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		<title>Cinema is top first date spot in Japan</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 01 Dec 2008 12:54:36 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ken Y-N</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[This recent survey from iShare looked at cinemas, touching on where I went for my first date with my wife, the cinema, which is actually a really poor place to choose, but that&#8217;s another matter altogether!
Demographics
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			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><img src="http://whatjapanthinks.com/image08/mobile-cinema.png" alt="What do you do with your mobile phone at the movies? graph of japanese statistics" title="What do you do with your mobile phone at the movies? graph of japanese opinion" width="400" height="200" class="alignright"/>This recent survey from iShare looked at <a href="http://release.center.jp/2008/12/0102.html">cinemas</a>, touching on where I went for my first date with my wife, the cinema, which is actually a really poor place to choose, but that&#8217;s another matter altogether!</p>
<h3>Demographics</h3>
<p>Between the 12th and 14th of November 2008 just 404 members of the CLUB BBQ free email forwarding service completed a private internet-based questionnaire. 54.7% of the sample were male, 13.6% in their twenties, 47.8% in their thirties, 27.7% in their forties, and 10.9% in their teens or aged fifty or older.</p>
<p>Note that for Q1 there are two reasons why women go to the movies more; first there are more women with the free time to go, and second most cinemas have a &#8220;Ladies&#8217; Day&#8221; once per week where they charge 1,000 yen per ticket for the ladies. Us men only have the first of the month to get our cheap tickets, although I have seen one cinema, Movix Rokko, that also has a Men&#8217;s Day.</p>
<p>Two days I also signed up for a Toho Cinema Mastercard that promises to give one free movie for every six, including movies watched using advance discount tickets.</p>
<h3>Research results</h3>
<blockquote>
<h3>Q1: Within the last year, have you been to the movies? (Sample size=404)</h3>
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<td>&nbsp;</td>
<td><strong>All</strong></td>
<td><strong>Male<br/>N=221</strong></td>
<td><strong>Female<br/>N=183</strong></td>
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<tr>
<td>Yes (<a href="#Q1SQ1">to SQs</a>)</td>
<td>50.7%</td>
<td>42.5%</td>
<td>60.7%</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>No</td>
<td>49.3%</td>
<td>57.5%</td>
<td>39.3%</td>
</tr>
</table>
<p><a name="Q1SQ1"></a><br />
<h3>Q1SQ1: Who did you go to the movies with? (Sample size=205, multiple answer)</h3>
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<td>&nbsp;</td>
<td><strong>All</strong></td>
<td><strong>Male<br/>N=94</strong></td>
<td><strong>Female<br/>N=111</strong></td>
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<tr>
<td>Partner, spouse</td>
<td>42.4%</td>
<td>48.9%</td>
<td>36.9%</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>By myself</td>
<td>39.0%</td>
<td>37.2%</td>
<td>40.5%</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>Parents</td>
<td>26.3%</td>
<td>19.1%</td>
<td>32.4%</td>
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<tr>
<td>Friends of the same sex</td>
<td>22.0%</td>
<td>8.5%</td>
<td>33.3%</td>
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<tr>
<td>Other family members</td>
<td>20.5%</td>
<td>19.1%</td>
<td>21.6%</td>
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<tr>
<td>Friends of the opposite sex</td>
<td>9.3%</td>
<td>8.5%</td>
<td>9.9%</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>Other</td>
<td>4.4%</td>
<td>3.2%</td>
<td>5.4%</td>
</tr>
</table>
<h3>Q1SQ2: How did you look up information about movies, screening times, etc? (Sample size=205, multiple answer)</h3>
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<td>PC internet</td>
<td>88.3%</td>
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<tr>
<td>Mobile phone web site</td>
<td>18.0%</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>In-theatre information</td>
<td>16.6%</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>Newspaper</td>
<td>11.2%</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>What&#8217;s on magazine</td>
<td>3.9%</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>Other magazine</td>
<td>1.5%</td>
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<tr>
<td>Other</td>
<td>2.9%</td>
</tr>
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<h3>Q1SQ3: Do you use the internet to reserve or purchase cinema tickets? (Sample size=205)</h3>
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<td>&nbsp;</td>
<td><strong>All</strong></td>
<td><strong>Male<br/>N=94</strong></td>
<td><strong>Female<br/>N=111</strong></td>
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<td>Yes, every time</td>
<td>10.7%</td>
<td>13.8%</td>
<td>8.1%</td>
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<td>Yes sometimes</td>
<td>31.7%</td>
<td>25.5%</td>
<td>36.9%</td>
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<tr>
<td>No, never</td>
<td>57.6%</td>
<td>60.6%</td>
<td>55.0%</td>
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<h3>Q1SQ4: When watching movies, what do you do with your mobile phone? (Sample size=205)</h3>
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<td>&nbsp;</td>
<td><strong>All</strong></td>
<td><strong>Male<br/>N=94</strong></td>
<td><strong>Female<br/>N=111</strong></td>
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<td>Set to manner mode</td>
<td>51.2%</td>
<td>59.6%</td>
<td>44.1%</td>
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<td>Turn it off</td>
<td>47.8%</td>
<td>39.4%</td>
<td>55.0%</td>
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<tr>
<td>Other</td>
<td>1.0%</td>
<td>1.1%</td>
<td>0.9%</td>
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<h3>Q1SQ5: When watching movies, have you ever had your mobile phone ring? (Sample size=205)</h3>
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<td>&nbsp;</td>
<td><strong>All</strong></td>
<td><strong>Male<br/>N=94</strong></td>
<td><strong>Female<br/>N=111</strong></td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>Yes</td>
<td>3.4%</td>
<td>5.3%</td>
<td>1.8%</td>
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<tr>
<td>No</td>
<td>96.6%</td>
<td>94.7%</td>
<td>98.2%</td>
</tr>
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<h3>Q2: Where was your first date? (Sample size=404)</h3>
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<td>&nbsp;</td>
<td><strong>All</strong></td>
<td><strong>Male<br/>N=221</strong></td>
<td><strong>Female<br/>N=183</strong></td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>Cinema</td>
<td>16.6%</td>
<td>15.8%</td>
<td>17.5%</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>Park</td>
<td>15.8%</td>
<td>21.3%</td>
<td>9.3%</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>Coffee shop</td>
<td>12.9%</td>
<td>10.9%</td>
<td>15.3%</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>Theme park, fun fair</td>
<td>8.7%</td>
<td>8.1%</td>
<td>9.3%</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>Aquarium</td>
<td>4.5%</td>
<td>2.7%</td>
<td>6.6%</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>Karaoke</td>
<td>2.0%</td>
<td>2.3%</td>
<td>1.6%</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>Zoo</td>
<td>1.5%</td>
<td>1.4%</td>
<td>1.6%</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>Other</td>
<td>9.2%</td>
<td>9.0%</td>
<td>9.3%</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>Don&#8217;t remember, never been on a date</td>
<td>29.0%</td>
<td>28.5%</td>
<td>29.5%</td>
</tr>
</table>
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		<title>I think that’s a compliment…</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 30 Nov 2008 14:45:52 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ken Y-N</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[Here&#8217;s a quick second dose of goo Ranking for today, this time they asked women what words of faint praise are they not sure if they should be happy to hear.
