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From kimono to keitai; explore Japanese views through the medium of translated opinion polls and surveys.
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iPhone top smartphone, Acer Aspire top netbook in Japan
I find the figure of one in four people usually carrying a standard notebook computer a quite frankly unbelievable figure from this survey from goo Research, reported on by japan.internet.com, the third regular mobile devices survey. I have also tran...
Printers and print cartridge disposal in Japan
With the busiest season for home printers coming up, namely the creation of New Year cards, it is quite timely that goo Research, as reported on by japan.internet.com, looked at printers at home. Demographics Between the 18th and 20th of November 200...
Too many autumn and winter models, many feel
Looking at the alphabet soup of new models for this autumn and winter from docomo and SoftBank, one could be forgiven for feeling overwhelmed, with about 20 new handset each. Seeing how widespread this feeling was was one of the questions asked in th...
SoftBank’s new autumn and winter mobile phone models
Following on from docomo’s autumn and winter line-up, today we look at SoftBank’s new models, the subject of this survey from Marsh Inc and reported on by japan.internet.com. Demographics Between the 18th and 23rd of November 2009 300 mem...
Docomo’s new autumn and winter mobile phone models
Docomo have recently announced their new line up for autumn and winter. There are almost no new phones; most of them are just refreshes of existing products with maybe a higher-end camera here and a few extra lighting effects there. One new one is th...
PS3 functionality, Wii topicality respective attractions of games machine
A recent survey from goo Research, reported on by japan.internet.com, looked at consumer games machines, the second regular look at this topic. I translated the first survey here two months ago. Demographics Between the 5th and 7th of November 2009 1...
USB port usage in Japan
Here’s an interesting look from goo Research, reported on by japan.internet.com, into USB-connected peripherals. Demographics Over the 12th and 13th of November 2009 1,077 members of the goo Research monitor group completed a private internet-b...
High-end brands but low-end prices wanted for video cameras
I haven’t translated a survey on video cameras for a while, as perhaps they have been dropping off the radar since more and more still cameras, even SLRs, are coming with video functions, and as mobile phones and even some iPods have such featu...
One in four never use their mobile phone GPS
With GPS becoming standard in most of the higher-end mobile phones these days, this recent survey from goo Research and reported on by japan.internet.com looked at GPS devices in general. Demographics Between the 24th and 29th of September 2009 1,023...
Eee PC, Acer Aspire top netbooks in Japan
Here is the second installment of a very interesting series of surveys from goo Research into mobile devices, as reported on by japan.internet.com. I translated the first installment last month. Demographics Between the 14th and 18th of September 200...
Card slot, One Seg, infra-red key mobile upgrade features
This month’s 48th regular survey into mobile phone upgrade needs by goo Research and reported on by japan.internet.com looked specifically at what features people look for in a new mobile phone. Demographics Between the 7th and 11th of Septembe...
Home computer location in Japan
A recent survey from Marsh Inc and reported on by japan.internet.com looked at people’s home computer environment. This is a topic I...
Nintendo DS, Sony PS2 and Wii most played games machines in Japan
A few months ago I published a survey into home consoles that was rightly criticised for not having information on home much machines were actually played. Hopefully this recent survey from goo Research and reported on by japan.internet.com into cons...
Losing and breaking external memory
I’ve never had any external memory die or get lost, but this recent survey from goo Research and reported on by japan.internet.com showed that between one in five and one in six Japanese had suffered such problems with external memory. Demograp...
Majority uninterested in mobile computing
japan.internet.com recently reported on a very interesting survey conducted by goo Research into mobile devices, their very first in a new series of monthly surveys. Demographics Between the 3rd and 6th of August 2009 1,087 members of the goo Researc...
Checking time by wristwatch or by mobile?
Here’s a curious look at iBridge Research Plus and reported on by japan.internet.com into wristwatches. Demographics On the 4th of August 2009 300 members of the iBridge Research Plus monitor group who were currently employed or students comple...
Sub-$100 iPhone wanted by over one in four Japanese
After one year of the iPhone in Japan, how is it viewed? This was the question posed by iShare when they conducted a survey into the iPhone. Demographics Between the 7th and 10th of July 2009 568 members of the CLUB BBQ free email forwarding service ...
Laptops and the seaside don’t go well together
This fun survey from goo Research, and reported on by japan.internet.com, into taking electronic equipment along to the beach indicates that the majority of people who take their laptop computers to the seaside end up dropping them in the ocean! Demo...
One in four Japanese never clean their mice
Here’s an interesting little survey from Marsh Inc and reported on by japan.internet.com into computer maintenance, looking in particular at cleaning one’s PC and accessories. Demographics Between the 2nd and 5th of July 2009 300 members ...
Three in ten Japanese want an iPhone 3GS
With the release of the Apple iPhone 3GS on the 26th of June 2009, goo Research immediately conducted a survey into the iPhone, the results of which have been reported on japan.internet.com. Demographics Between the 26th and 29th of June 2009 1,036 m...
Suprisingly low volume of photos stored by Japanese
Given the high level of ownership of digital cameras reported in this survey from goo Research and featured on japan.internet.com, one has to wonder, as the question wasn’t answered in the article, why almost half the people manage less than 5 ...
Keyboard habits of Japanese computer users
There’s one very useful figure in this survey conducted by Marsh Inc and reported on by japan.internet.com into typing, namely the use of romaji versus kana input - wait until after the demographics and I’ll explain it! Demographics Betwe...
Japanese computer maker brand image
The “Japanese” in the title refers to the people answering the questionnaire, not the make of the computers as a few foreign names found their way into this survey from MyVoice into computer maker brand image. Demographics Over the first ...
Smartphones not impressing many in Japan
This month’s regular look at mobile phone upgrade needs (the 46th time it has been conducted) by goo Research and reported on by japan.internet.com had interesting results regarding two big recent developments in mobile phones, smartphones and ...
