Search Results for 'Japan'

Job-hunt stress 'driving more to commit suicide' in Japan

TOKYO -- An increasing number of young people have been committing suicide in recent years due to unsuccessful efforts at finding a job, according to a survey conducted by the National Police Agency. The agency said 150 people in their [...]

Posted On : May, 16 2012 | Comments : 0

Japan’s Cyber Crimes Stats Set New Record for 2009

In the 1985 Robert Zemeckis film, Back to the Future, main character Marty McFly discusses a failed circuit with the Doc and says, “What do you mean, Doc, all the best stuff is made in Japan.” Apparently, some of the worst no [...]

Posted On : Mar, 09 2010 | Comments : 0

The Future of Online Gaming in Japan

Even the rear end of a chocobo knows by this point that Japan is pretty far behind the US, Europe, and the rest of Asia in adopting online games -- this despite the fact that they've got one of the fastest, cheapest, and most reliable netwo [...]

Posted On : Sep, 10 2009 | Comments : 0

Yahoo Big as Ever in Japan

Yahoo’s island of strength in Japan looks as impregnable as ever. In January, Yahoo increased the number of searches performed on its Japanese sites by 13 percent year-over-year, and continued to hold the top spot with a 51.3 percent [...]

Posted On : Mar, 11 2009 | Comments : 0

Japan's Dentsu says entering Internet advertising in India

Japan's top advertising firm Dentsu Inc. said Monday that it was entering Internet advertising in India, predicting potential for major growth. Dentsu said it was starting a joint venture, tentatively to be called Clickstreamers India Pvt. [...]