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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 […]

January 20, 2017

Published by Motoko Hunt at January 20, 2017

Japanese Social Media Stats

People used to refer to Japanese Social Media Networking Services (SNS) market as “Galapagos of SNS”. However, Western born SNSs have been getting a good traction in Japan in the past a few years. Social […]

June 24, 2016

Published by Motoko Hunt at June 24, 2016

Beyond Google and Yahoo – Where Do Japanese Search?

People’s search behavior can change over time. Yahoo Japan dominated the search engine market in Japan for years, but now its organic search results are powered by Google Japan. The market share of Google Japan […]

April 15, 2016

Published by Motoko Hunt at April 15, 2016

Social Media Marketing in Japan – Where Is Money Spent?

Social media has become one of the essential platforms for digital marketers. Marketing Research Camp has conducted the survey regarding the SNS promotion usage among the marketers in Japan. Below are some of the notable […]

January 29, 2016

Published by Motoko Hunt at January 29, 2016

Power of Social Media – The Day SMAP Broke Twitter

On January 13th, the rumor of SMAP break up shook Japan. SMAP is one of the biggest pop (boy) bands in Japan and Asia even after more than 25 years together. Everything they do becomes […]

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 […]