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More than 30% of seniors use smart phones in Japan, and senior Facebook users reaches 25%

More than 30% of seniors use smart phones in Japan, and senior Facebook users reaches 25%

#SNS #mobile
Travel bookings on smart phone in Japan are up 4 points to 33%, and Instagram users triple

Travel bookings on smart phone in Japan are up 4 points to 33%, and Instagram users triple

#SNS #mobile
Market scale of the indoor positioning system is expected to triple to 36.5 billion JPY in Japan

Market scale of the indoor positioning system is expected to triple to 36.5 billion JPY in Japan

#mobile
New translation service for three foreign languages is provided on tablet videophone

New translation service for three foreign languages is provided on tablet videophone

#InboundTravelInJapan #newservice
Japan ranks 2nd in booking travel via mobile, according to Euromonitor survey

Japan ranks 2nd in booking travel via mobile, according to Euromonitor survey

#MarketTrend #OTA #mobile
China’s payment app ‘Alipay’ can be used at Recruit app member stores in Japan

China’s payment app ‘Alipay’ can be used at Recruit app member stores in Japan

#InboundTravelInJapan #EC
WeChat of China provides Chinese travelers in Japan with new services for payment and information

WeChat of China provides Chinese travelers in Japan with new services for payment and information

#InboundTravelInJapan #newservice
Japan Tourism Agency researches foreign travelers’ movements by using mobile location information

Japan Tourism Agency researches foreign travelers’ movements by using mobile location information

#JapanTourismAgency #mobile
No.1 tweeted city in Japan by foreign travelers is Shibuya

No.1 tweeted city in Japan by foreign travelers is Shibuya

#InboundTravelInJapan #SNS
More than 40% of tourism industries in Japan see SNS in foreign languages as the next challenge

More than 40% of tourism industries in Japan see SNS in foreign languages as the next challenge

#SNS
Times spent on LINE and Instagram grow in Japan, and both of the SNS are top two in satisfaction

Times spent on LINE and Instagram grow in Japan, and both of the SNS are top two in satisfaction

#SNS
Japan Tourism Agency adds disaster information in its providing app ‘Safety tips’ for foreign visitors

Japan Tourism Agency adds disaster information in its providing app ‘Safety tips’ for foreign visitors

#JapanTourismAgency
The ratio of internet users on smart phones only is around 30% for 20’s to 40’s and 45% for teens in Japan - Nielsen survey

The ratio of internet users on smart phones only is around 30% for 20’s to 40’s and 45% for teens in Japan - Nielsen survey

#mobile
The top e-commerce website was Amazon in the user rate and Rakuten in frequency of use and purchase in July 2015

The top e-commerce website was Amazon in the user rate and Rakuten in frequency of use and purchase in July 2015

#Rakuten #Yahoo!Japan #Amazon
Online dealing of travel on mobile accounts for about 40% of the total in Japan - Criteo survey

Online dealing of travel on mobile accounts for about 40% of the total in Japan - Criteo survey

#mobile #EC
Yahoo! JAPAN is the No.1 website in the unique user ranking for the first half of 2015 - VALUES survey

Yahoo! JAPAN is the No.1 website in the unique user ranking for the first half of 2015 - VALUES survey

#Yahoo!Japan
Japan’s leading OTA Rakuten Travel resulted in record-high transactions for the 2nd quarter of FY2015

Japan’s leading OTA Rakuten Travel resulted in record-high transactions for the 2nd quarter of FY2015

#BusinessResult #Rakuten
Japanese traffic information provider Hyojito launches a duty-free search website for foreign visitors to Japan

Japanese traffic information provider Hyojito launches a duty-free search website for foreign visitors to Japan

#InboundTravelInJapan
Booking.com to expand its business in Japan with a goal to increase contract hotels 10,000 by the end of 2016

Booking.com to expand its business in Japan with a goal to increase contract hotels 10,000 by the end of 2016

#OTA
JTB starts its first electric ticket service on smart phone in tie-ups with Paypal

JTB starts its first electric ticket service on smart phone in tie-ups with Paypal

#JTB #newservice

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