By Dr. Serkan Toto – On Japan's Game Industry
As a “guest”, I contributed an article to zweinull.cc about the current status quo of Web 2.0 in Japan. Zweinull.cc is a pretty famous blog about the Web 2.0 world. However, it is written entirely in German – just like my entry. In case you may wonder: I am a German. The article...
This review features a web site that I myself use excessively and which every Japanese knows of: Kakaku.com (the whole site is Japanese only). Kakaku (価格) roughly means “price”, so what may sound cool to Westerners sounds kind of bland to Japanese ears. It is one of the most famous...
Well, KDDI’s DVD service is now online. Users outside Japan are blocked out. I registered for the service but as a movie and DVD fan, I will probably never need it. Downloading DVDs might be interesting for Japanese customers in rural areas with no rental shops though. Anyway, let me show you...
In terms of speed, Japan clearly boasts the best Internet structure in the world. The median download speed over here is 61 mbps per second. Even Web wunderkind South Korea is trailing with 46 mbps. The number for the USA is staggering: 2 mbps (!), according to a recent report in the Washington...
“Being able to get on the Net via a cell phone encourages delinquency and deviation. Even when children don’t have wayward intentions, they are easily lured to harmful sites through devious methods.” This advice was given by a professor in the Graduate School of Social and...
As in many countries around the world, a lot of girls in this country are obsessed with shopping and particularly brand shopping ( I hope I am not being too sexist here). People in Japan especially love Italian and French brands like Louis Vuitton, Gucci, Dolce and Gabbana and so forth. In March...
By Dr. Serkan Toto – On Japan's Game Industry