The Japanese have a reputation for not meeting eyes during normal conversation, but what happens when they catch the eye of someone of the opposite sex who they fancy? This was the subject of a ranking survey by goo Ranking, for both men meeting women’s eyes.
Demographics
Over the 25th and 26th of November 2012 1,074 members of the goo Research monitor group completed a private internet-based questionnaire. 57.4% of the sample were female, 11.6% in their teens, 14.7% in their twenties, 26.9% in their thirties, 25.0% in their forties, 11.1% in their fifties, and 10.7% aged sixty or older. Note that the score in the results refers to the relative number of votes for each option, not a percentage of the total sample.
goo Research recently conducted a survey into recipe sites and recipe apps, and this report on japan.internet.com found a majority used such facilities.
Demographics
Between the 23rd and 26th of October 2012 1,079 members of the goo Research online monitor group completed a private internet-based questionnaire. 52.9% of the sample were male, 16.4% in their teens, 17.9% in their twenties, 21.7% in their thirties, 16.4% in their forties, 15.7% in their fifties, and 12.0% aged sixty or older.
Just to throw in a word for my employer, Panasonic make a microwave oven with an NFC chip that allows programming it from a smartphone by selecting recipes available on Cookpad. When talking to friends overseas about this, they seemed to think it was a bit over the top as the typical model of usage in the west is for reheating, I think, but given that many homes in Japan do not have ovens, the microwave plays a bigger role over here. Furthermore, the top-end Panasonic microwave fitted with RFID allows different foods to be simultaneously cooked in the front or back and top or bottom of the oven, so getting your smartphone to do it is a distinct advantage. Read the rest of this entry »
japan.internet.com recently reported on goo Research’s sixth regular survey into mobile devices, which shows for the first time a reversal in smartphone growth.
Demographics
Between the 22nd and 25th of October 2012 1,077 members of the goo Research online monitor group completed a private internet-based questionnaire. 53.0% of the sample were male, 16.3% in their teens, 17.9% in their twenties, 21.4% in their thirties, 16.3% in their forties, and 27.9% aged fifty or older.
I heard from my wife that (sorry for the inaccuracy, but it’s the best I can do!) that a TV show recently said that according to a survey, about 40% of women (in their thirties or all ages, she wasn’t quite clear) who had smartphones either kept their feature phones, wanted to get an extra feature phone, or wanted to ditch their smartphones. This survey is perhaps the first indication of this trend that What Japan Thinks has picked up. I’ll be keen to see how the next survey looks, especially that although docomo’s summer 2012 line-up did not include any feature phones, their winter 2012-2013 line-up includes four bog-standard last-gen iMode clamshells from four different Japanese manufacturers. Read the rest of this entry »
From the 5th to the 7th of September 2012 1,006 members of the goo Research monitor group completed a private internet-based questionnaire. 53.4% of the sample were female, 10.5% in their teens, 13.7% in their twenties, 26.6% in their thirties, 27.6% in their forties, 11.7% in their fifties, and 9.9% aged sixty or older. Note that the score in the results refers to the relative number of votes for each option, not a percentage of the total sample.
I notice that the women had 30 features yet the men only manage 15, although I don’t know if there’s any significance in that. Fortunately, I’m only guilty of number 14. Read the rest of this entry »
From the 5th to the 7th of September 2012 1,006 members of the goo Research monitor group completed a private internet-based questionnaire. 53.4% of the sample were female, 10.5% in their teens, 13.7% in their twenties, 26.6% in their thirties, 27.6% in their forties, 11.7% in their fifties, and 9.9% aged sixty or older. Note that the score in the results refers to the relative number of votes for each option, not a percentage of the total sample.
I did get jealous of my friends back home when they got married before me, but in Japan I find very little to be jealous about, or I have enough good things of my own that I don’t feel it necessary to be eaten by petty jealousy. Read the rest of this entry »
Macromill Research recently published a survey into Apple’s iPhone5, concentrating on existing iPhone users, but also featuring additional numbers from non-iPhone users who were thinking about buying said iPhone5.
Demographics
Over the 11th and 12th of October 2012 500 iPhone-using members of the Macromill monitor group completed a private internet-based questionnaire. 57.6% of the sample were male and 42.4% were female, and rather than age groups, their history of iPhone use was given. 45.2% had used an iPhone for less than a year, 25.4% had used one for over a year but less than two, and 29.4% had used one for two years or more. In addition, another 196 non-iPhone users who were looking at buying the iPhone5 also completed a similar internet-based questionnaire over the same period.
There’s quite stunning loyalty figures in many of the tables below! For me the biggest eye-opener was the older iPhones having one in five satisfied, yet not one single Android user reported being so. Read the rest of this entry »
MMD, Mobile Marketing Data Laboratory, recently published a report on a survey they conducted themselves into tablet ownership and purchase views.
Demographics
Between the 25th and 29th of October 2012 17,559 people, presumably members of the MMD monitor panel completed a presumably private survey. No further demographics were provided.
I’m sort-of thinking about a Nexus 7; it’s nice and cheap, and pretty good according to reviews by friends. I’m interested to see if the Japanese manufacturers exit the consumer tablet market; Sony at least offer a different design than just a slab, and I was disappointed to see that the Panasonic Eluga Live tablet doesn’t even merit a mention, although the 90,000 yen price tag might have something to do with it… Read the rest of this entry »
From the 5th to the 7th of September 2012 1,006 members of the goo Research monitor group completed a private internet-based questionnaire. 53.4% of the sample were female, 10.5% in their teens, 13.7% in their twenties, 26.6% in their thirties, 27.6% in their forties, 11.7% in their fifties, and 9.9% aged sixty or older. Note that the score in the results refers to the relative number of votes for each option, not a percentage of the total sample.
The motto of Takarazuka, 清く、正しく、美しく, kiyoku, tadashiku, utsukushiku, Purity, Propriety, Beauty, (the official English rendering seems to be Modesty, Fairness and Grace) is well-known, but perhaps less well-known is that behind the scenes (I don’t know if that is a literal or a figurative expression!) there is also a list of 25 Uglinesses. In the two years of training that all aspiring actors must go through before setting foot on the stage these 25 Uglinesses are hammered home, often literally.
Over the 26th and 27th of September 2012 500 smartphone users between the ages of 20 and 59 chosen by some unstated method completed an internet-based questionnaire. No further demographics were given.
I spent some time today with my wife looking for an upgrade from her dumb phone to a smartphone. She seemed quite taken by the LG Optimus G, which does has impressive stats, and I wonder if she was actually unconciously influenced by the advert that’s running on the TV, as she says the guy 11 seconds in has a lovely smile, but she didn’t realise that was advertising the same phone as the one she was eyeing up. Read the rest of this entry »
goo Research recently carried out asurvey into the interesting topic of smartphone privacy, although japan.internet.com only reported on the security lock results.
Demographics
Between the 5th and 9th of October 2012 1,080 members of the goo Research online monitor group completed a private internet-based questionnaire. 52.7% of the sample were male, 15.6% in their teens, 17.8% in their twenties, 21.3% in their thirties, 16.2% in their forties, 16.3% in their fifties, and 12.8% aged sixty or older.
I don’t use any lock on my smartphone, myself. I’d like to see some sort of voice-based password that combined both voice and phrase recognition. Read the rest of this entry »
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