Comments on: Japanese Loves to Read Blogs?

By: Dave

Dave — Fri, 11 May 2007 04:09:30 +0000

Dang maybe I really do need a translation plugin.

By: Henry Leong

Henry Leong — Wed, 02 May 2007 03:21:27 +0000

It true Japanese I think like to adopted new and better technology. When I visited Ginza, I think that their shopping centre is the most well maintained.

http://henryleongblog.blogspot.com/

By: Cade

Cade — Tue, 01 May 2007 03:48:42 +0000

Those are some interesting facts. I think I am going to get that translation plugin. I have heard mixed reviews about them though.

By: Weng

Weng — Fri, 27 Apr 2007 08:06:26 +0000

The blocked sites do not have an effect on Japanese bloggers, but it does have an effect on China’s internet users. Less exposure to the medium correlates to less usage of it.

I have only seen a few blogging sites in Chinese and have yet to explore them. In the olden days, I used to access (bulletin board systems)BBS using dial-up modems and I have heard that they used to be famous in Japan too.

By: J.K.

J.K. — Fri, 27 Apr 2007 07:49:06 +0000

How would the number of US sites blocked by China affect the overall number of Japanese bloggers? These stats on Japanese bloggers do not come from China.

By: Weng

Weng — Fri, 27 Apr 2007 06:05:48 +0000

It was in reference to having more Japanese bloggers than Chinese. Am I right to assume that the majority of the US sites or at least those dedicated for news and broadcasting are block by China’s great firewall?

By: J.K.

J.K. — Fri, 27 Apr 2007 05:09:41 +0000

Weng, not sure what you mean. Many US sites are blocked by who and where?

By: Weng

Weng — Fri, 27 Apr 2007 03:23:14 +0000

JK, since many US sites (effectively blogging tools) are blocked, it might have translated to a slower adoption of the technology. On the other hand, more people should, ideally, produce more bloggers.

In one of my blogging communities, Filipinos are in the top 4 registered users. Then again, I wouldn’t know if those are active users.

By: J.K.

J.K. — Wed, 25 Apr 2007 01:10:01 +0000

Liew, a little curious. Is Japan the country with the most bloggers in the world? Shouldn't it be the Chinese or Americans? Or even the Koreans? See stats in another post on Asian Internet users and a later comment and/or Internet World Stats.

By: LcF

LcF — Mon, 23 Apr 2007 17:45:39 +0000

Since Japan is the country with most bloggers in the World, I am not surprise they like to read blogs.

By: Walter

Walter — Mon, 23 Apr 2007 14:18:18 +0000

Interesting statistics there which was supported by what Scoble and Israel wrote in their book “Naked Conversations”. I suppose it could be a cultural behaviour that made otherwise meek and mild Japanese a terror online? Then again, we do know that most Japanese are very heavily plugged into the mobile web and reading blogs could be an extension of this behaviour.