Demographics
Between the 21th and 24th of October 2008 1,056 members of the goo Research online monitor panel completed a private internet-based questionnaire. 52.5% of the [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><center><img src="http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2212/2121555452_6acec3c2c2_d.jpg" alt="Heian beauty from Jidai Matsuri in Kyoto" title="Heian beauty from Jidai Matsuri in Kyoto" width="500" height="375"></center></p>
<p>Here&#8217;s a quick second dose of goo Ranking for today, this time they asked women <a href="http://ranking.goo.ne.jp/ranking/999/admire_word_female/">what words of faint praise are they not sure if they should be happy to hear</a>.</p>
<h3>Demographics</h3>
<p>Between the 21th and 24th of October 2008 1,056 members of the goo Research online monitor panel completed a private internet-based questionnaire. 52.5% of the sample were female, 5.0% in their teens, 13.2% in their twenties, 28.4% in their thirties, 31.5% in their forties, 13.1% in their fifties, and 8.8% 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. Since this was a female-only survey, only the 554 women answered.</p>
<p>Pictured above is the top answer, a Heian beauty (well, I think she&#8217;s from the Heian period!), to let you decide whether it is a compliment or not.</p>
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<p>Photo from <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/whatsound/2121555452/">whatsound on flickr</a></p>
<h3>Ranking result</h3>
<blockquote>
<h3>Q: What words of faint praise are you not sure whether to be happy about hearing? (Sample size=554, women)</h3>
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<td><strong>Rank</strong></td>
<td>&nbsp;</td>
<td><strong>Score</strong></td>
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<td>1</td>
<td>You have the face of a Heian beauty</td>
<td>100</td>
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<td>2</td>
<td>You photograph well</td>
<td>87.2</td>
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<td>3</td>
<td>You&#8217;d be beautiful if you were thin</td>
<td>85.5</td>
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<td>4</td>
<td>You have an individual face</td>
<td>80.9</td>
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<td>5</td>
<td>You never seem to have problems</td>
<td>78.3</td>
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<td>6</td>
<td>It would feel nice to touch your upper arms</td>
<td>64.7</td>
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<td>7</td>
<td>Your face looks lovely in make-up</td>
<td>63.0</td>
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<td>8</td>
<td>You&#8217;re the type that looks slimmer in clothes</td>
<td>60.0</td>
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<td>9</td>
<td>You have lovely skin</td>
<td>56.6</td>
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<td>10</td>
<td>You hold your own against men</td>
<td>54.5</td>
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<td>11</td>
<td>You don&#8217;t look your age</td>
<td>52.8</td>
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<td>12</td>
<td>You look like you&#8217;ll have a long life</td>
<td>46.4</td>
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<td>13</td>
<td>You have an individual fashion sense</td>
<td>46.0</td>
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<td>14</td>
<td>You look lovely from behind</td>
<td>44.3</td>
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<td>15</td>
<td>You look like you have lots of stamina</td>
<td>43.0</td>
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<td>16</td>
<td>It&#8217;s good that you seem to enjoy every day</td>
<td>40.0</td>
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<td>17</td>
<td>You&#8217;re more entertaining than some celebrities</td>
<td>32.8</td>
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<td>18</td>
<td>I&#8217;d love to have you as a little sister</td>
<td>30.6</td>
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<td>19</td>
<td>You seem to really enjoy your food</td>
<td>18.7</td>
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<td>20</td>
<td>You&#8217;d suit a kimono</td>
<td>10.6</td>
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		<title>Keeping that newly-wed feeling in Japan</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 30 Nov 2008 14:07:54 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[This week&#8217;s fun from goo Ranking is a look at the secrets of keeping that newly-wed feeling going, for both men and women.
Demographics
Between the 21th and 24th of October 2008 1,056 members of the goo Research online monitor panel completed a private internet-based questionnaire. 52.5% of the sample were female, 5.0% in their teens, 13.2% [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>This week&#8217;s fun from goo Ranking is a look at the secrets of keeping that newly-wed feeling going, for both <a href="http://ranking.goo.ne.jp/ranking/017/couple_knack_man/">men</a> and <a href="http://ranking.goo.ne.jp/ranking/017/couple_knack_woman/">women</a>.</p>
<h3>Demographics</h3>
<p>Between the 21th and 24th of October 2008 1,056 members of the goo Research online monitor panel completed a private internet-based questionnaire. 52.5% of the sample were female, 5.0% in their teens, 13.2% in their twenties, 28.4% in their thirties, 31.5% in their forties, 13.1% in their fifties, and 8.8% 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&#8217;m not sure if unmarried people were excluded or asked to imagine what they should do.</p>
<p>Looking at the men&#8217;s list, I know to my cost that number two is very, very important, but I&#8217;m not sure that number ten is really advisable as a general rule!</p>
<p>Talking of newly-weds, one of my Japanese colleagues recently got married, and shortly afterwards went off to a work drinking party where the long-time married guys were giving him advice. The key was to be really selfish for the first month so that the ground rules get established, as being too cooperative straight off the bat would only lead to trouble further down the line!</p>
<h3>Ranking results</h3>
<blockquote>
<h3>Q: What is your secret for keeping that newly-wed feeling? (Sample size=502, men)</h3>
<table border="0" cellspacing="5" cellpadding="2" onMouseOver="javascript:trackTableHighlight(event, '#bfc4cb');"  onMouseOut="javascript:highlightTableRow(0);">
<tr>
<td><strong>Rank</strong></td>
<td>&nbsp;</td>
<td><strong>Score</strong></td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>1</td>
<td>Express thanks in words for what your partner does</td>
<td>100</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>2</td>
<td>Listen closely to your partner&#8217;s talk</td>
<td>93.0</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>3</td>
<td>Be sure to celebrate anniversaries</td>
<td>62.0</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>4</td>
<td>Make time for dates for just the two of you</td>
<td>60.1</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>5</td>
<td>Don&#8217;t sleep in separate rooms</td>
<td>55.8</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>6</td>
<td>Have shared hobbies</td>
<td>53.9</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>7</td>
<td>Praise one&#8217;s partner</td>
<td>51.2</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>8</td>
<td>Go off on holiday together once a year</td>
<td>46.9</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>9</td>
<td>Be sure to greet each other even when tired</td>
<td>43.0</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>10</td>
<td>Say what you want to say</td>
<td>36.4</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>11</td>
<td>Split the housework</td>
<td>34.5</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>12</td>
<td>Don&#8217;t hide things</td>
<td>31.0</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>13</td>
