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Foreign weekend breaks and longer holidays: part 1 of 2

A recent survey from Macromill Research looked at overseas holidays, both weekend breaks via the new Haneda international terminal and longe....
30 Sep 12:03 am from What Japan Thinks

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PC recycling law still mostly unknown

In this recent survey from goo Research, reported on by japan.internet.com, into the PC Recycle Law, the vast majority who knew it well reck....
28 Sep 11:11 pm from What Japan Thinks

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Hairy Japanese women

A recent survey from DIMSDRIVE Research took a look at women’s excess body hair, and found hairy armpits the biggest concern for them, and....
28 Sep 12:04 am from What Japan Thinks

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Top twenty pricey perceptions of Japanese goods

Here’s an interesting survey from goo Ranking, looking at what people think that compared to overseas is far too expensive in Japan. Demog....
26 Sep 11:46 pm from What Japan Thinks

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When lack of English study is a problem on holiday

Here’s a short but sweet survey from goo Ranking, looking at when on holiday, at what moments do people wish they’d studied more English....
26 Sep 11:19 pm from What Japan Thinks

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Child abuse sometimes necessary, say three in four Japanese

The latest survey from iShare took a look at the matter of punches, in particular hitting children and adults, the results of which were a s....
26 Sep 1:00 am from What Japan Thinks

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Japanese fax machines

I believe this is the first time I’ve translated a survey on this topic of fax machines, conducted by goo Research and reported on by japa....
25 Sep 1:06 am from What Japan Thinks

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Server virtualisation not well understood

A recent survey from Media Interactive (iResearch) and reported on by japan.internet.com took a look at the matter of servers, with this par....
23 Sep 11:51 pm from What Japan Thinks

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Osaka, Hiroshima and Fukuoka station facilities

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Butts out of car windows are worst driving manners in Japan

If there’s one thing Japanese drivers hate, it’s fags and other rubbish being tossed out of car windows, according to this survey from i....
22 Sep 12:12 am from What Japan Thinks

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Fairtrade fairly unknown in Japan

I can’t go anywhere in Europe or America without bumping into a Fairtrade product, usually coffee or tea, but as this recent survey from g....
20 Sep 11:43 pm from What Japan Thinks

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Twenty mysteries of Japanese men

I’m back after a two day layoff (for a rather interesting reason that I might blog about later!) with this rather difficult-to-translate f....
19 Sep 11:58 pm from What Japan Thinks

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Home delivery food too expensive for many

Here’s another delayed survey from DIMSDRIVE Research, this time looking at food home delivery, which finds out that pizza is still Japan�....
16 Sep 11:17 pm from What Japan Thinks

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Why have a honeymoon?

From my point of view, honeymoons are all part of getting married, so I cannot understand why this survey from iShare into honeymoons found ....
15 Sep 11:45 pm from What Japan Thinks

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Coffee drinking habits

An interesting survey from Media Interactive iResearch took a look at coffee drinking habits. Demographics Between the 24th and 25th of Augu....
14 Sep 11:12 pm from What Japan Thinks

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Japanese working overseas, and overseas workers in Japan

The Cabinet Office Japan recently took a look at the international movement of workers, which for this survey was specifically Japanese want....
13 Sep 11:56 pm from What Japan Thinks

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Keitai novels slowly spreading to smartphones

This survey from goo Research, reported on by japan.internet.com, looked at keitai (mobile phone) novels, a genre of writing designed to be ....
12 Sep 12:08 am from What Japan Thinks

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Bugging bothers one in eight Japanese

DIMSDRIVE Research recently reported on a not-so-recent survey into crime prevention, which revealed one surprising statistic, that people a....
10 Sep 11:56 pm from What Japan Thinks

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Usage of web camera and headset in Japan

japan.internet.com has been a bit barren recently – I don’t know why they’ve decreased the number of surveys they publish – so this ....
9 Sep 11:50 pm from What Japan Thinks

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Most young Japanese would rather have no debts

A recent survey from iShare took a look at paying back lump sums on home loans, and found out, as usual, some interesting opinions. Demograp....
9 Sep 12:14 am from What Japan Thinks

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8% of cat owners eat cat food in Japan

Ah yes, another wonderful trolling headline after my dog food survey from a few years back! Note that it means that 8% of cat owners make fo....
7 Sep 11:50 pm from What Japan Thinks

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My adverts are invisible to many Japanese

And they’re also invisible to many of you lot, judging by my data! I mention this as today’s survey is from goo Research, reported on by....
6 Sep 11:54 pm from What Japan Thinks

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How one year of love changes one’s partner

Today’s survey from goo Ranking looked at the matter of what changes in one’s partner do people feel after a year of dating, for both me....
5 Sep 11:11 pm from What Japan Thinks

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Cold turkey most popular way of quitting smoking in Japan

Not having smoked, I cannot really relate to the answers in this survey from DIMSDRIVE Reseach into smoking and non-smoking, but I do have e....
5 Sep 12:15 am from What Japan Thinks

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Secrets to take to the grave

iShare often make me smile with the curious topics they investigate, and this one is no exception, what secrets people want to take to the g....
4 Sep 12:19 am from What Japan Thinks

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Aozora and electronic books in general in Japan

If you’re a learner of Japanese, or just wanting to get hold of classics of Japanese literature, the free repository Aozora is a good plac....
2 Sep 11:52 pm from What Japan Thinks

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Mirrorless SLR pluses and minuses

I think the buzzword in the English speaking world is Micro Four-Thirds, but in Japan they use mirrorless to describe the new generation of ....
2 Sep 12:14 am from What Japan Thinks

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Panasonic has Japan’s most valuable web site

Here’s an interesting ranking survey/mathematical trickery that I came across, produced by Japan Brand Strategy Inc, looking at Japanese w....
31 Aug 11:18 pm from What Japan Thinks

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Gachapin and Mukku top twenty trivia

A recent raking survey by goo Ranking looked at one of Japan’s favourite children’s characters, Gachapin and Mukku, Gachapin being the o....
30 Aug 1:48 am from What Japan Thinks

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Suspicious deaths have suspiciously few autopsies in Japan

Japan has one of the lowest rates of autopsies in the developed world, with a mere one in ten deaths resulting in one, so to find out more a....
28 Aug 10:41 pm from What Japan Thinks

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