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September 21, 2018

Published by Motoko Hunt at September 21, 2018

Kotozna Connects Multiple Chat Apps and Languages

On September 18th, Kotozna Inc. (Tokyo, Japan) released a new service, Kotozna Chat. Unlike any other messaging applications, this service lets you communicate with people using different messaging apps such as Facebook Messenger, LINE, WhatsApp*, and […]

September 29, 2017

Published by Motoko Hunt at September 29, 2017

Which Device Do Japanese Use To Access Internet?

We hear a lot about how millennials and teenagers are accessing the Internet from their smartphones, and not using PC in the US. This trend seems to be happening in Japan, too. According to LINE’s survey results, […]

June 30, 2017

Published by Motoko Hunt at June 30, 2017

Japanese Teenagers Prefer SNOW Over Snapchat

In North America and Europe, people, especially the teenagers are moving away from Twitter and Facebook to Instagram and Snapchat. You can find a similar trend in Japan. According to Just Systems’ web services usage […]

April 28, 2017

Published by Motoko Hunt at April 28, 2017

47% of Internet Traffic In Japan Comes From Smartphones

Adobe’s latest Digital Insights reported that 47% of overall Internet traffic in Japan came from smartphones in 2016. Adobe conducted the research in 12 countries. The Japan’s smartphone traffic share on Internet was the highest […]

July 20, 2015

Published by Motoko Hunt at July 20, 2015

Japanese Plans and Books Travel with Mobile

According to TripAdvisor Insight’s TripBarometer report, 42% of people world wide use mobile (smartphone) to make travel plans and bookings. Here’s a list of top 10 countries by the smartphone usage: Thailand – 65% China […]

June 23, 2015

Published by Motoko Hunt at June 23, 2015

Mobile Devices – More Tablets Sold Than Laptops In Japan

According to the recent market research done by ICT in Japan, overall growth rate of mobile devices market is slowing down. While the growth rate may slow down, but it will continue to grow as […]