<td>Hold hands, link arms when walking together</td>
<td>28.7</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>14</td>
<td>Eat together once a day</td>
<td>28.3</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>15</td>
<td>Get in the bath together</td>
<td>27.5</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>16</td>
<td>Go to places that have special memories</td>
<td>26.7</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>17</td>
<td>Kiss frequently</td>
<td>26.4</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>18</td>
<td>Tell each other &#8220;I love you&#8221;</td>
<td>23.6</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>19</td>
<td>Don&#8217;t complain about your partner&#8217;s job</td>
<td>22.5</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>20</td>
<td>Exchange presents at times other than anniversaries</td>
<td>21.7</td>
</tr>
</table>
<h3>Q: What is your secret for keeping that newly-wed feeling? (Sample size=554, women)</h3>
<table border="0" cellspacing="5" cellpadding="2" onMouseOver="javascript:trackTableHighlight(event, '#bfc4cb');"  onMouseOut="javascript:highlightTableRow(0);">
<tr>
<td><strong>Rank</strong></td>
<td>&nbsp;</td>
<td><strong>Score</strong></td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>1</td>
<td>Express thanks in words for what your partner does</td>
<td>100</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>2</td>
<td>Listen closely to your partner&#8217;s talk</td>
<td>82.5</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>3</td>
<td>Praise one&#8217;s partner</td>
<td>56.3</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>4</td>
<td>Be sure to greet each other even when tired</td>
<td>55.0</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>5</td>
<td>Make time for dates for just the two of you</td>
<td>51.9</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>6</td>
<td>Don&#8217;t sleep in separate rooms</td>
<td>46.0</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>7</td>
<td>Have shared hobbies</td>
<td>45.8</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>8</td>
<td>Be sure to celebrate anniversaries</td>
<td>43.7</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>9</td>
<td>Don&#8217;t hide things</td>
<td>36.5</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>10</td>
<td>Go off on holiday together once a year</td>
<td>34.2</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>11</td>
<td>Split the housework</td>
<td>33.9</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>12</td>
<td>Eat together once a day</td>
<td>33.7</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>13</td>
<td>Say what you want to say</td>
<td>28.0</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>14</td>
<td>Don&#8217;t complain about your partner&#8217;s job</td>
<td>27.5</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>15</td>
<td>Hold hands, link arms when walking together</td>
<td>24.9</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>16</td>
<td>Wait up for your partner to return</td>
<td>24.7</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>17</td>
<td>Tell each other &#8220;I love you&#8221;</td>
<td>23.9</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>18</td>
<td>Don&#8217;t remove your wedding ring</td>
<td>22.1</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>19</td>
<td>Kiss frequently</td>
<td>21.9</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>20</td>
<td>Go to places that have special memories</td>
<td>21.3</td>
</tr>
</table>
</blockquote>

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		<description><![CDATA[Since I started running an ad blocker (Ad Muncher), I don&#8217;t see any advertisements in search results. However, the use of such software was not investigated in this recent survey published on japan.internet.com and conducted by goo Research into the topic of internet advertising. This is the first in a regular (monthly, presumably) series.
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			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><img src="http://whatjapanthinks.com/image08/search-advertisements.png" alt="How often do you see contextual search advertisements? graph of japanese statistics" title="How often do you see contextual search advertisements? graph of japanese opinion" width="400" height="200" class="alignright"/>Since I started running an ad blocker (<a href="http://www.admuncher.com/">Ad Muncher</a>), I don&#8217;t see any advertisements in search results. However, the use of such software was not investigated in this recent survey published on japan.internet.com and conducted by goo Research into the topic of <a href="http://japan.internet.com/research/20081128/1.html">internet advertising</a>. This is the first in a regular (monthly, presumably) series.</p>
<h3>Demographics</h3>
<p>Between the 17th and 20th of November 2008 1,091 members of the goo Research monitor panel completed a private internet-based questionnaire. 53.2% of the sampe were male, 16.7% in their teens, 18.2% in their twenties, 21.4% in their thirties, 16.0% in their forties, and 27.8% aged fifty or older.</p>
<p>Note that this report concentrated on search results advertising, but the full survey covered many more kinds of internet advertising.</p>
<p>As you might have noticed, I&#8217;ve started with contextual advertisements in my <a href="http://feedproxy.google.com/WhatJapanThinks">RSS feed</a>. Perhaps next month&#8217;s survey might cover them, but given the low figures for RSS usage, I don&#8217;t hold out much hope!</p>
<h3>Research results</h3>
<blockquote>
<h3>Q1: Have you ever clicked the contextual advertisements to the top, right, etc of search results? (Sample size=1,091)</h3>
<table border="0" cellspacing="5" cellpadding="2" onMouseOver="javascript:trackTableHighlight(event, '#bfc4cb');"  onMouseOut="javascript:highlightTableRow(0);">
<tr>
<td>Yes (<a href="#Q1SQ1">to SQs</a>)</td>
<td>72.8%</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>No</td>
<td>17.3%</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>Don&#8217;t know if I have</td>
<td>6.8%</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>Didn&#8217;t know there were advertisements there</td>
<td>3.1%</td>
</tr>
</table>
<p><a name="Q1SQ1"></a><br />
<h3>Q1SQ1: How often do you see contextual search advertisements? (Sample size=794)</h3>
<table border="0" cellspacing="5" cellpadding="2" onMouseOver="javascript:trackTableHighlight(event, '#bfc4cb');"  onMouseOut="javascript:highlightTableRow(0);">
<tr>
<td>Almost always see them</td>
<td>18.4%</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>Often see them</td>
<td>39.7%</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>Sometimes see them</td>
<td>35.1%</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>Rarely see them</td>
<td>6.8%</td>
</tr>
</table>
<h3>Q1SQ2: Do you think contextual search advertisements are useful? (Sample size=794)</h3>
<table border="0" cellspacing="5" cellpadding="2" onMouseOver="javascript:trackTableHighlight(event, '#bfc4cb');"  onMouseOut="javascript:highlightTableRow(0);">
<tr>
<td>Very useful</td>
<td>2.6%</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>Useful</td>
<td>14.1%</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>Useful to some degree</td>
<td>45.3%</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>Don&#8217;t care whether they are there or not</td>
<td>32.6%</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>Would rather not have them</td>
<td>5.3%</td>
</tr>
</table>
</blockquote>

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		<description><![CDATA[It&#8217;s time for another installment of the goo Research mobile phone upgrade needs survey, the 41st in the series of monthly looks at people&#8217;s upgrade plans. This time one question looks at the Autumn and Winter 2008 models, with all three major carriers having just released, or being in the process of releasing, new models.
