The sporting arena and business world are often compared, and with the Rugby World Cup coming to Japan in 2019, we thought we’d have a bit of fun with that idea. It’s well-known that each rugby playing nation has a distinct and traditional style of play for which they are famous. These styles are sometimes […]
Read MoreOn the 25th May 2018, the EU’s General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR EU 2016/679) will take effect. For many website owners in Japan, this post might be the first occasion to hear about the new European regulation. a) What’s it all about? The European Union has been moving for some years toward strengthening the digital data […]
Read MoreA potential client recently asked us whether Yoast SEO plugin handles Japanese text. The WordPress Yoast Plugin has over 3 million active installs and is widely regarded by developers as the Gold Standard in WordPress SEO plugin support. While there does appear to be an issue with getting an accurate word count through the plugin, this […]
Read MoreThe communication application LINE was launched in Japan in 2011 and subsequently taken the country by storm. Line became Japan’s largest social network in 2013, bigger than Facebook or Twitter. It is one of only 13 apps to have more than 1 million downloads from the Google Play store. According a survey, about 60% of […]
Read MoreMost people who don’t live in Japan see the country from abroad through the filter of main stream media and pop culture. Japan might inspire images of Zen gardens, manic TV game shows or anime cos-play otaku. More often than not the stereotyped image of Japanese life is more fiction than reality. The world of […]
Read MoreSo you’ve translated your content. Now how can you make our site look more … Japanese? To put the question another way, is there such a thing as a uniquely Japanese style of web design? And if so is it something we should try to emulate for web pages targeting a Japanese audiences? Generalizations are […]
Read MoreToday it was announced by Google Asia Pacific and Japan vice president Daniel Alegre that Yahoo Japan would switch at the end of the year to using Google Japan’s search engine results. Sometime next year, Google’s text ad system, Adwords will also replace Yahoo Japan’s Sponsored Search listings. The announcement ends speculation that began last […]
Read MoreOnce you have your website up and running often the next challenge for website owners is attracting visitor traffic. Search Engine Optimization is a must, but it takes time and there is often a lot of strong competition for the top spots with your favorite keywords. At this point you might want to consider what […]
Read MoreAnyone who is familiar with the Japanese urban landscape will have noticed that QR code symbols are virtually everywhere. On train advertisements, pamphlets, menus, business cards and product labels. In some extreme cases even on family graves! QR (Quick Response) codes were originally conceived by Japanese company Denso-wave back in 1994 as a method of […]
Read MoreThe search engine world is still buzzing following the recent decision of Yahoo to effectively shut down its own search infrastructure and outsource its search results business to Microsoft in the guise of its latest and hottest search interface, “Bing”. The deal represents an admission from both partners that they need to team up and […]
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