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Monthly active users of LINE, the Japan’s biggest communication app, reach 200 million or more

Monthly active users of LINE, the Japan’s biggest communication app, reach 200 million or more

#mobile
Japan makes the top in Airbnb bookings by Chinese travelers during the Chinese New Year period

Japan makes the top in Airbnb bookings by Chinese travelers during the Chinese New Year period

#BookingTrend #Airbnb
Vacation rental in Japan is regulated as a cheap lodging house under the current Hotel Business Law

Vacation rental in Japan is regulated as a cheap lodging house under the current Hotel Business Law

#SharingEconomy
Osaka welcomed 7,000% more Airbnb inbound guests in 2015, overwhelmingly surpassing any other neighborhoods

Osaka welcomed 7,000% more Airbnb inbound guests in 2015, overwhelmingly surpassing any other neighborhoods

#InboundTravelInJapan #Airbnb
JTB opens a restaurant-booking site in line with its travel-booking site Rurubu Travel

JTB opens a restaurant-booking site in line with its travel-booking site Rurubu Travel

#JTB #newbusiness
METI of Japan forecasts a lodging trend six months ahead by strengthening statistics data

METI of Japan forecasts a lodging trend six months ahead by strengthening statistics data

#InboundTravelInJapan #TravelForecast
Japanese mobile device users total 103 million - comScore

Japanese mobile device users total 103 million - comScore

#mobile
Tokyo is the 7th city with Airbnb bookings on 2015 New Year’s Eve

Tokyo is the 7th city with Airbnb bookings on 2015 New Year’s Eve

#Airbnb
Yahoo! has the most Japanese users on PC, and No.1 app is LINE in - the Nielsen’s internet service user ranking 2015

Yahoo! has the most Japanese users on PC, and No.1 app is LINE in - the Nielsen’s internet service user ranking 2015

#mobile
Yahoo Japan acquires Ikkyu.com, an online booking service for luxury hotels, on TOB

Yahoo Japan acquires Ikkyu.com, an online booking service for luxury hotels, on TOB

#Yahoo!Japan
Tokyo Sky Tree is No.1 destination for route search by foreigners - NAVITIME JAPAN survey

Tokyo Sky Tree is No.1 destination for route search by foreigners - NAVITIME JAPAN survey

#InboundTravelInJapan
What is the breakdown of an Airbnb’s bringing economic effect of 220 billion JPY in Japan?

What is the breakdown of an Airbnb’s bringing economic effect of 220 billion JPY in Japan?

#SharingEconomy #EconomicImpact
Rakuten and Guam Visitors Bureau work together in web marketing for more Japanese travelers to Guam

Rakuten and Guam Visitors Bureau work together in web marketing for more Japanese travelers to Guam

#Guam #Rakuten
Unauthorized private homes for vacation rentals rapidly increase in Japan, according to Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare

Unauthorized private homes for vacation rentals rapidly increase in Japan, according to Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare

#SharingEconomy
Eighty percent of TripAdvisor users read more than six word-of-mouth reviews on a hotel

Eighty percent of TripAdvisor users read more than six word-of-mouth reviews on a hotel

#TripAdvisor
Eighty percent of Japanese smart phone users use apps for 1.5 hours a day

Eighty percent of Japanese smart phone users use apps for 1.5 hours a day

#mobile
Airbnb brings about an economic effect of more than 200 billion JPN with 500,000 foreign users in Japan

Airbnb brings about an economic effect of more than 200 billion JPN with 500,000 foreign users in Japan

#SharingEconomy #EconomicImpact
Recruit forms a partnership with Chinese payment app ‘Alipay’ to support Chinese travelers in Japan

Recruit forms a partnership with Chinese payment app ‘Alipay’ to support Chinese travelers in Japan

#InboundTravelInJapan #newbusiness
Seventy percent of online bookings may be made on mobile in China in 2017 - Phocuswright forecast

Seventy percent of online bookings may be made on mobile in China in 2017 - Phocuswright forecast

#mobile #BookingTrend
How do Japanese consumers use PC and smart phone separately?

How do Japanese consumers use PC and smart phone separately?

#EC

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