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			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><img src="http://whatjapanthinks.com/image08/needed-mobile-megapixels.png" alt="About what resolution of camera is needed on a mobile phone? graph of japanese statistics" title="About what resolution of camera is needed on a mobile phone? graph of japanese opinion" width="400" height="200" class="alignright"/>It&#8217;s time for another installment of the goo Research <a href="http://japan.internet.com/research/20081121/1.html">mobile phone upgrade needs</a> survey, the 41st in the series of monthly looks at people&#8217;s upgrade plans. This time one question looks at the Autumn and Winter 2008 models, with all three major carriers having just released, or being in the process of releasing, new models.</p>
<h3>Demographics</h3>
<p>Between the 11th and 14th of November 2008 exactly 1,000 members of the goo Research online monitor pool completed a private internet-based questionnaire. 52.2% of the sample were female, 1.1% in their teens. 18.9% in their twenties. 38.3% in their thirties, 25.2% in their forties, and 16.5% aged fifty or older.</p>
<p>In Q1 it is interesting to note that SoftBank is down a couple of percentage points compared to the average level reported, however this might just be a sampling blip for this survey.</p>
<p>I currently have no plans to upgrade, although on Sunday I might look at a shop I know that should be selling this summer&#8217;s models at knock-down prices as most of the new phones from docomo are minor cosmetic revisions of the summer phones; Panasonic has added a two-way keyboard to go from a P906i to a P01-A, Sharp an 8 megapixel camera differentiating their SH-01A from the SH906i, and NEC have a fancy ball joint on their N-01A.</p>
<p>I have my eye on the <a href="http://www.nttdocomo.co.jp/product/foma/pro/sh04a/index.html">Sharp SH-04A smartphone</a>, not out until February or March 2009, as I was tempted to jump ship to Willcom for their Sharp 03 earlier this year. However, I&#8217;ll have to wait and see how they price it, but I&#8217;m not terribly hopeful of getting a decent deal.</p>
<h3>Research results</h3>
<blockquote>
<h3>Q1: Who is your current mobile phone service provider? (Sample size=1,000)</h3>
<table border="0" cellspacing="5" cellpadding="2" onMouseOver="javascript:trackTableHighlight(event, '#bfc4cb');"  onMouseOut="javascript:highlightTableRow(0);">
<tr>
<td>NTT docomo</td>
<td>49.3%</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>au by KDDI</td>
<td>27.8%</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>SoftBank</td>
<td>18.1%</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>Willcom</td>
<td>4.1%</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>E-Mobile</td>
<td>0.7%</td>
</tr>
</table>
<h3>Q2: About what resolution of camera is needed on a mobile phone? (Sample size=1,000)</h3>
<table border="0" cellspacing="5" cellpadding="2" onMouseOver="javascript:trackTableHighlight(event, '#bfc4cb');"  onMouseOut="javascript:highlightTableRow(0);">
<tr>
<td>4 megapixels or more</td>
<td>27.3%</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>Around 3 megapixels</td>
<td>27.6%</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>Around 2 megapixels</td>
<td>23.6%</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>Around 1 megapixels</td>
<td>10.6%</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>Around 310,000 pixels</td>
<td>1.6%</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>Around 110,000 pixels</td>
<td>0.8%</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>Don&#8217;t need a camera</td>
<td>8.5%</td>
</tr>
</table>
<h3>Q3: Which of the following main display-related points are you particular about? (Sample size=1,000, multiple answer)</h3>
<table border="0" cellspacing="5" cellpadding="2" onMouseOver="javascript:trackTableHighlight(event, '#bfc4cb');"  onMouseOut="javascript:highlightTableRow(0);">
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<td>Size</td>
<td>60.7%</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>Resolution</td>
<td>44.4%</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>Readable even in sunlight</td>
<td>34.9%</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>Vivid colour reproduction</td>
<td>24.5%</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>Difficult to get dirty</td>
<td>23.1%</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>Bright backlight</td>
<td>22.4%</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>Clear fonts</td>
<td>21.7%</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>Size of area available for wallpaper</td>
<td>12.1%</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>Flexibility in adjusting backlight setting, etc</td>
<td>11.2%</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>Not bothered about main display features</td>
<td>11.4%</td>
</tr>
</table>
<h3>Q4: Do you plan to upgrade to a new Autumn/Winter 2008 model? (Sample size=1,000)</h3>
<table border="0" cellspacing="5" cellpadding="2" onMouseOver="javascript:trackTableHighlight(event, '#bfc4cb');"  onMouseOut="javascript:highlightTableRow(0);">
<tr>
<td>Already bought</td>
<td>0.8%</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>Have plan to buy</td>
<td>5.2%</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>Want to buy, but no definite plans yet</td>
<td>36.3%</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>Don&#8217;t want to buy</td>
<td>40.8%</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>Didn&#8217;t know the autumn and winter 2008 models were out</td>
<td>16.9%</td>
</tr>
</table>
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		<description><![CDATA[If you have been following the Japanese blogs or news wires this week, you surely must have seen headlines like - well, I thought I saw headlines, but they now seem to have disappeared! Anyway, there was quite a bit of fuss about 53% of Japanese seeing public safety problems due to an increase in [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><img src="http://whatjapanthinks.com/image08/foreign-tourists.png" alt="How has the number of foreign tourists changed recently? graph of japanese statistics" title="How has the number of foreign tourists changed recently? graph of japanese opinion" width="400" height="200" class="alignright"/>If you have been following the Japanese blogs or news wires this week, you surely must have seen headlines like - well, I thought I saw headlines, but they now seem to have disappeared! Anyway, there was quite a bit of fuss about 53% of Japanese seeing public safety problems due to an increase in tourism, but what is the truth behind that headline? Read the full details from the survey by the Cabinet Office Japan into <a href="http://www8.cao.go.jp/survey/tokubetu/h20/h20-kanko.pdf">Tourism Nation Japan and the Japan Tourism Agency</a>.</p>
<h3>Demographics</h3>
<p>3,000 adults from all over the country were randomly selected from resident registers, and they were visited for face-to-face interviews between the 16th and 26th of October 2008. 1,853 people, or 61.8%, were available and completed the questionnaire. A breakdown by age and sex was not presented, however.</p>
<p>Note that the questions below were part of a bigger survey on other unreported topics.</p>
<p>Q3 is the question that has sparked the controversy, with the negative answers being singled out. My personal opinion is that since the increase in tourism is mostly from Korea and China, countries with none-too-friendly a view of Japan, and the Chinese especially have a reputation for being ill-mannered, and they are the <a href="http://www.jref.com/society/foreign_crime_in_japan.shtml">biggest foreign criminal element in Japan</a>, I can see one reason why the figure is high. Of course, one has to contrast that with the equally large percentage who expect the increase in tourists to decrease such prejudice through mutual understanding.</p>
<h3>Research results</h3>
<blockquote><p>
