Interesting BusinessWeek article about how Google is racing to catch up to the mobile phone market in Japan.
Japan: Google’s Real-Life Lab:
Japan’s handset-toting masses, it seems, have a lot to teach the Net giant. The country has become a vast lab for Google as it tries to refine mobile search technology. That’s because Japan’s 100 [...]
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Google to Japan: We are Here to Learn
…Because there are no cities named “Clinton” or “McCain” in Japan
There seems to be a lot of buzz about Obama in Japan. I have heard that a lot of people in China like him, too. I don’t know who I’m voting for yet. I haven’t been good about following election news recently, to be honest. I need to spend more time [...]
Coming of Age Day
Today (January 14th, 2008) was a National Holiday in Japan. It’s called 「成人の日」(seijin no hi), which literally means, “Adults’ Day,” but is usually translated as, “Coming of Age Day.” In Japan, 20 is the age of adulthood, rather than 21, like in the USA. It is a special day to celebrate the [...]