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Japanese Customer News
Monday 5th March, 2012
1. Japanese customers may soon get their own casino’s in Japan
“gambling is technically illegal in Japan, the government does allow betting on bicycle, motorboat, motorcycle races and horseracing”
Source: The Australian Newspaper, Wed Feb 29th,2012, page 23
2. Japanese customers in Tokyo nearly evacuated on 3/11
“chain reaction” of plant meltdowns could have resulted in the evacuation of Tokyo, 240 kilometres to the south”
Source: Australian Financial Review, Wed Feb 29, 2012 page 16
3. How do Japanese customers use their smart phones compared to other countries users?
99% of Japanese customers use a search engine on their smart phones,
Japanese users have the highest number of apps on their phones at 42
Source: search engine land
4. Japanese customers take to car sharing as a way to reduce costs & save time
“The registration fee is ¥1,500 and rental charges start at ¥200 per 15 minutes. It offers 17 models, mostly compacts. There are no geographical restrictions on where the cars can be taken.”
Source: Japan Times
5. Japanese customers to get Ben & Jerry ice cream in Tokyo
“The brand was in Japan once before, opening in 1997 in a tie-up with 7-Eleven, but was not successful and soon pulled out of the market.”
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