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LINE’s New Japanese Large Language Model (LLM)
On August 14th, LINE announced its new Japanese Large Language Model (LLM). It’s an OSS, which can be used for commercial purposes. According to their tweet, LINE is working on multiple large-scale language models (LLM) research and development projects. From that, they released the Japanese language models with 3.6 billion,[…]
Continue »Yahoo! Japan May Switch Organic Search Engine From Google To Naver
Yahoo! Japan was the most popular search engine in Japan, and still is one of the most popular websites with the search function now. There’s a rumor that Yahoo! Japan may switch the organic search engine source from Google to Naver after its current contract with Google ends at the[…]
Continue »Japan’s Revised Telecommunications Business Law and What It Meas to Website Owners
Revised Telecommunications Business Law went into effect in June in Japan. This law applies to not only telecommunications and mobile companies but also to website owners. If you provide content online targeting Japan, you’ll need to comply with the law. The revision was made to the law mainly to better[…]
Continue »State of Search in Asia
From the beginning of search engine marketing including SEO, the work started with Baidu, Naver, and Yahoo! Japan for search engine optimization professionals and advertisers aiming to grow businesses in China, South Korea, and Japan markets. While they are still important platforms in each country, the search engine market share[…]
Continue »Ad Copy Localization
Many businesses run text ads in different countries. Many of the local ads are translated versions of the original ads (i.e., English targeting the USA). It makes the launch of local campaigns quick and easy, but you may be jeopardizing the campaign’s performance. Typical Ad Copy Localization Process Many businesses[…]
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