From kimono to keitai; research Japanese facts and figures through translated opinion polls and surveys.
Japan is still very much a smoker’s paradise despite being outnumbered by non-smokers, as this survey from Nifty into smoking revealed. Demographics Between the 24th and 30th of January 2014 5,098 members of the Nifty monitor group completed a private internet-based questionnaire. No further demographics were given. You can even get tobacco tea from a…
Aeon Cinema, a cinema operator, recently released the results of a survey into cinema-going habits. Demographics Between the 17th and 19th of January 2014 1,204 members of the public from all over Japan completed an internet questionnaire, although it is not specified how the sample was selected. 50.2% of the sample were male, 19.9% in…
goo Ranking recently performed a survey looking at what love hotel names people find strange. Love hotels can be found all over Japan, and as the name suggests, they are for use by dating couples wanting a place away from their parents, couples wanting a night out, or indeed for illicit relationships; I should try…
japan.internet.com recently reported on a survey by goo Research into smart television. Demographics Between the 23rd and 27th of August 2013 1,070 members of the goo Research online monitor group completed a private internet-based questionnaire. 53.6% of the sample were male, 13.6% in their teens, 15.7% in their twenties, 21.7% in their thirties, 17.2% in…
Research Panel recently did a Day Research quick survey on piercings; 147,357 people responded to the question. 14.7% said they had one (there was no investigation into what part of the body, but the answer includes conventional ear lobe piercing), 9.7% used to have one, 8.9% didn’t have one but were interested in getting…
Macromill research recently published a fascinating survey on one of the many phenomena in Japan I don’t quite understand university students and their recruitment activities. Demographics Between the 9th and 11th of Februrary 2013 300 members of the Macromill monitor group who lived in the Kanto area (Ibaraki, Tochigi, Gunma, Saitama, Chiba, Kanagawa prefectures and…
Here’s a nice year-end wrap-up survey, goo Ranking looking at the animated and superhero movies that people would most recommend. Demographics Between the 5th and 7th of November 2012 1,049 members of the goo Research monitor group completed a private internet-based questionnaire. 58.8% of the sample were female, 10.2% in their teens, 14.6% in their…
japan.internet.com recently reported the results of the fourth regular survey by goo Research into electronic books. Demographics Between the 2nd and 5th of July 2012 1,078 members of the goo Research online monitor group completed a private internet-based questionnaire. 52.8% of the sample were male, 16.7% in their teens, 17.4% in their twenties, 21.6% in…
goo Research recently released a wonderfully detailed survey into manga (comics), from which I learnt quite a lot. I hope you enjoy it as much as me. Demographics Between the 15th and 17th of May 2012 1,939 members of the goo Research online monitor group completed a private internet-based questionnaire. 60.9% of the sample were…
goo Research recently released a wonderfully detailed survey into manga (comics), from which I learnt quite a lot. I hope you enjoy it as much as me. Demographics Between the 15th and 17th of May 2012 1,939 members of the goo Research online monitor group completed a private internet-based questionnaire. 60.9% of the sample were…
I did the men looking at women version of this goo Ranking recently, so to balance things up, here is when women feel that it is time to split with their husbands. Demographics Over the 29th of February and the 1st of March 2012 1,175 members of the goo Research monitor group completed a private…
I recently got this interesting set of statistics on home appliance market share, from a survey conducted by GfK Marketing Service Japan. The data was collected from a database called ACSISS-E that is updated daily based on sales in a representative sample of Japanese electrical superstores. The report named the top three brands in each…
What Japan Thinks kicks off the New Year properly with a proper survey, this time from iShare, looking at portable gaming machines, a definition that stretches to include not just Nintendo-like devices, but also smartphones and tablets. Demographics Between the 22nd and 26th of December 2011 714 members of the CLUB BBQ free email forwarding…
It seems that just about every other Japanese film coming out these days is based on a cartoon or comic, so it seems a good time to have a look with goo Ranking at how people rate the best live-action movie adaptations of manga and anime. Demographics Over the 22nd and 23rd of July 2011…
goo Ranking’s latest bit of levity is this look at what otaku behaviour might annoy other otaku. Demographics Over the 18th and 19th of February 2011 1,097 members of the goo Research online monitor group completed a private internet-based questionnaire. 67.6% of the sample were female, 6.8% in their teens, 21.0% in their twenties, 32.1%…
This survey from Macromill Research takes a look at the latest internet service that is tipped by some to take off in Japan, Facebook, from the perspective of those using it, but these early adoptors seem to be quite different from the typical Japanese. Demographics Over the 26th and 27th of January 2011 500 members…
Come examination time, many Japanese students seem keen to follow superstitions to bring them a pass; finding out the most popular was the subject of a recent survey from goo Ranking. Demographics Over the 20th and 21st of December 2010 1,128 members of the goo Research online monitor group completed a private internet-based questionnaire. 65.4%…
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