Category Archives: Kuuki

Always on and Connected: young people and their mobile social media use in Japan, the US, and the UK @Japan Foundation London

Speaker: Professor Toshie Takahashi Discussant: Dr. Chris Davies abstract How similar are young people in different parts of the world in the way they use digital media? What do they share cross-culturally – and what not? Do cultural differences really … Continue reading

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“Japanese Youths Engaging with Mobile ICTs: Looking ahead from the Past Ten Years” @ ICA Mobile Preconference 2013

I discussed the engagement of young people with mobile communications At the ICA Mobile Preconference in London on June 16, 20131. In my presentation, I focused on ‘constant connectivity’ via mobile ICTs within the Japanese context.  Drawing on my ethnographic … Continue reading

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