4 things cross-border mobile marketers should know about Chinese travelers
Chinese outbound travelers totaled 122 million trips, up 4.3% YoY according to China Internet Watch. As Chinese people are very tech-savvy and highly m…
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The Last VCR Maker In Japan Has Called It Quits
Nostalgics and hipsters alike are weeping today - the last ever Japanese VCR, made in China, will roll off the line at the end of this month. Funhai…
Kamcord Launches Live Mobile Streaming In Japan, Korea
Tencent-backed Kamcord has launched its capture and stream service in Japan and Korea today, as they continue their push into the East Asian market…
176,000 Japanese Stores Will Soon Support Alipay
Alibaba's affiliate Ant Financial announced that Alipay will soon support the smart POS network owned by Recruit Lifestyle, a subsidiary of the Japanes…
The Latest Trends in Japanese Mobile Market, Commented By Serkan Toto of TechCrunch Japan
Japanese mobile market is far ahead of the rest of world, so we always look at it for the guidance as it may imply the trend of our local market. But t…
Breaking: DeNA, Japanese Leading Mobile Social Networks Buying Chinese Tianxia
In this post our editor published a month ago, we were asking DeNA: What does an advanced Japanese mobile commerce and entertainment provider do in Chi…
Emerging Open Source Translation Projects in Japan
Mr. Mochio Umeda, a Silicon Valley-based Japanese IT-business consultant and author of several successive best-seller books, which made him one of the …
Kisekae: The Dress-up Handset
Today, the mobile phone is not just a device with functionality but is also a fashion accessory. We see many boys and girls who decorate their handsets…
Unveiling The Japanese Mobile Market
Welcome to the world of the Japanese mobile market, where mobile Internet usage is more popular than on the PC. Watching TV, playing music, listening …
Mixi Beta-launched a Twitter-like Service
Mixi, a SNS giant in Japan with its registered member exceeding 15 million in the middle of July, quietly announced on August 4 that it launched "Mixi …
Nico Nico Douga, More Popular Than YouTube in Japan
Nico Nico Douga (NicoDou), boasting its more than 6 million members and 170,000 premium users, is a phenomenal video-sharing site in Japan. Since its l…
How to Enjoy Mixi, The Biggest SNS in Japan
Mixi, with more than 14 million registered members (as of March, 2008), is the biggest and dominant SNS in Japan. Despite the recent launch of Japanes…