First, the respondents were shown a card setting out the government position. To summarise, in order to develop the economy in the 21st century they aim to make tourism one of the pillars of the country&#8217;s economy with their &#8220;Realising a Tourism Nation&#8221; <i>(my translation, but bad enough to be official)</i> scheme. In 2010 they want to welcome 10 million foreign tourists (8.35 million in 2007) and have a domestic tourism spend of 30 trillion yen. <i>(That is around 1 million yen, or 10,000 dollars per tourist including domestic travelers, which seems rather improbable to me!)</i> In order to coordinate matters at the government level, the Japan Tourism Agency was established on the first of October 2008.</p>
<p>Now, on to the questions.</p>
<h3>Q1: Do you know about the Japan Tourism Agency that was established on the 1st of October 2008? (Sample size=1,853)</h3>
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<td>Know the name and the details</td>
<td>10.8%</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>Just heard the name</td>
<td>25.0%</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>Don&#8217;t know about it</td>
<td>64.1%</td>
</tr>
</table>
<h3>Q2: Compared to several years ago, how do you feel the number of foreign tourists has changed? (Sample size=1,853)</h3>
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<td>Increased</td>
<td>50.6%</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>Perhaps increased</td>
<td>29.4%</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>Perhaps decreased</td>
<td>4.2%</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>Decreased</td>
<td>1.8%</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>Don&#8217;t know</td>
<td>14.0%</td>
</tr>
</table>
<h3>Q3: How do you think regarding the increase in foreign tourists? Choose all of the following that apply. (Sample size=1,853, multiple answer)</h3>
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<td>Worries on public safety, and some counter-measures will be needed</td>
<td>51.8%</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>International exchange deepens mutual understanding</td>
<td>50.7%</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>Streets will become lively, local economy invigorated</td>
<td>40.8%</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>Much trouble will occur in local society</td>
<td>27.3%</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>Will increase desire for people to travel overseas themselves</td>
<td>16.0%</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>Each citizen&#8217;s spirit of hospitality will improve</td>
<td>14.7%</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>Due to setting up of signboards, etc, the built environment will become more liveable</td>
<td>13.2%</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>Not just English but other language signage will increase, making things difficult to see</td>
<td>9.8%</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>Hotels&#8217; atmosphere, service will change making it harder for domestic travel</td>
<td>6.9%</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>Other</td>
<td>0.7%</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>Don&#8217;t know</td>
<td>5.7%</td>
</tr>
</table>
<h3>Q4: On account of the increase in foreign tourists what sorts of facilities is it important that the government promote? (Sample size=1,853, multiple answer)</h3>
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<td>Overseas public relations efforts on the appeal of Japan</td>
<td>51.3%</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>Sufficient foreign laguage signage at airports, stations, tourist areas, hotels, etc</td>
<td>47.0%</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>Upgrading lodgings to meet foreigners&#8217; needs</td>
<td>33.9%</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>Forming tourist areas that are attractive to foreigners</td>
<td>32.0%</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>Sufficient public trasport between airports and tourist areas</td>
<td>28.4%</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>Sufficient overseas air services</td>
<td>21.9%</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>Fostering the spirit of hospitality in each citizen</td>
<td>19.5%</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>Easing of visa regulations, speeding up of immigration procedures</td>
<td>16.5%</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>Promote cashless cards, ATM support for foreign cards</td>
<td>16.4%</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>Other</td>
<td>1.5%</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>Nothing in particular</td>
<td>7.4%</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>Don&#8217;t know</td>
<td>4.9%</td>
</tr>
</table>
<h3>Q5: If there were what kind of things would you think about going on a domestic holiday? (Sample size=1,853, multiple answer)</h3>
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<td>If hotel costs or entry fees were cheaper</td>
<td>59.6%</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>If travel were cheaper</td>
<td>47.7%</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>If there were attractive hotels, onsens</td>
<td>40.4%</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>If could take holidays together with family</td>
<td>39.7%</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>If could take longer holidays</td>
<td>38.4%</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>If there were attractive tourist areas (including food, souvenirs)</td>
<td>37.1%</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>If there were attractive travel items</td>
<td>19.9%</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>If there were barrier-free facilities</td>
<td>16.7%</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>Other</td>
<td>1.3%</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>Nothing in particular</td>
<td>6.1%</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>Don&#8217;t know</td>
<td>1.0%</td>
</tr>
</table>
<h3>Q6: In order to realise Tourism Country Japan, which of the following facilities is it particularly important that the Japan Tourism Agency tackle? (Sample size=1,853, multiple answer)</h3>
<table border="0" cellspacing="5" cellpadding="2" onMouseOver="javascript:trackTableHighlight(event, '#bfc4cb');"  onMouseOut="javascript:highlightTableRow(0);">
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<td>Build attractive tourist areas</td>
<td>58.6%</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>Create an environment where it is easy to go on holiday (promote holiday taking, etc)</td>
<td>46.5%</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>Tourism-related human resource development</td>
<td>34.4%</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>Strengthen international competitiveness of tourism (foreign tourist-facing lodging upgrades, etc)</td>
<td>27.0%</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>Promote foreigner travel to Japan</td>
<td>23.7%</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>Promote Japanese travel overseas</td>
<td>16.6%</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>Hold, invite international conferences</td>
<td>15.1%</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>Nothing in particular</td>
<td>6.2%</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>Don&#8217;t know</td>
<td>4.9%</td>
</tr>
</table>
