By Dr. Serkan Toto – On Japan's Game Industry
I answered a related question (What is the compensation rate for game development industry roles in Japan? ) earlier. The answer contains some anecdoctal horror stories of people with monthly salaries to the tune of $1,500 and some other (more solid) data. I can think of these reasons as to why the...
It’s true that in comparison to the hardware/electronics/gadget and other sectors, the Japanese web industry is relatively weak from a global perspective. I think though the industry is better than its reputation. There are three factors at play here: language, market size and the importance...
Foursquare doesn’t break down country-specific numbers, but anecdotally speaking, it’s pretty big. Some hints: Some months ago, I read in an interview (with the CEO, I think) that Tokyo is one of the cities with the most check-ins worldwide. (Sorry, can’t find it now) The API is...
I have written an extensive blog post on this question in April: ; Basically, what people in Japan and elsewhere define as a smartphone is vastly different. In the US, for example, it’s a phone with advanced functionality, for example web browsing capability. In Japan however, even the...
With 195,000 employees, you’re looking at one of Japan’s biggest companies. Basically NTT is a parent company of five: NTT East, NTT West, NTT Communications, NTT Data and NTT DOCOMO: NTT East and West are to cover Japan from a regional/geographical perspective. NTT Communications...
Traffic-wise, Yahoo Japan is not only Japan’s most popular online portal but the country’s biggest web site. Other popular portals include Livedoor, Goo, MSN, Nifty, Biglobe, Infoseek and Excite. Much like in other parts of Asia, portals are more popular destinations for web users than...
By Dr. Serkan Toto – On Japan's Game Industry