The used smartphone market continues to expand, growing to account for 10% of smartphone sales in Japan. According to MM Research Institute, a private research firm, the number of used smartphones sold in 2023 reached a record high of 2,728,000 units, up 16.6% from the previous year. This figure accounts for 9.7% of all smartphone […]

Internet advertising revenue topped cash spent on TV ads for the first time in Japan in 2019. Online ad revenue surged 19.7 percent in the country last year, compared to 2018, to hit 2.1048 trillion yen ($20.36 billion), leading advertising agency Dentsu Inc. announced March 11. TV ad revenue from programs fell to 1.8612 trillion […]

Japan’s mobile telecom providers plan to launch 5G commercial services starting next week. Users of 5G will be able to exchange massive amounts of data and quickly download ultra-high definition images. (source) https://www3.nhk.or.jp/nhkworld/en/news/20200318_51/