By Dr. Serkan Toto – On Japan's Game Industry
Established in February 2010, Facebook Japan‘s Tokyo office was the first outside the US (outside the Bay Area, even) staffed with engineers. There are six people working for the company at the moment in their office in Harajuku (actually a remodeled apartment), three Japanese and three...
If the amount of printed books on Facebook (business guides, how-to books etc.) is any indication for the popularity of the social network in Japan, then it’s starting to look better for Facebook over here. I visited my local book store today and counted a total of 10 Japanese books that were...
Facebook Japan still has one or two things to learn about the local social media scene, it seems. Tokyo-based tech blog Asiajin (I am a writer) is reporting that a few decisions made by Facebook leave the Japanese confused about the company’s terms of use. Facebook is trying to enforce the...
I just stumbled upon this thread on Quora in which someone claims he has seen Facebook Japan’s country growth manager Taro Kodama saying on TV his company is aiming at 50 million users in Japan. While I cannot confirm this statement (I haven’t seen the interview), I can offer a link to...
What’s the difference between Facebook and Mixi? That’s a big question many regular (non-geek) social media users in Japan ask themselves and a challenge for Facebook Japan: if they think Mixi is basically the same as Facebook, there is no point in changing sides. While I could easily...
Facebook, Mixi, Twitter, GREE or Mobage? This is an anecdotal list of social media usage in Japan by brands, but it’s interesting. Tokyo-based ad and marketing company Agile Media Network, showed the following graph during the company’s Social Media Summit (via Internet Watch). The...
By Dr. Serkan Toto – On Japan's Game Industry