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		<description><![CDATA[I remember last time I was looking for an electronic book survey two came along at once, and this time too I have seen a couple in quick succession, so I&#8217;ll again double them up. Both surveys were reported on by japan.internet.com, and the first was on electronic books and conducted by iBridge Research Plus, [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><img src="http://whatjapanthinks.com/image08/books-online-offline.png" alt="Which is easier to purchase books from, online or offline stores? graph of japanese statistics" title="Which is easier to purchase books from, online or offline stores? graph of japanese opinion" width="400" height="200" class="alignright"/>I remember last time I was looking for an electronic book survey <a href="http://whatjapanthinks.com/2008/10/06/romance-most-popular-cellphone-novels-with-japanese-women/">two came along at once</a>, and this time too I have seen a couple in quick succession, so I&#8217;ll again double them up. Both surveys were reported on by japan.internet.com, and the first was on <a href="http://japan.internet.com/research/20081110/1.html">electronic books</a> and conducted by iBridge Research Plus, and the second on <a href="http://japan.internet.com/research/20081106/1.html<br />
">book purchasing online</a> and conducted by Marsh Inc.</p>
<h3>Demographics</h3>
<p>For the iBridge survey, between the 30th of October and the 1st of November 2008 300 members of the iBridge monitor panel completed a private internet-based questionnaire. 51.3% of the sample were female, 16.0% in their twenties, 39.7% in their thirties, 27.3% in their forties, 11.3% in their fifties, and 5.7% aged sixty or older. For the Marsh survey, between the 31st of October and the 4th of November 2008 300 members of the Marsh monitor group completed a private internet-based questionnaire. 50.0% of the sample were male, 20.0% in their twenties, 20.0% in their thirties, 20.0% in their forties, 20.0% in their fifties, and 20.0% aged sixty or older.</p>
<p>In Q2 from iBridge, 青空文庫, <i>Aozora Bunko</i>, Blue Sky Library, is a great place to find stuff to read, although the formatting could do with some work to be more friendly to modern browsers that can display readings of kanji over the characters rather than inline after them. However, this is a list of <a href="http://www.sky.sannet.ne.jp/at-sushi/aozora/viewer.html">viewers for Aozora Bunko</a>. The last book I read from there was Kenji Miyazawa&#8217;s <a href="http://www.aozora.gr.jp/cards/000081/card456.html">Night on the Galactic Railroad</a>, which is a nice short story for intermediate-level students. I also don&#8217;t understand why they restricted the question to PC users, since as can be seen from the viewer page, there are suitable readers for almost everything including an iPhone. Do any of my iPhone using readers want to do a road test of these packages?</p>
<h3>Research results</h3>
<blockquote><p>
For the survey from <b>iBridge</b> on electronic books, the following questions were asked.</p>
<h3>Q1: Do you know about electronic books? (Sample size=300)</h3>
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<td>Know a lot about it (<a href="#Q1SQ1">to SQ1</a>)</td>
<td>23.0%</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>Know something about it (<a href="#Q1SQ1">to SQ1</a>)</td>
<td>53.0%</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>Just heard about it</td>
<td>18.7%</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>Don&#8217;t know about it</td>
<td>5.3%</td>
</tr>
</table>
<p><a name="Q1SQ1"></a><br />
<h3>Q1SQ1: Have you read any electronic books? (Sample size=228)</h3>
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<tr>
<td>Yes</td>
<td>33.8%</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>No</td>
<td>66.2%</td>
</tr>
</table>
<p>Of the 33.8% here, or 77 people, 55 people had read electronic books on a PC, although what other devices other people used was not reported. These 55 users were asked this final reported question of the iBridge survey.</p>
<h3>Q2: Do you know about Aozora Bunko (Blue Sky Library), where you can read books for free on your PC? (Sample size=55)</h3>
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<tr>
<td>Yes, and read a book from it</td>
<td>18.2%</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>Yes, heard the name</td>
<td>36.4%</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>No</td>
<td>45.5%</td>
</tr>
</table>
<p>For the survey from <b>Marsh</b> on purchasing books electronically, the following questions were asked.</p>
<h3>Q3: Have you ever purchased books online? (Sample size=300)</h3>
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<td>Yes (<a href="#Q3SQ1">to SQs</a>)</td>
<td>67.0%</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>No</td>
<td>33.0%</td>
</tr>
</table>
<p><a name="Q3SQ1"></a><br />
<h3>Q3SQ1: From where do/did you purchase books online? (Sample size=201, multiple answer)</h3>
<table border="0" cellspacing="5" cellpadding="2" onMouseOver="javascript:trackTableHighlight(event, '#bfc4cb');"  onMouseOut="javascript:highlightTableRow(0);">
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<td>&nbsp;</td>
<td><strong>Votes</strong></td>
<td><strong>Percentage</strong></td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>Amazon</td>
<td>156</td>
<td>77.6%</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>Rakuten Books</td>
<td>112</td>
<td>55.7%</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>TSUTAYA Online</td>
<td>24</td>
<td>11.9%</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>Kinokuniya</td>
<td>14</td>
<td>7.0%</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>livedoor Books</td>
<td>7</td>
<td>3.5%</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>Junkudo</td>
<td>7</td>
<td>3.5%</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>JBOOK</td>
<td>4</td>
<td>2.0%</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>Honya Town</td>
<td>4</td>
<td>2.0%</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>Shogakukan</td>
<td>3</td>
<td>1.5%</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>Iwanami Books</td>
<td>3</td>
<td>1.5%</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>Kodansha</td>
<td>2</td>
<td>1.0%</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>Shueisha</td>
<td>2</td>
<td>1.0%</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>Bunkeishunshu</td>
<td>2</td>
<td>1.0%</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>Heibonsha</td>
<td>1</td>
<td>0.5%</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>Other distributor&#8217;s site</td>
<td>14</td>
<td>7.0%</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>Other publisher&#8217;s site</td>
<td>4</td>
<td>2.0%</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>Other</td>
<td>13</td>
<td>6.5%</td>
</tr>
</table>
<h3>Q3SQ2: Which do you use more, online or bricks and mortar stores? (Sample size=201)</h3>
<table border="0" cellspacing="5" cellpadding="2" onMouseOver="javascript:trackTableHighlight(event, '#bfc4cb');"  onMouseOut="javascript:highlightTableRow(0);">
<tr>
<td>Use online more</td>
<td>40.3%</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>Use bricks and mortar store more</td>
<td>59.7%</td>
</tr>
</table>
<h3>Q3SQ3: Which is easier to purchase from, online or bricks and mortar stores? (Sample size=201)</h3>
<table border="0" cellspacing="5" cellpadding="2" onMouseOver="javascript:trackTableHighlight(event, '#bfc4cb');"  onMouseOut="javascript:highlightTableRow(0);">
<tr>
<td>Easier to buy online</td>
<td>25.9%</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>Slightly easier to buy online</td>
<td>16.9%</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>Don&#8217;t feel either in particular</td>
<td>25.9%</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>Slightly easier to buy offline</td>
<td>18.9%</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>Easier to buy offline</td>
<td>12.4%</td>
</tr>
</table>
</blockquote>

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		<title>Pachinko parlours noisy, smelly, and packed</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 25 Nov 2008 13:46:27 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ken Y-N</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[One of the first things one notices, indeed, one cannot avoid getting one&#8217;s senses assaulted by them regularly in Japan, is the ubiquitous pachinko parlour. Usage or otherwise of them was the subject matter of this recent survey by MyVoice.
