Tag: Google

Google Japan’s office in Skyscraper had a Small Fire

NHK reported [J] that the 30th office in Roppongi Hills’s Mori Tower had a minor fire burnt some carpet and card board boxes before 9 a.m. today November 27th. Floors between 26th and 30th are used by Google Japan. (office visit report by AKIRA DRIVE) Roppongi Hills is one of the Japanese IT centers, having… Continue reading Google Japan’s office in Skyscraper had a Small Fire

All Japanese Stocks Jump Up 10000% on Google Search

[Update] It seems fixed now (21:40 31th) Google’s instant stock search feature, one of the quick search results shown at the top of search results page, has been showing ten-thousandfold high price for stock prices on Japanese market today. (Nintendo stock on Google and Yahoo! Japan Finance) American stocks seem to be okay. Only Japanese… Continue reading All Japanese Stocks Jump Up 10000% on Google Search

Chromebook Finally Comes For Japanese Consumers

Google Japan official blog announced today November 11 that the first consumer Chromebooks will be sold in Japan. Dell Chromebook 11 is sold today, Acer C720 Chromebook will be available on 13 at retails and online. Chromebook had been only sold for enterprises and educational institutions in Japan since July. Chromebook Finally Comes For Japanese… Continue reading Chromebook Finally Comes For Japanese Consumers

Google Agreed To Remove 122 Items By Court Order

Asahi reported that Google Japan answered them that they would remove the items ordered by Tokyo District Court. Complainer’s agent confirmed that most of the items are not showing up on Google Search results. The complainer had claimed that Google showing the pages with implying that he was related with crimes is an invasion of… Continue reading Google Agreed To Remove 122 Items By Court Order

A Summary of the Latest Studies about Japan & Social Media

2011 was not only a year that changed the geography of Japan but also a year that drastically altered the way Japanese people use social media. Facebook came out of nowhere and increased its user base more than 200% (Socialbakers) , Twitter became mainstream  (Study 4) and a Comscore report claimed that Mixi is not #1 social… Continue reading A Summary of the Latest Studies about Japan & Social Media

Google Japan Runs AKB48 Commercial For Galaxy Nexus, Which Is Almost Free On Shop

Google is airing a commercial of its Android reference handset Galaxy Nexus, with AKB48, who is the top girls idol group, who also cooperates on Google+ promotion in Japanese. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TZW2R9fPp-o The commercial song is sung by the selected members of AKB48 for Google+, called “Gugutasu Senbatsu”(Gugu = abbrev of Google, tasu=to add, senbatsu=selection) Gugutasu is… Continue reading Google Japan Runs AKB48 Commercial For Galaxy Nexus, Which Is Almost Free On Shop

Tokyo Court Orders Google To Suspend Keyword Suggestion Around A Person

Tokyo District Court issued a decision of provisional disposition on March 19 for Google to remove specific search results on its suggested keywords feature around a name of a male who sued Google that the search results infringed his privacy, according to the layer of him, Mainichi reported [J] ([update 2012-03-27] Mainichi English posted the… Continue reading Tokyo Court Orders Google To Suspend Keyword Suggestion Around A Person

[Photo] How To Land A Job At Rakuten

Gayle L McDowell’s book “The Google Resume: How to Prepare for a Career and Land a Job at Apple, Microsoft, Google, or any Top Tech Company” is translated to Japanese and sold in Japan this month. The cover image of the Japanese version book posted by a blogger Yumaendo got a huge buzz on Facebook,… Continue reading [Photo] How To Land A Job At Rakuten