Tag Archives: Japan

iPhone Unpopular in Japan? I'm Not Surprised.

By Parker Mason | Published: May 27, 2009
The first time I ever owned a cell phone was when I moved to Japan to teach English in August of 2004. With the help of some friends, I picked out a phone that cost one yen (about one cent Canadian) with a fairly reasonable month plan. It was a flip phone with one large, very bright [...]
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The Decline of the PC Market and its Impact on Communication: Microblogging to the Fore?

By Jens | Published: November 7, 2007
If one feels homesick for the future Japan seems the country of choice. Now you can witness a trend that might be an indicator of how our way of communicating is going to change. As Newsvine reports the PC’s role in Japanese homes is diminishing, as its once-awesome monopoly on processing power is encroached by gadgets [...]
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Low-tech Campaigning in Japan – Use Second Life Break the Law

By Jens | Published: June 14, 2007
If someone asked you to freely associate things with Japan you’d probably think of futuristic high-tech, bullet trains, cyberpunk, anime and all the fancy gadgets we always seem to get years later. But of all countries it’s Japan that campaign wise is still stuck in the middle-ages: It’s a first for Japanese politicians — and perhaps [...]
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