Why Japanese stop following you on Twitter

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An interesting ranking survey by goo Ranking looked at why people come to want to stop following someone on Twitter.

Demographics

Between the 20th and 22nd of April 2011 1,110 members of the goo Research monitor group completed a private internet-based questionnaire. 60.5% of the sample were female, 10.8% in their teens, 16.2% in their twenties, 27.4% in their thirties, 26.4% in their forties, 9.3% 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 only follow people I know, and don’t really read Twitter anyway, so none of the below in any way relate to what I do!

Next week I hope to have the opposite survey for you, why people want to follow someone.
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Fun office rules in Japan

A recent ranking survey from goo Ranking looked at fun company rules that people would like to see introduced at their own workplace.

Demographics

Between the 20th and 22nd of April 2011 1,110 members of the goo Research monitor group completed a private internet-based questionnaire. 60.5% of the sample were female, 10.8% in their teens, 16.2% in their twenties, 27.4% in their thirties, 26.4% in their forties, 9.3% 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.

While looking up some of the companies listed, I came across more office rules from Kayac (in English). The one I found most curious was:

Lucky Wages

All our staff can play as they earn with our lucky dice scheme. They can top up their basic monthly wage by rolling the dice, introducing an element of fun and chance into their working day.

Now that is quite, quite strange!
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How guys with sisters tend to be

Here’s a curious survey from goo Ranking, looking at how guys with sisters tend to be.

Demographics

Between the 20th and 22nd of April 2011 1,110 members of the goo Research monitor group completed a private internet-based questionnaire. 60.5% of the sample were female, 10.8% in their teens, 16.2% in their twenties, 27.4% in their thirties, 26.4% in their forties, 9.3% 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 have a sister, but I don’t really recognise much of the list as being a result of having a sister.
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StreetPass encounters that seem like fun

One of the new features in the Nintendo 3DS is StreetPass, the ability to exchange information with people when you pass within range. This survey from goo Ranking looked at what people thought might be fun information to exchange in passing, using this or similar technologies.

Demographics

Between the 20th and 22nd of April 2011 1,110 members of the goo Research monitor group completed a private internet-based questionnaire. 60.5% of the sample were female, 10.8% in their teens, 16.2% in their twenties, 27.4% in their thirties, 26.4% in their forties, 9.3% 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.

This survey reminds me a little of an Augmented Reality Twitter app that I read about once. However, the whole idea sounds a bit creepy to me, so I don’t think I’d want a mobile device that had such a feature! If I were to do so, though, I’d probably advertise either my blog URL or Twitter handle.
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Japanese kanji with surprising Chinese meanings

goo Ranking recently took a look at which Japanese kanji had surprising Chinese meanings.

Demographics

Between the 23rd and 26th of March 2011 1,070 members of the goo Research monitor group completed a private internet-base questionnaire. 53.4% of the sample were female, 10.2% in their teens, 13.1% in their twenties, 24.7% in their thirties, 23.7% in their forties, 13.3% in their fifties, and 15.0% 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.

For this survey I believe people were provided with a list of words and asked to choose the most suprising, rather than a free choice.

UPDATE: Koichi of Tofugu made a video of the survey!


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Why Japanese haven’t bought a Nintendo 3DS

With the Nintendo 3DS having been on sale since February of 2011, goo Ranking decided it was a good time to ask their monitor panel why they hadn’t bought a Nintendo 3DS.

Demographics

Between the 20th and 22nd of April 2011 1,110 members of the goo Research monitor group completed a private internet-based questionnaire. 60.5% of the sample were female, 10.8% in their teens, 16.2% in their twenties, 27.4% in their thirties, 26.4% in their forties, 9.3% 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. Also note that naturally those who had already bought a 3DS would not have answered the question.

My reason for not upgrading is that I haven’t even got round to playing the Nintendo DS we have lying around the house…

3DS demo booth in Akihabara
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How the earthquake changed Japanese values

How much did you donate to earthquake relief, etc? graph of japanese statisticsgoo Research published another interesting look at earthquake-related changes in society, this time support for the disaster-hit areas and changes in values.

Demographics

Between the 22nd and 27th of April 2011 1,000 members of the goo Research monitor panel from all areas of Japan except those directly affected by the earthquake and tsunami completed a private internet-based questionnaire. The sample was exactly 50:50 male and female, and 20.0% of the sample were 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.

In Q3, probably the thing I’ve most become aware of is who supplies information, in particular the dreadful job much of the foreign English-language press made of reporting on Fukushima specifically.
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Tennis the best club for meeting people

Today’s fun from goo Ranking is a look at what kinds of lessons people might expect to have a romantic encounter, for both women encountering men and men encountering women.

Demographics

Between the 20th and 22nd of April 2011 1,110 members of the goo Research monitor group completed a private internet-based questionnaire. 60.5% of the sample were female, 10.8% in their teens, 16.2% in their twenties, 27.4% in their thirties, 26.4% in their forties, 9.3% in their fifties, and 9.9% aged sixty or older.

Women put English conversation fourth, although I wonder if they are hoping to meet another student or the teacher?
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What got men into buying Shonen Jump?

This survey from goo Ranking looked at the biggest-selling weekly manga magazine in Japan, Shonen Jump (which has an official English site), and in particular which series got men into the habit of buying it every week.

Demographics

Between the 23rd and 26th of March 2011 1,070 members of the goo Research monitor group completed a private internet-base questionnaire. 53.4% of the sample were female, 10.2% in their teens, 13.1% in their twenties, 24.7% in their thirties, 23.7% in their forties, 13.3% in their fifties, and 15.0% 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. This question was for the men only.

According to the blurb, the current circulation is 2.935 million per week, with the record sales being from 1994, when they sold 6.53 million copies one week! I’ve not got much to say on this subject, not being a manga fan, but I will say that I was disappointed to see so many pirate and bootleg sites appearing in my Google searches for the titles.
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Gap between imagined and reality in Japanese workplaces

The third survey for today from goo Ranking is a look at the gap people felt between before and after starting work.

Demographics

Between the 23rd and 26th of March 2011 1,070 members of the goo Research monitor group completed a private internet-base questionnaire. 53.4% of the sample were female, 10.2% in their teens, 13.1% in their twenties, 24.7% in their thirties, 23.7% in their forties, 13.3% in their fifties, and 15.0% 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.
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