YouTube Japan has recently released a list of the most popular keywords used to search for videos in Japan. This could be a good 2010 “Japan cultural literacy” test for people to see if they know what these are. On to the list: January – 涙 (namida). This word means tear or tears (as in…
The YouTube Japan Mobile Site has recently been revamped and released out on the public. YouTube has been accessible on mobile phones in Japan for several years now (depending on your make and model of phone), but the writers at the official Japanese language blog of YouTube seem particularly proud of the latest version. They…
Here are the winners of the 2009 YouTube Japan Video Awards. There are 7 categories, and the winning videos can be found below. In the MUSIC Category: This is a very cool video, definitely worth watching and definitely deserving of the award. An amazing amount of planning and preparation must have gone into this. SOUR…
This is one of a series of videos by the comedy group “Ramens”. It endeavors to poke fun at a lot of the “how to eat sushi”, “sushi etiquette”, and Japanese culture videos that abound. Some of it’s a bit too true, and some of it is just crazy. I like the part about the…