Kotozna Connects Multiple Chat Apps and Languages

Posted at September 21, 2018, in Mobile, This and that

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 KakaoTalk*. (*The service begins in October 2018.) In addition to connecting different messaging apps, it[…]

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Japanese Teenagers Prefer SNOW Over Snapchat

Posted at June 30, 2017, in Mobile

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 survey report, LINE, Youtube, and Twitter are the 3 most popular web services among Japanese[…]

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LINE Is The Top App Two Years Straight

Posted at March 17, 2015, in Japan Social Media

According to the iOS/Android Application Ranking 2014 by revenue announced by App Annie (US), a free message and communication application “LINE” ranked No.1. (Gaming apps not included) LINE was ranked No.1 last year, too. LINE’s other apps, “LINE PLAY” ranked at No.3, and “LINE Manga” also ranked No.6 on the[…]

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Social Apps Usage in Japan – LINE is the Winner

Posted at April 10, 2014, in Japan Mobile Market, Mobile

Which social apps do you have on your smartphone? Twitter, Facebook, and Skype are some of the usual suspects in US. Would you be surprised if I tell you that none of these are the most popular social apps used via smartphones in Japan? According to MMD’s “Business Person’s Communication[…]

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