own subsidiary for buying links. More »
Twitter Launches Groups In Japan
5th November 2008
Twitter has launched “Groups” in Japan and this service has been named “Twicco”. The service is currently available only in Japanese, though other languages may be added later. More »
MySpace And Facebook Yet To Succeed In Japan
5th August 2008
The two largest social networks, MySpace and Facebook, which have become a steady part of youth culture in the West, are yet to make waves in Japan. More »
Mobile Ad Market In Japan Flying High
19th June 2008
The Japanese mobile advertising market is growing extremely quickly. Mobile advertising in Japan is set to cross the billion dollar mark by the end of this year itself. More »
Plans to Restrict Mobile Usage By Children in Japan
3rd June 2008
An advisory council on education in Japan has suggested to Prime Minister Yasuo Fukuda that children should be curtailed from using mobile phones, as much as possible. More »
RSS
Twitter
Facebook