Demographics
Over the first five days of November 2008 15,182 members of the MyVoice internet community successfully [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><img src="http://whatjapanthinks.com/image08/played-pachinko.png" alt="Have you played pachinko? graph of japanese statistics" title="Have you played pachinko? graph of japanese opinion" width="400" height="200" class="alignright"/>One of the first things one notices, indeed, one cannot avoid getting one&#8217;s senses assaulted by them regularly in Japan, is the ubiquitous <a href="http://www.myvoice.co.jp/biz/surveys/12409/index.html">pachinko parlour</a>. Usage or otherwise of them was the subject matter of this recent survey by MyVoice.</p>
<h3>Demographics</h3>
<p>Over the first five days of November 2008 15,182 members of the MyVoice internet community successfully completed a private online questionnaire. 54% of the sample were female, 2% in their teens, 14% in their twenties, 6% in their thirties, 30% in their forties, and 18% aged fifty or older.</p>
<p>The only good thing about pachinko are the adverts; one doing the rounds right now is for <a href="http://jp.youtube.com/watch?v=bnS19GVSvsE">Star Wars pachinko</a> - I&#8217;d love to see Danny Choo doing his <a href="http://www.dannychoo.com/trooper/eng/">Stormtrooper act</a> playing one of these! Another enjoyable one is this:</p>
<p><center><object width="425" height="344">
<param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/YHgNptRYM4s&#038;hl=en&#038;fs=1"></param>
<param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"></param>
<param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/YHgNptRYM4s&#038;hl=en&#038;fs=1" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="425" height="344"></embed></object></center></p>
<h3>Research results</h3>
<blockquote>
<h3>Q1: Have you played pachinko? (Sample size=15,182)</h3>
<table border="0" cellspacing="5" cellpadding="2" onMouseOver="javascript:trackTableHighlight(event, '#bfc4cb');"  onMouseOut="javascript:highlightTableRow(0);">
<tr>
<td>Currently play</td>
<td>12.1%</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>Used to play</td>
<td>47.1%</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>Never played</td>
<td>40.8%</td>
</tr>
</table>
<h3>Q2: How often do/did you play pachinko? (Sample size=current and ex-players)</h3>
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<tr>
<td>Five or more times a week</td>
<td>5.0%</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>Three or four times a week</td>
<td>10.0%</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>Once or twice a week</td>
<td>34.3%</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>Once or twice a month</td>
<td>29.4%</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>Less than once a month</td>
<td>20.6%</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>No answer</td>
<td>0.7%</td>
</tr>
</table>
<h3>Q3: From where do/did you get information on pachinko parlours, pachinko machines? (Sample size=current and ex-players, multiple answer)</h3>
<table border="0" cellspacing="5" cellpadding="2" onMouseOver="javascript:trackTableHighlight(event, '#bfc4cb');"  onMouseOut="javascript:highlightTableRow(0);">
<tr>
<td>Pachinko information web site</td>
<td>33.9%</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>Poster outside, advertisements inside pachinko parlours</td>
<td>24.3%</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>Pachinko information magazine</td>
<td>24.1%</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>Television advertisement, program</td>
<td>23.4%</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>Friends, family, word of mouth</td>
<td>22.6%</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>Pachinko machine manufacturer&#8217;s web site</td>
<td>18.6%</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>Email</td>
<td>15.8%</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>Newspaper, newspaper advertisement</td>
<td>13.5%</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>Flier handed out by pachinko parlour staff</td>
<td>6.0%</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>Public transport advertisement</td>
<td>2.0%</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>Radio</td>
<td>1.4%</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>Other</td>
<td>3.3%</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>Nowhere in particular</td>
<td>22.4%</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>No answer</td>
<td>1.0%</td>
</tr>
</table>
<h3>Q4: Why did you stop playing pachinko? (Sample size=ex-players, multiple answer)</h3>
<table border="0" cellspacing="5" cellpadding="2" onMouseOver="javascript:trackTableHighlight(event, '#bfc4cb');"  onMouseOut="javascript:highlightTableRow(0);">
<tr>
<td>Forgot what was fun about it, got disinterested</td>
<td>42.9%</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>Took too much money to play</td>
<td>27.9%</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>Didn&#8217;t have the spare cash to spend</td>
<td>24.2%</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>Didn&#8217;t win much</td>
<td>19.2%</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>Got another hobby</td>
<td>10.8%</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>Got busy at work</td>
<td>10.8%</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>Got busy with housework, childrearing</td>
<td>10.2%</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>Environment in pachinko parlours was making me sick</td>
<td>8.5%</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>Didn&#8217;t have anyone to go with</td>
<td>5.3%</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>Wanted to break free from pachinko addiction</td>
<td>3.4%</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>Started saving money</td>
<td>2.0%</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>Family, friends persuaded me to quit</td>
<td>0.6%</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>Something other than pachinko made me sick</td>
<td>0.4%</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>Inter-personal relationships got complicated</td>
<td>0.2%</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>Other</td>
<td>9.4%</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>No particular reason</td>
<td>11.1%</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>No answer</td>
<td>1.4%</td>
</tr>
</table>
<h3>Q5: Why have you never played pachinko? (Sample size=non-players, multiple answer)</h3>
<table border="0" cellspacing="5" cellpadding="2" onMouseOver="javascript:trackTableHighlight(event, '#bfc4cb');"  onMouseOut="javascript:highlightTableRow(0);">
<tr>
<td>Environment in parlours seems poor</td>
<td>48.5%</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>Don&#8217;t know what is fun about it, not interested</td>
<td>41.8%</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>I don&#8217;t gamble</td>
<td>40.6%</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>I wouldn&#8217;t win</td>
<td>32.8%</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>Seems poor customer service</td>
<td>32.7%</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>Takes too much money to play pachinko</td>
<td>26.3%</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>Don&#8217;t have the spare cash</td>
<td>25.3%</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>Have other hobbies</td>
<td>20.1%</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>If I tried it once I&#8217;d get hooked</td>
<td>16.7%</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>Don&#8217;t know how to play</td>
<td>14.8%</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>Has a strong image of being a social problem</td>
<td>13.9%</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>Have houseowrk, childrearing to do</td>
<td>5.9%</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>Don&#8217;t have anyone to go with</td>
<td>5.8%</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>I&#8217;m saving money</td>
<td>5.0%</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>Busy at work</td>
<td>5.0%</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>Not at the age for playing pachinko</td>
<td>2.1%</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>Other</td>
<td>4.0%</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>No particular reason</td>
