January 16, 2014

First Japanese gTLD is Now Available

On January 16th, Google Registry opened “Hajimeyou.Minnna” to begin offering Japanese gTLD “.Minna” (in Japanese characters) domain. “Minna” means “everyone” in Japanese. “Internet is for everyone. We think the word is perfect one to start […]
January 13, 2014

Search Engine Landscape in Japan

The search engine land scape has changed a lot in Japan. Considering how big and important Japan market is to many digital marketers and global corporations, it should be a common knowledge by now that […]
January 3, 2014

Search in Asia 2013

At the end of every year, we see a variety of “top xxxx” lists. Google had put out the top searches done in 2013 from different Asian countries including Korea, China, India, and Japan. It […]
November 26, 2013

Mobile Shopping Market is Stabilized in Japan

When you hear about the Mobile Shopping, you probably think of the convenience such as Mobile Payment Services, which eliminates the needs for using credit cards and other types of payment options. It seems more […]
October 16, 2013

SEO Geo Targeting Best Practice

Geo targeting is one of the most asked questions at the Global or International SEO sessions. Geo targeting has become one of the biggest challenges for many big websites that deal with multiple languages and […]
August 27, 2013

Video Views on Mobile Constantly Growing in China

While PC is still the main device for digital video viewing in China, the mobile use for the video viewing seems to be growing constantly. According to iResearch Consulting Group, the people viewing video using […]