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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 […]

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 […]

March 17, 2015

Published by Motoko Hunt at March 17, 2015

LINE Is The Top App Two Years Straight

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 […]

April 10, 2014

Published by Motoko Hunt at April 10, 2014

Social Apps Usage in Japan – LINE is the Winner

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 […]