<td>5.2%</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>No answer</td>
<td>4.8%</td>
</tr>
</table>
<h3>Q6: What is your image of pachinko parlours? (Sample size=15,182, multiple answer)</h3>
<table border="0" cellspacing="5" cellpadding="2" onMouseOver="javascript:trackTableHighlight(event, '#bfc4cb');"  onMouseOut="javascript:highlightTableRow(0);">
<tr>
<td>Noisy</td>
<td>83.3%</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>Dirty</td>
<td>32.9%</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>Crowded</td>
<td>30.6%</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>Untrustworthy</td>
<td>20.5%</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>Scary</td>
<td>15.0%</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>Poor sense</td>
<td>14.9%</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>Not friendly</td>
<td>13.4%</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>Spacious</td>
<td>11.4%</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>Rude staff</td>
<td>10.6%</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>Confined</td>
<td>8.9%</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>Bright</td>
<td>8.7%</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>Dark</td>
<td>8.4%</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>Clean</td>
<td>6.4%</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>For older people</td>
<td>4.3%</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>Fun</td>
<td>3.8%</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>Polite staff</td>
<td>3.5%</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>Friendly</td>
<td>2.4%</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>Leading-edge</td>
<td>2.0%</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>Conservative</td>
<td>1.9%</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>Youthful</td>
<td>1.8%</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>Good sense</td>
<td>1.2%</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>Empty</td>
<td>0.6%</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>Trustworthy</td>
<td>0.3%</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>Quiet</td>
<td>&#8212;</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>Other</td>
<td>9.1%</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>Don&#8217;t know</td>
<td>3.8%</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>No answer</td>
<td>0.4%</td>
</tr>
</table>
<h3>Q7: Do you want to play pachinko in the future? (Sample size=15,182)</h3>
<table border="0" cellspacing="5" cellpadding="2" onMouseOver="javascript:trackTableHighlight(event, '#bfc4cb');"  onMouseOut="javascript:highlightTableRow(0);">
<tr>
<td>Want to play</td>
<td>5.2%</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>Perhaps want to play</td>
<td>10.6%</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>Don&#8217;t really want to play</td>
<td>28.3%</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>Don&#8217;t want to play at all</td>
<td>55.4%</td>
</tr>
</table>
<p>Finally, there was a free answer question about what kinds of character-themed pachinko machines people would like to see. The answers included the following:</p>
<p>Johnnies male pin-up idols and signers, Disney, Ikko and other gay TV stars, Gundam, Dragonball, Sailor Moon, gold medal-winning swimmer Kosuke Kitajima, Hanshin Tigers baseball team, Final Fantasy, Dragon Quest, in-vogue comedians, footballers Gaz Miura and Gon Nakayama, the signer DAIGO, baseball players Ichiro Suzuki and Hideki Matsui, Edo Harumi, the TV drama &#8220;Under One Roof&#8221;, Shogun Oda Nobunaga, and Atsuhime and other historical characters.
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		<pubDate>Mon, 24 Nov 2008 13:13:29 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ken Y-N</dc:creator>
		
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Demographics
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			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><img src="http://whatjapanthinks.com/image08/laptop-display.png" alt="What type of display do you have on your laptop computer? graph of japanese statistics" title="What type of display do you have on your laptop computer? graph of japanese opinion" width="400" height="200" class="alignright"/>Whenever I get around to upgrading my desktop display, I think it will be a wide-screen monitor that I go for; sadly, this recent survey from goo Research and reported on by japan.internet.com into <a href="http://japan.internet.com/research/20081118/1.html">home computers</a> did not discuss people&#8217;s purchase intentions.</p>
<h3>Demographics</h3>
<p>Between the 5th and 10th of November 2008 1,034 members of the goo Research online monitor group completed an internet-based questionnaire. 52.9% of the sample were male, 16.4% in their teens, 18.0% in their twenties, 21.3% in their thirties, 16.5% in their forties, 15.9% in their fifties, and 11.9% aged sixty or older.</p>
<p>It&#8217;s interesting to note in Q1 that notebooks outnumber desktops at home, and surprising to see one in four notebooks are wide-screen, even allowing for dual-head users with an extra monitor plugged in.</p>
<h3>Research results</h3>
<blockquote><p>
From the sample 1,022 people, or 98.8% had a home computer. Remember, since this is an online survey, one would expect an almost 100% ownership statistic. They were asked the following question.</p>
<h3>Q1: What kinds of computers do you have at home? (Sample size=1,022, multiple answer)</h3>
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<td>Notebook computer (<a href="#Q1SQ1">to SQ1</a>)</td>
<td>69.6%</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>Desktop computer (<a href="#Q1SQ2">to SQ2</a>)</td>
<td>64.5%</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>All-in-one computer and monitor</td>
<td>5.7%</td>
</tr>
</table>
<p><a name="Q1SQ1"></a><br />
<h3>Q1SQ1: What type of display do you have on your laptop computer? (includes two-screen setting) (Sample size=711)</h3>
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<td>Standard display ratio</td>
<td>68.5%</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>Wide-screen</td>
<td>25.3%</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>Don&#8217;t know</td>
<td>6.2%</td>
</tr>
</table>
<p><a name="Q1SQ2"></a>Before the details of next question for desktop owners, there was an additional question on what kind of display tube was the monitor. 563 people, or 85.4%, had an LCD one, and they were then asked the supplemental question.</p>
<h3>Q1SQ2: What type of display do you have on your desktop computer? (includes two-screen setting) (Sample size=563)</h3>
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<td>Standard display ratio (<a href="#Q1SQ3">to SQ3</a>)</td>
<td>67.5%</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>Wide-screen (<a href="#Q1SQ3">to SQ3</a>)</td>
<td>29.0%</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>Don&#8217;t know</td>
<td>3.6%</td>
</tr>
</table>
<p><a name="Q1SQ3"></a><br />
<h3>Q1SQ3: What is the resolution of the largest LCD display that you use? (Sample size=543)</h3>
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<td>Less than XGA (1024&#215;768)</td>
<td>0.4%</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>XGA (1024&#215;768)</td>
<td>13.1%</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>WXGA+ (1440&#215;900)</td>
<td>4.8%</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>SXGA (1280&#215;1024)</td>
<td>17.7%</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>WSXGA+ (1680&#215;1050)</td>
<td>6.6%</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>UXGA (1600&#215;1200)</td>
<td>3.3%</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>WUXGA (1920&#215;1200)</td>
<td>3.9%</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>QXGA (2048&#215;1536)</td>
<td>1.3%</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>Bigger than all of the above</td>
<td>0.0%</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>Don&#8217;t know my size</td>
<td>42.0%</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>Don&#8217;t know what &#8220;resolution&#8221; means</td>
<td>7.0%</td>
</tr>
</table>
<p>In addition, 28.9% had a 17 inch display, 20.6% 15 inches, and 15.3% 19 inches.
</p></blockquote>

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