Archive for the 'Japanese SEO' Category

Published by Motoko on 29 Jul 2008

Search Engine Optimization in Japan - Google Blogoscoped interview

I had a fun doing the interview about SEO in Japan with Philip of Blogoscoped. (Thanks to Byron and SES for setting this up.) I hope it gives some insights of Internet market in Japan and some of the challenges dealing with Japanese languages and the culture to people who are doing or plan to do business with Japan.

Published by Motoko on 01 Oct 2007

Search box in ads

Having the search box in ads with suggested keyword phrase has become very popular in Japan in 2007. Many of them using their company name, brand name, or product name as the search phrase, but some come up with creative phrases such as this “DoCoMo” ad below. In this ad for their mobile home control system, you see a search box above company logo with a search phrase “Ano bucho (that director)”. Continue Reading »