Japan blog association
Japan Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications has established Japan Blog Association on February 28, 2006. Its purpose is to perform research, study, support, etc. about Blog, and to provide the information and environment for Blog users to enjoy blogging freely. MIAC plans to provide the services and activities through the organization from February 28, […]
280Bil. yen – Japan online ads market
Dentsu has published “Advertising Costs in Japan, 2005” on February 20th, 2006. The report shows that the total internet advertisement spending in 2005 is 280.8 billion yen (approx. $230mil), which is 54.8% up from the previous year. The total for PPC ads is 59 bil. yen, and the total for mobile ads is 28.8 bil. […]
Growing Japanese Electro-communication Market
According to the 2005 4th quarter Electro-Communication Study done by Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications, the Electro-communication market is growing rapidly in Japan. The results show there are 14,310,000 DSL contractors, 3,978,500 FTTH contractors, and 10,022,000 IP phone numbers. Read the report here.: www.soumu.go.jp/s-news/2006/060210_4.html
Japanese business men/women obtain business info from Internet
According to Japan.Internet.com and JR Tokai Express Search’s research, 87% of Japanese business men and women between 20 and 59 frequently visits portal sites such as Yahoo! Japan to obtain business related information. 61% answered that they visit online News sites daily, and 48% frequently use the search sites, such as Google Japan for business […]
BB Portal for digital TV in Japan
5 top home appliance manufactures* has organized “DTV Portal Inquiry Working Group”. “It is important to provide the services that are easy to understand and easy to use, as digital TV and Internet become part of people’s lives in Japan. Currently, too many services are limited to certain manufactures and/or product models.” * Sharp, Sony, […]
Ask Jeeves Japan's new services
On February 1st, Ask Jeeves Japan launched beta version of the local area information search services “Jimo Navi” from Ask.jp . Ask.jp has also launched mobile version of the local area information search service “Ask M Town” on January 24th, 2006. Jimo Navi is a search services that provides the information of stores, facilities, etc. […]
Japanese portal founder jailed
Takafumi Horie, founder of Liverdoor – a major Japanese portal – has been jailed along with other members of the executive board following allegations of breaches in the country’s Securities Exchange Law. The beleaguered company has dropped more than 60% in value in the past week.
Broadband for everyone in Japan by 2010
At the 6th Fiber Optics EXPO in Tokyo, Japan, Mr. Tamada of Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications gave a speech about “Next generation broadband plan 2010”. He said, “The next generation broadband plan 2010 aims to grow Japan as a front runner who leads the world in the IT industry.” As a part of […]
MSN Japan to offer a search tool bar for enterprises
MSN Japan began to offer MSN search tool bar for enterprises with the Windows desk top search tool for free. This desk top search searches more than 200 types of files in e-mails, documents, image files, music files, video files, PDF files, etc. For detail, see MSN Japan Enterprise page.
Microsoft's new strategic partnership in Japan
On December 27, Microsoft, Japan Telecom and Softbank BB announced the development of “Messenger Joint Communication Services” with their strategic partnership. This service ensures the security by combining the network infrastructure and the services such as VoIP, E-mail, internet access, group ware, instant messaging, and desktop. They plan to start providing the solutions to corporations […]