An interesting article from Japan Market News explores the country’s love for blogging – mobile blogging in particular.  According to the Technorati 2007 “State of the Blogsphere” report, Japanese is the #1 blogging language in the world, accounting for 37% of all blog posts, narrowly edging out English at 36%.
The article highlights Japan’s tendency to write about more playful topics such as gossip entertainment and food, whereas Western blogs tend to focus more on discussions and debates.  The post then suggests a correlation between mobile phones and Japan’s high level of frivolous posts.
According to a recent survey, the mobile phone [...]