What Japan Thinks

Having done alcohol consumption earlier in the week, today I take a look at a survey from DIMSDRIVE Research into temperature of drinking wa....
21 Nov 11:55 pm from What Japan Thinks

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TGIF = Hana-Kin

Thank Goodness It’s Friday is, or at least was, called Hana No Kinyoubi (花の金曜日), Flower Friday, and may be shortened to just Han....
21 Nov 12:41 am from What Japan Thinks

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A beer over dinner at home favourite way to booze in Japan

Here’s another interesting look at drinking alcohol with MyVoice. Demographics Over the first five days of October 2009 13,102 members of ....
19 Nov 8:16 pm from What Japan Thinks

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Elementary school kids and the internet

goo Research recently reported into elementary school children’s internet use, the seventh time they have reported on this. I’m sure I t....
19 Nov 12:17 am from What Japan Thinks

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Cancer scares three in four Japanese: part two of two

Here’s an interesting and detailed survey from Cabinet Office Japan into cancer. I translated a similar survey from the Cabinet Office a c....
18 Nov 12:02 am from What Japan Thinks

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Cancer scares three in four Japanese: part one of two

Here’s an interesting and detailed survey from Cabinet Office Japan into cancer. I translated a similar survey from the Cabinet Office a c....
17 Nov 12:00 am from What Japan Thinks

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Clothes suggesting chat-uppable girls at dating parties

What an ugly headline, but quite an interesting ranking survey from goo Ranking looking at what clothes make guys at dating parties think th....
16 Nov 12:01 am from What Japan Thinks

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Looks good enough to eat!

Here’s a short but often sweet survey from goo Ranking looking at what foods people choose from the outside appearance more than the stuff....
15 Nov 11:50 pm from What Japan Thinks

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Why herbivore boys don’t get the girl

The poor herbivore boys have been beaten to death by both me and the mainstream press, so let’s dance on their graves with goo Ranking at ....
15 Nov 11:16 am from What Japan Thinks

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Politics, manga, universities and doujinshi

One of the last great acts of the ex-Prime Minister Taro Aso was to propose a palace to celebrate his favourite hobby, manga. The new govern....
15 Nov 12:58 am from What Japan Thinks

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Search most common way of finding new blogs

The power of Google, or more probably Yahoo! in the case of Japan, was revealed by this recent survey from Marsh Inc and reported on by japa....
14 Nov 12:27 am from What Japan Thinks

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Japanese women: majority frequently frigid

My wife is one of these frigid women, as her feet and hands are often painfully cold even on warm days, a sympton shared with many others of....
13 Nov 12:12 am from What Japan Thinks

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Majority of mobile news readers don’t read newspapers

Here’s a very interesting survey from Point On Research, reported on by japan.internet.com, into reading news on mobile phones. Demographi....
12 Nov 1:07 am from What Japan Thinks

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Mobile phone app usage in Japan

Almost all phones in Japan these days can download applications in one form or another, so this survey from goo Research, reported on by jap....
11 Nov 12:26 am from What Japan Thinks

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Keitai novels: paper versions surprisingly popular

Recently, goo Research conducted their second regular keitai novel (mobile phone novel) survey, which was reported on by japan.internet.com.....
10 Nov 12:59 am from What Japan Thinks

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Realising she’s not girlfriend material

Today’s bit of fun from goo Ranking looks at the moment you realise someone you’ve got your eye on is not girlfriend or boyfriend materi....
8 Nov 11:30 am from What Japan Thinks

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Sleeping past your train stop

People sleeping on the train, or feigning sleep so they don’t need to give up their seat, is a staple feature of the Japanese rail system,....
8 Nov 12:57 am from What Japan Thinks

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Four in five start PC sessions with email

Having looked earlier in the week at how people use their PCs in the morning, this time we look with RealWorld RealResearch and japan.intern....
6 Nov 11:10 pm from What Japan Thinks

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Majority favour separate surnames for Japanese couples

This subject is one that seems to polarises opinions in Japanese media, with those opposed arguing along the lines of having the law in plac....
6 Nov 12:15 am from What Japan Thinks

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Friendships from high school figure highly in Japan

Here’s an interesting look at socialising and friends from MyVoice. Demographics Over the first five days of October 2009 13,534 members....
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