The First Practical Kyoto Address Search Yahoo/Google Do Not Offer

If you ever lived in Japan, you know that Japanese address system is uneasy for people who get used to the western system on which all streets have a name and name+number identify the single location. In Japan, addresses are rather area name. Two Giants Yahoo! Japan and Google have been working well with this… Continue reading The First Practical Kyoto Address Search Yahoo/Google Do Not Offer

Ultimate Localization: Twitter Gets Japanese Nickname And Theme Song

Japanese pop singer and song-writer Kohmi Hirose[J] (@kohmi), who has released a number of popular songs in ’90s and been singing winter dating stuffs for young couples, is also one of the celebrity twitterers.   Kohmi exchanged many tweets with Kazuyo Katsuma[J] (@kazuyo_k), a friend of her, economist and the best-selling business book author in Japan,… Continue reading Ultimate Localization: Twitter Gets Japanese Nickname And Theme Song

E-Optician: Try It Before Making Any Purchase

When we purchase something to wear on the Internet, what the most unsatisfied thing is that we cannot try it on before making an order.   Japanese major clothing e-retailers usually accept returning item even after the item has been tried on.   This helps to minimize the disadvantage of e-commerce services, and to make up a… Continue reading E-Optician: Try It Before Making Any Purchase